Literary Elixirs - Harper & Blohm
Cheese is one of my favourite things in life, it is my personal elixir, and a good cheese shop is one of my favourite places in the world to be. So it was with a great amount of joy that I entered my local specialty cheese shop, Harper & Blohm, to chat with cheesemonger Olivia about that most wonderful, delicious, storied and historic dairy product!
The cheese and the books:
Le’Etivaz - slightly smoky, semi-hard, unique
Less by Andrew Sean Greer - with nuggets of deliciousness strewn throughout this is a scintillating satire, a bittersweet romance and a unique look at our shared human comedy.
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino - this collection of essays and observations is smart, sassy, smoky, unique and bold.
Epoisses de Bourgogne - pungent, sticky, smooth, velvety, meaty
Perfume: the story of a murderer by Patrick Suskind is an intense reading experience for the senses. Definitely pungent, meaty, smooth, velvety, intense and odd ... not for all tastes.
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman is a nice contrast for this cheese - it is dry, salty yet sweet and quite warm at heart.
Colston Bassett Stilton - rich, buttery, tang, mellow, fruity, savoury
The museum of modern love by Heather Rose is a weirdly beautiful, artistic tale ... salty, savoury, with a long finish.
The art of racing in the rain by Garth Stein details the life of Enzo the dog and is a rich, creamy, complex and mellow read which will linger long after you’ve finished it.