PAGE 172 COOL CAPE MAY shopping “Age is not important unless you’re a cheese.” Helen Hayes
seaside cheese company
Perfect if you’re hosting a party, for after~dinner treats, or a quality beach picnic... welcome to South Jersey’s cheese headquarters!
WHERE ARE THEY? gem. The cheeses (and other various Some store highlights
A VERY short drive from downtown savoury snacks) are superb, the service CHEESE (OF COURSE!)
Cape May, on Park Boulevard, near the is knowledgeable and SUPER-friendly, With more than 200 different cheeses
CVS pharmacy. and here’s our tip: if you are hosting a available to satisfy your palette. And this list
party, or are invited to a party, order a just keeps growing.
WHY SHOULD I GO? cheese plate or two. Your party host (or HOOK’S FIVE-YEAR CHEDDAR
SOME of the most beautiful beaches on The ONLY place in New Jersey where you can
guests) will love you for it. There are
the east coast, the best collection of Vic- buy this delicious artisanal cheese, made in
many and various combinations. Wisconsin.
torian architecture in the country, and a
There is also a small sandwich CREAM OF BALSAMIC
lot of seriously good restaurants... Cape
menu... but only the menu is small. The If you’ve never tried it, you HAVE to! Simply
May has so much going for it. Yet until
sandwiches are actually quite big! wonderful on cheese. In four great flavors.
fairly recently, it had no cheese shop!
Seaside Cheese is open seven days SEASIDE BEACH PAILS
Step forward cheese-lovers Steve
year-round, from 10-6pm Monday-Sat- The perfect beach snack – a sand pail filled
and Barb White, who decided they’d be with crackers, spreads and nuts.
part of the solution rather than the prob- urday and 10-4pm on Sundays.
GIFT BASKETS
lem. No more drives way up the Park- A made-to-order cheese tray makes a great
way, or even to Philadelphia. No, they ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW?
gift and can be shipped anywhere in the USA.
would establish a great cheese shop on SEASIDE Cheese recently expanded and
PRIVATE TASTING
the island. And, boy, are we all happy is now double the size, which means Grab a loved one, a bottle or two of wine,
about that! even more great cheesy products. And and come in for your a private tasting. By
Steve and Barb White’s store is a we mean that in a good way... reservation only.
seaside cheese company « 600 park boulevard, west cape may « (609) 884-8700 « www.seasidecheesecapemay.com