Murray's Cheese Bar
Murray's Cheese Shop is a foodie mecca located in The Village. It's right behind NYU, so that insured a lot of visits to sample cheeses and view all the funky offerings sitting quietly and gracefully in glass cases. Murray's has an actual cheese cave in the basement where they age their cheese. A cave. Isn't that wild?! One of my dreams will be to go cheese spelunking with Murray's professional cheesemongers! Right next to the cheese shop is Murray's Cheese Bar, a restaurant that serves the unique and local cheeses sold in the shop. Most of their cheese are local in the sense that they are milked from New York cows...and local in the sense that they have been aging in the cave in the basement. Their menu includes cheese fondues (savory and sweet), grilled cheeses, cheeseburgers, and most importantly, the Cheesemonger's Flight (charcuterie platters with meats, cheeses, and condiments). We had a mixed plate of cheeses and meats and condiments on...