BRK Program Edition

WE REALLY LOVE CHEESE! • We’ve had quite a bit of fun through the years with our friends at Murray’s Cheese! What’s Murray’s? Murray’s Cheese is the • Rob Kaufelt has joined us at The Club for two Cheese 101 classes. • Our Family-Style Banfi Wine Maker’s Dinner hosted by Virginia Mariani-Kitt ’82 culminated in a final course of cheese and dried fruits curated by Murray’s. • Let’s Head to Murray’s! The Club has hosted two champagne and cheese tastings at Murray’s Bleeker Street location. We sampled cheese, drank champagne, and then visited the cheese caves! Very cool... literally! • Matt Ranieri ’06, MS ’09, PhD ’13, a food science and dairy technology expert, led The Science & Art of Cheese Lecture and Brunch in February 2018. Matt spearheaded a partnership with Murray’s Cheese to create the exclusive, Cornell- produced clothbound “Stockinghall Cheddar” • Did you know Murray’s also has a store at Grand Central Market just two blocks away from The Cornell Club? oldest cheese shop in New York City, founded by Murray Greenberg. Cornell’s very own Rob Kaufelt ’69 purchased the store in 1991 and turned it into NYC’s go to destination for cheese. • Pesto • Balsamic Reduction • Olive Oil • Straight from the Garden Tomatoes • Beets • Prosciutto • Strawberries • Watermelon • Grilled Peaches • Fig Jam • Blackberry Jam • Honey • Grilled Bread • Cheese Straws *You can host an updated take on the Buratta Bar by offering your guests their choice of accompaniments in small ramekins. Items like pesto and jams can easily be prepared in advance and a container of cherry tomatoes and basil not only looks good but tastes good too! With summer here we both love hosting a Backyard Burrata Bar! Here’s some of our favorite pairings