Photos: So Much Cheese At The Cheesemonger Invitational I Don't Even Know What

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"12 month Gruyere AOP with Vermont Creamery Creme Fraiche mixed Batampte horseradish, La Quercia speck, fresh dill-all to be served on a vegetable crisp," from Jeremy Jackson, Central Market Westgate, Austin

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Nicole Mbisike, Murray's Cheese, Grand Central

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Nicole Mbisike, Murray's Cheese, Grand Central

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"Bonne Bouche BLT with a smear of Bonne Bouche, bit of tomato and candied bacon on some greens," from Katie Renner, France 44, Minneapolis

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"Bonne Bouche BLT with a smear of Bonne Bouche, bit of tomato and candied bacon on some greens," from Katie Renner, France 44, Minneapolis

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Jessica Galen, Lucy's Whey Carnegie Hill

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Jessica Galen, Lucy's Whey Carnegie Hill

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Brie Hurd, The Cheese Shop, Concord, Massachusetts

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Brie Hurd, The Cheese Shop, Concord, Massachusetts

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"Cacow Belle Cheddar on Graham flour Éclair with Housemade Spiced Milk Jam" from Luke Johnson, Cheese Pops

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"Cacow Belle Cheddar on Graham flour Éclair with Housemade Spiced Milk Jam" from Luke Johnson, Cheese Pops

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"Von Trapp Oma, Daisy Della, pea shoots, pickled pumpkin, peanuts, and crystallized ginger," from Sara Adduci, Feast, Charlottesville

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"Von Trapp Oma, Daisy Della, pea shoots, pickled pumpkin, peanuts, and crystallized ginger," from Sara Adduci, Feast, Charlottesville

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"L'Amuse Gouda with Tomato Jam on a Grits Cookie", from Allison Velasco, Whole Foods Midtown East

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"L'Amuse Gouda with Tomato Jam on a Grits Cookie", from Allison Velasco, Whole Foods Midtown East

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Emily Acosta, Eataly

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Emily Acosta, Eataly

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"Laura Chenel's ash-rinded buchette on a banana chip with strawberry Jello and graham cracker pie crust," from Yahn Van de Walle, Pastoral, Chicago

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"Laura Chenel's ash-rinded buchette on a banana chip with strawberry Jello and graham cracker pie crust," from Yahn Van de Walle, Pastoral, Chicago

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Jordan Edwards, Pastoral, Chicago

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Jordan Edwards, Pastoral, Chicago

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Quinn Kenworthy, Campbell Cheese and Grocery, Brooklyn, firing some Rogue S'Mores

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Quinn Kenworthy, Campbell Cheese and Grocery, Brooklyn, firing some Rogue S'Mores

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"Handmade Hazelnut Cracker topped with Chiriboga Blue, Rhododendron Honey, and Edible Flowers," from Halley Zellcoff, Whole Foods Gowanus

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"Handmade Hazelnut Cracker topped with Chiriboga Blue, Rhododendron Honey, and Edible Flowers," from Halley Zellcoff, Whole Foods Gowanus

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The evening's host, Mr. Moo (Adam Moskowitz)

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The evening's host, Mr. Moo (Adam Moskowitz)

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The crowd "Mooooos"

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The crowd "Mooooos"

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Caitlin O'Neill of Sickles Market in Little Silver, New Jersey tells the crowd about her favorite cheese

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Caitlin O'Neill of Sickles Market in Little Silver, New Jersey tells the crowd about her favorite cheese

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Emily Acosta from Eataly wrong an ode to her favorite cheese to the tune of "Let It Go"

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Emily Acosta from Eataly wrong an ode to her favorite cheese to the tune of "Let It Go"

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Caitlin O'Neill weighs her cheese

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Caitlin O'Neill weighs her cheese

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Nadjeeb Chouaf of Floral Artisanal Cheese in Charlottesville correctly cuts a perfect 1/4 pound

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Nadjeeb Chouaf of Floral Artisanal Cheese in Charlottesville correctly cuts a perfect 1/4 pound

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James Gentry of St James Cheese Company in New Orleans feels the sham of a bad cut

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James Gentry of St James Cheese Company in New Orleans feels the sham of a bad cut

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