{"id":531,"date":"2010-08-31T23:14:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T03:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheese.carrotseverywhere.com\/?p=531"},"modified":"2010-08-31T23:14:49","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T03:14:49","slug":"ripple-cheeses-it-up-in-cleveland-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch2.carrotseverywhere.com\/?p=531","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Cheeses It Up in Cleveland Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cheese.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ripple_cheese_meat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-534\" title=\"Ripple_cheese_meat\" src=\"http:\/\/cheese.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ripple_cheese_meat-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ripple cheese plate\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretty as a cheese pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What a pleasant summer surprise &#8212; when the rest of CP goes on vacation for the month of August, <strong><a title=\"Ripple CP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rippledc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ripple<\/a><\/strong>, 3417 Connecticut Ave NW\u00a0 (formerly Aroma) goes all out. We met W there after the Shakespeare Theatre Free for All &#8220;Twelfth Night at 11:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and everything else was still closed. Ripple&#8217;s bar, with good wines (many by the glass, some at $6)\u00a0 is bright but cozy.\u00a0 <strong>Manager Danny Fisher<\/strong>, who comes from Cork and Cork Market, is there to guide you from drinks to cheese and dessert. The cheesemonger, Julia, served up a beautiful plate of cheese and charcuterie.\u00a0 All the cheese is from<em><a title=\"Cowgirl cheeses\" href=\"http:\/\/cowgirlcreamery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Cowgirl Creamery<\/a> <\/em>(no cheese cave since they are so close to the source) Danny helped us choose the right cheese and the right wines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everona Piedmont &#8211; one of our local Virginia favs<\/li>\n<li>Fiore Sardo &#8211; a pecorino from Italy that always works<\/li>\n<li>Burrata &#8211; a soft, creamy mozzarella-like cheese from Puglia Italy that was as good as advertised<\/li>\n<li>Jean D&#8217;Also Bleu D&#8217;Auvergne &#8211; a soft, french buttery blue that was a perfect ending to them all.<\/li>\n<li>One the side <a title=\"American Prosciutto\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dibruno.com\/Detail.bok?no=1362\" target=\"_blank\">La Quercia Americano<\/a>, a proscuitto-like ham from Iowa. (the only American version I&#8217;ve ever liked).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ripple&#8217;s homemade crackers are good, but ask for some of the good bread &#8211; doesn&#8217;t distract from the cheese.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3\/24\/13vUpdate 2012 on cheeses we would have liked to try there or somewhere else: Neva, Sheep Cheese from Spain; Cherry Grove Toma, Cow from Lawrenceville, NJ; La Peral, Cow and Sheep Cheese from Asturisa, Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a pleasant summer surprise &#8212; when the rest of CP goes on vacation for the month of August, Ripple, 3417 Connecticut Ave NW\u00a0 (formerly Aroma) goes all out. We met W there after the Shakespeare Theatre Free for All &#8220;Twelfth Night at 11:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and everything else was still closed. 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