La Fromagerie in Alexandria - A Wisconsin Connection

Who doesn't like cheese? Starting with macaroni and cheese as a youngster and then trying a variety of others as the years pass, I've come to settle on only a few. One of them is P'tit Basque. We found it in Wisconsin after a trip to France. Our friends there shared their favorites with us - one of which was a mild, hard cheese. We couldn't find it specifically when we returned home, but when we described it, P'tit Basque filled the bill and ever since we have been on the look out for it. We have found it in Costco, and once at Eastern Market. Now we hear it is available at Trader Joe's. My husband likes to explore cheese shops around town, and we have also found it at Cheestique in Del Ray. Yesterday we drove out to King Street in Alexandria to see if La Fromagerie might have it. They didn't, but when he described what he was looking for, the owner helped us find one that is similar. It's called Dante. We tried a slice and it was good - but what made it even better was that it came from Wisconsin. That's probably why we got it, even though it really wasn't what we wanted. After that we decided it was time to get a "flower" to spruce up our empty hanging glass vase at home. So we stopped at Helen Olivia for an artichoke green. They have really unique and pretty things there. Now let's see how long they both will last.