We aren’t sharing what we would call a “find” in the sense that the word is used when we shine the spotlight on small cottage industry purveyors. We are sharing this fudofind because there is nothing like it in the world. Of course, one would have to visit a
Murray’s Cheese shop in order to understand our utter awe at the selection of cheeses
Murray’s supplies.
But, if you can’t get to Murray’s flagship store on Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village or its Grand Central location. And, if you don’t happen to live near a Kroger in Cincinnati, Atlanta and Houston areas you can always shop online.
Murray’s has been in business since the 1940’s; bringing over hundreds of cheeses to New Yorkers. In 2002
Murray’s opened shop in the Grand Central Market at Grand Central Station. Could you imagine picking up gourmet cheese on your way to catch a train home?
The Grand Central Market could supply you with the sausage, produce and a myriad of other products such as gourmet oils and desserts as well. But, it is the delicious aroma of the many cheeses that first reach you when you enter the Grand Central Market.
Murray’s has been shipping across the USA for over 10 years and has currently partnered with Kroger to bring the cheesy best to your neighborhood. And, the best they do bring as it is their mission to bring to you the “greatest cheese selection while staying true to (our) Greenwich Village roots.”
Having just returned from a trip to Manhattan,
Murray’s is fresh on our mind. It is hard to pick one specific fact that stands out the most when Murray’s has over 300 cheeses and a cornucopia of gourmet products at its Bleeker Street location. However, one detail does stand out; making Murrays just that much more special than any cheese shop you may visit. Murray’s produces its own Cave Aged Cheeses. Over 100 cheeses ripen in Murray’s cheese cave located directly below the Bleeker Street location. That’s right! The cheeses are ripening, literally, under your nose.
“Cheese caves are temperature and humidity-controlled rooms where each cheese has the right environment to ripen to perfection. Common in Europe, particularly in France, this practice known as affinage was relatively unknown to cheese shops …”
Murray’s is a total experience to be enjoyed as simply as strolling through, letting your imagination run wild or by attending one of their many classes. Yes, Murray’s offers a variety of classes to its customers: Cheese 101, Mystery of the Caves, Mozzarella Making , New World Order: New Zealand Wines and American Cheeses, Italian Wine and Cheese: Northern Exposure Bee Cool: Honey and
Cheese and Murray’s Cheese University (geared for professionals of the food industry).
Murray’s Cheese shop on Bleeker Street is no just a gourmet cheese shop. It is a once in a life time experience for visitors, it is a way of life for its regular customers and it is (at the risk of sounding cliché) a New York state of mind.
Kiri W.
October 28, 2011 at 7:13 pm //
Sounds fabulous and reminds me of the choices I get at home in Europe :) I’ll definitely check out the online store!
myfudo
October 29, 2011 at 11:40 am //
Europe has the most wonderful markets, farmers markets, I bet you miss it? What part of the US did you move to?
Katherine Martinelli
October 29, 2011 at 1:29 am //
You’re making me homesick!! I grew up in the neighborhood and have shopped at Murray’s my entire life, back when it was just a tiny local shop (it used to be directly across the street on the corner). They are the best. Thanks for posting about them!
myfudo
October 29, 2011 at 11:42 am //
You did? It’s great making a connection to those who grew up where we did! It’s that time of year when homesickness starts to hit home.
Angie@Angiesrecipes
October 29, 2011 at 2:16 am //
I would love to visit it too!
Cucina49
October 29, 2011 at 5:43 am //
I so want to go there!
myfudo
October 30, 2011 at 1:22 pm //
Thank you all so much for commenting, we hope you get a chance to try Murray’s Cheese, if not in person, perhaps from ordering online.