My husband found addresses for three cheese shops in the area with the hopes of locating our favorite P'tit Basque. We do rely on our friend to pick it up at Costco, but in between it's nice to know it can be found elsewhere. So we checked out a place on F Street downtown near the Verizon Center and the National Portrait Gallery- no luck and VERY inconvenient. There is also a corner market on East Capitol in our neighborhood, which we will check out at another time. After brunch this afternoon in Alexandria, we drove to Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray- a little suburban area right next to or a part of Alexandria to a little shop called Cheestique. The neighborhood was very quaint, and reminded us a lot of Downer Avenue in Milwaukee. Inside was quite a variety of cheese selections, wine, and a little cafe. And there it was- right in the middle front of the assorted cheeses. So we got the cheese, along with some rosemary bread and jam. The place reminded me of the old butcher shops - when the bell rang upon opening the door. My grandfather had a grocery store and was a butcher in Massachusetts. We used to visit the butcher shop in Florida to pick up the old dry bread for the ducks.There is something about living in these quaint old places- as long as they are close to a big city.
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| Front and center |
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| Something for everyone |
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| A very brisk business |
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| Looks good! |
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| Along Mount Vernon Avenue |
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| Cute little bag |
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| Mount Vernon = Main Street |
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