From Conde Nast Portfolio:We're just ten short days away from R-Day -- the day at which tariffs on imported Roquefort surge to 300%, and the incomparable French sheep's-milk blue becomes, to all intents and purposes, unavailable in the USA. [...] Isn't repealing this tariff a no-brainer for the food friendly Obama administration? Why hasn't it been done yet?
Why not, indeed? This tariff likely has me outraged as much as it does the French! One thing you must know about me is that I adore cheese. Especially, especially French cheeses. All the better when they're paired with a glass of red wine. Mmmmm. Is it too early to be thinking about this at 9 o'clock in the morning? Arguably so.
Right, well, what to do in these final - now nine (!) - days before the end of Roquefort as we know it (in America at least - lucky for those reading from elsewhere!)? From the gastronomically brilliant Barefoot Contessa: endive, pear and roquefort salad; filet mignon with roquefort chive sauce; and the most amazing blue cheese soufflé - ever. One can never let a good thing go to waste.