Goodbye, Cheese House
Misty water-colored memories of the way we were...
When we went to The Village Cheese House yesterday to buy our old-fashioned turkey sandwiches on light rye, the owner told us that it was the last day...and with a bit of a stutter, I said, "Bbbbut your signs all say that you are remodeling."
"Well, the new owners didn't want the community to get upset or really even know."
"The new owners?!! Are they going to keep the imported chocolate treats? Are they going to make the sandwiches the same? Are they going to change the decor?"
"They have to keep the name the same, and the sandwiches."
But, with a shift in ambiance, I doubt the sandwiches will taste the same. I met the new owners and they miss the European flair and roots. I'm sorry, but uptight and snobby jeans just isn't the Cheese House style. Its closed until February. And the other people in the store and I were near tears (no joke). I am so sad about this. The Cheese House is just a part of Palo Alto - the part with character and yumminess.
I feel like I have been mourning so many of my lost dreams and hopes lately, that I just don't want to have to mourn my sandwiches. And if you think I am being facetious, I'm not. The Cheese House is the kind of place you miss when you are away, and think of it fondly every minute until you return.
Goodbye, Cheese House and the yummiest sandwiches I've known.
12 comments:
Oh, Ang...I heard from my parents about this. It is so very sad...at least you got to have one last sandwich before it all changes. But I'm sure it was bittersweet.
You make me miss the Cheese House just by reading this... and I've never been!
oh . . . i'm sorry about your yummy place. i totally know where you're coming from. but not palo alto, i mean metaphorically. :)
Soooooo Sad.
So Long - Cheese Haus.
i totally remember the cheese house!! i remember getting sandwiches there on the yummiest bread! i can't remember what kind of bread it was, but i've never been able to find anything like it anywhere else! and anytime i'm in a place that claims to have lots of cheese-i remember the cheese house and they don't even hold a candle. i'm not in as much love with cheese as you are, but i understand and i'm so sorry for your loss!
rye - it was rye, annie...who knew i could like rye?! but i do!
Indeed, it is a sad sad day when one must mourn their sandwiches. However, the Cheese House is so so delicious, it is more than deserving of your thoughts and tears. Boooo!
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
There are few things that satisfy in this world like a Cheese House sandwich. I mean, you know just from the name that this place is heaven: CHEESE HOUSE.
Will it still have that laminated ordering instructions sheet that carefully lists all 17 items that compromise "the works"? Will it still have wheels of rauclette the size of an endtable? Will they still sell every obscure kind of soda? Will they still sell every obscure/obscene brand of hot sauce? Violet crumble? DUTCH CRUNCH??
If not, nay, it is not the Cheese House. This is a loss of a classic.
As soon as I read this my heart dropped. This is a culinary travesty of portabello proportions! The turkey on rye before heading out to the beach- unbeatable. Let's protest for the provolone, picket for the parmesean, and raise hell for the havarti. I can't talk about it anymore, I'm getting sad and hungry.
OH no!! this really is tragic... I've been seeing the remodel sign and thought the MEANT it. wahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
I too am saddened by the passing of a dear friend--the Cheese House. I will miss the rare soda selection, the imported cookies and chocolate, but of course most of all the wonderful "would you like a sample" assortment of world wide cheeses. Time marches on, but at least I have the memories.
Raise hell for the havarti! I'm dying.
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