Mail Order Cheese, Chocolate and Brownies… oh my!
Posted by CMH Gourmand on December 2, 2007
Dedicated readers may recall my run to Amish country a few months ago. I drove by a sign for Steiner Cheese (a place I had never sampled) but I did not have time to check out their store because I was trying to get to Pearl Valley Cheese before closing time. Shortly after this cheese trip, I read that Steiner won several awards at the Ohio State Fair for their cheeses….drat.
I could not let this missed opportunity slip by but alas, I had no time to drive back. I did some research and found I could order online.
I ordered the Farmer’s Cheese, Aged Cheddar and Aged Swiss. All three were great. The pricing was reasonable even with shipping added in. The Aged Cheddar was my favorite and the two pounds I ordered did not last a week.
I should mention that Pearl Valley does mail order as well. I tried them out a couple years ago and they did a fine job. The only downside with them is they sell in gift packs online.
On a related note, at about the same time I ordered from Steiner, I ordered chocolate from my favorite mail order chocolate company – Bissingers.
The photo of the chocolate did not come out so well. However, this is a photo of 1 pound of chocolate. If you order from the catalog at select times of year, Bissingers will send you a free pound of chocolate – Milk or Dark. I have tried different things with this free chocolate over the years, but my favorite thing to do is break off a piece of dark chocolate (I don’t bother with milk chocolate) and spoon on some chunky peanut butter. The best regular catalog item is the Almond Nut Bark. Bissingers Chocolate is among the best dark chocolate I have tried anywhere. They are based in St. Louis (I discovered them while there for work) and trace their roots to French chocolate making in the 1600’s.
A final find. Dayton’s Dorothy Lane Market does mail order – which for me means mail order Killer Brownies. If you place an order, say Sandie – via the Gourmand sent you.
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Columbus Foodie said
You can get the Killer Brownies locally, at Hills Market on 315 just north of 270. They bring them in from Dorothy Lane.
Lauren said
Hello Columbus! The “Best of the Best” brownies and blondies (named by Food Network) and “Throwdown Champs” are right here in Columbus, Ohio at Sugardaddy’s Sumptuous Sweeties. Shop their store just west of Polaris Fashion Place in the back of Oak Creek Shopping Center (1347 Cameron Avenue). They’ll ship, too. The Dark Berry Brunette and Tahiti Blonde are incredible, but so are the other flavors, too.