Wood turning demonstration

On Sunday AT and I went to the Montpelier Mansion in Laurel. There was a woodturning demonstration there, and Jeff Bridges made AT a wooden goblet. It was interesting.

It started with a stick.

it started with a stick

Then he started cutting it.

then he started cutting

More cutting.

more cutting

And more cutting.

yet more cutting

They were from Chesapeake Woodturners.

chesapeake woodturners

And finally sanding.

sanding

And in minutes there was a goblet!

the goblet

ripple cheese tray

Sheep
carr valley cave aged marisa aged six months; rich, sweet, round la valle, wi

abbaye du bellocq a level of silky caramel smoothness only benedictine monks can achieve, pyrenees, fr

Cow

*old man highlander naturally ripened for 6-9 months, semi-soft, creamy & buttery honesdale, pa

l’amuse gouda aged 24 months; nutty with crystaline texture; deep & complex beemster, holland

Blue

valn d’alos bleu d’auvergne soft & buttery; mildly spicy with notes of grass & wild flowers languedoc, fr

Meat:

bentons tennessee ham 14 mos tn

la quercia prosciutto americano ia

Salumi framani toscano

House Made — didn’t try any of these.
chicken liver parfait
pork butter
smoked lamb liverwurst
suckling pig testa