Glasgow - George Mewes Cheese

 

The moment you're inside a shop, you can tell how serious they are about cheese!  If you see lots of little blocks of cheese, sweating in cling film, it's not going to be top of my list.  You won't see this in George Mewes, which is definitely one of my favourite cheese shops:

It's situated on Byres Road, a cosmopolitan and eclectic street in Glasgow's West End.  George was a chef before he came into the cheese business - and is passionate about the cheese he sells.  He specialises in unusual artisan cheeses - the sort you won't find in your local supermarket.

He had a particularly interesting selection of unpasteurised goats' cheeses when I called, like Charlie Westhead's Ragstone and Dorstone from Herefordshire, and Stawley, from Hill Farm Dairy in Somerset: 

This Gorgonzola Dolce:

is made made by Arrigoni in Lombardy - in the town the cheese is named after. My photograph doesn't do it justice - but if you've ever tried some, you'll probably salivate just thinking about it!

There's also an interesting selection of breads to go with your cheese.

They also do cheese wedding cakes - if you're thinking of having one please invite me to your wedding! 

George Mewes Cheese
106 Byres Road
Glasgow
G12 8TB

Tel: 0141 334 5900

Web: www.georgemewescheese.co.uk