Why does cheese as a dessert cost more?

[Rosscow]

marshalla said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Had dinner a the Montague Arms in Beaulieu where they had what I guess must be the cheese equivalent of a Sommelier (Fromagier?). He came over with a complete cheese trolley for us to choose from and knew his cheeses well enough to be able to descibe them all and recommend stuff based on other cheeses we liked

'zis is normal in any good French restaurant monsieur. Ze "Chariot de fromages", she is a thing of beauty!

Edited by marshalla on Monday 27th April 10:37

Oh my God, I'd be in heaven!!!!

[RizzoTheRat]

In fact can I skip the rest of the meal and just have the cheese trolley?

Where was that?

[Shaoxter]

Don't have anything useful to add to this thread, other than a funny story.

We were in Le Gavroche and felt like complete cheese noobs when the waitress/cheese sommelier came round and asked what cheeses we wanted. But we felt much more at ease when the adjacent table asked for Dairylea

[Burwood]

Shaoxter said:

Don't have anything useful to add to this thread, other than a funny story.

We were in Le Gavroche and felt like complete cheese noobs when the waitress/cheese sommelier came round and asked what cheeses we wanted. But we felt much more at ease when the adjacent table asked for Dairylea

That's le govroche for you. The waiters think they are royalty.

[NordicCrankShaft]

Whilst working in London we bought some nice cheeses, a good cheese used to set us back anything from £18-£45kg, there's normally a bit of wast as well.

[sgrimshaw]

Shaoxter said:

But we felt much more at ease when the adjacent table asked for Dairylea

I am SO going to use that if I'm ever faced with a stuck up waiter with the cheese trolley.

[hajaba123]

Burwood said:

That's le govroche for you. The waiters think they are royalty.

They've never given that impression to me. I know very little about cheese so always ask for suggestions (avoiding the stinky blue stuff)

[VTECMatt]

In answer to your question much higher cost, desserts can cost easily cost less than a £1 to make and in general you rarely sell all the cheeses you buy in and as such riskier.

I always go for cheese in a decent restaurant after mains, then a chocolate dessert

[Japveesix]

marshalla said:

'zis is normal in any good French restaurant monsieur. Ze "Chariot de fromages", she is a thing of beauty!

Edited by marshalla on Monday 27th April 10:37

This looks so amazingly brilliant and delicious that I'm tempted to drive to France at the weekend and find somewhere that does this so I can stuff my face.

[21TonyK]

Japveesix said:

marshalla said:

'zis is normal in any good French restaurant monsieur. Ze "Chariot de fromages", she is a thing of beauty!

Edited by marshalla on Monday 27th April 10:37

This looks so amazingly brilliant and delicious that I'm tempted to drive to France at the weekend and find somewhere that does this so I can stuff my face.

Try Bovey Castle

http://www.boveycastle.com/Dining-and-bars.html

not as far as France but just as expensive

Edited by 21TonyK on Tuesday 28th April 21:08

[VTECMatt]

Or Gidleigh Park.

[Burrow01]

21TonyK said:

Try Bovey Castle

http://www.boveycastle.com/Dining-and-bars.html

not as far as France but just as expensive

Edited by 21TonyK on Tuesday 28th April 21:08

First time I ate at Bovey Castle I asked the waiter if there was a limit to the number of cheeses you could select from the "Chariot" (115 different ones if I recall) he said no, excellent I said

Second time I went - limit of 2 per type (hard, soft, blue etc) had been imposed

[21TonyK]

Burrow01 said:

21TonyK said:

Try Bovey Castle

http://www.boveycastle.com/Dining-and-bars.html

not as far as France but just as expensive

Edited by 21TonyK on Tuesday 28th April 21:08

First time I ate at Bovey Castle I asked the waiter if there was a limit to the number of cheeses you could select from the "Chariot" (115 different ones if I recall) he said no, excellent I said

Second time I went - limit of 2 per type (hard, soft, blue etc) had been imposed

Sorry, probably my fault...