Press from 2002 and Beyond

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Our stores and our products speak for themselves, but it is nice that other people feel like writing about them. Here's a selection of the press in which we've been featured.

Press from 2002 and Beyond

December 2002 / January 2003 Panettone Perbellini featured.	December 2002 Featured artisanal products including lollipops from l'Atelier Douceurs and 20 year old balsamic vinegar in a hand-blown bottle.	October 2002 An article on Ihsan and the cheese cave at Formaggio Kitchen.

June 2002 Laboritorio di Torrefazione Giamaica Caffe is featured - for "the kind of coffee drinker for whom only the best will do (and the editors here enthusiastically put themselves in that category), you'll want to try these special coffees from Verona."	March 22, 2002 "Serving Cheese With Style" a tour of cheese knives and their use as applied to a selection of cheeses from Formaggio Kitchen.	March 31, 2002 Profile of Formaggio Kitchen and Ihsan Gurdal "...Gurdal goes abroad three or four times a year - to northern Italy, the Pyrenees, the French Alps, anywhere there are artisans handcrafting world-class cheese."

November 2001 A conversation with Grammy Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma who says "One of my favorite places is Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge. They have wonderful cheeses, and the people there have a great passion for their work."	November 2001 Formaggio Kitchen is highlighted as a source for the great English cheeses imported from Neal's Yard Dairy in London.	October 2001 Featured product Corsican Vinaigre de Miel.

Globe Magazine - August 19, 2001 Profile of Ihsan Gurdal.	Special Travel Issue - May 2001 Ihsan and ‘Doc' Willoughby tour Istanbul for its ancient history and amazing cuisine.	January/February 2001 Formaggio Kitchen featured in the Saveur 100 for our fine "...pastas, meats, olive oils, confections, coffees, jams, and spices... But tempting as these items are, we admit a special fondness for the shop's selection of cheeses..."

December6, 2000 Formaggio Kitchen featured as a source for demi-glace.	August 23, 2000 Discussion with Ihsan Gurdal about raw-milk cheeses and the political movements to limit / ban its consumption.	April 2000 Article on cheese gets answers from Ihsan Gurdal.

Best of the Year - January 2000 Profile of Ihsan Gurdal and Formaggio Kitchen.	December 1999 Antonio Mattei biscotti is featured "...these sweet biscuits reminded our Editor-in-Chief of his childhood in Florence, when a trip to nearby Prato meant a mandatory stop at Antonio's famous shop."	January 25, 1999 Poem by Formaggio Kitchen customer Louise Glück titled "Formaggio"

November 1998 Profile of Ihsan Gurdal	Best of Boston 1998 Best cheese shop - Formaggio Kitchen.	July 9, 1997 Feature on Formaggio Kitchen and the cave Ihsan installed for aging our cheeses.

CNN Online - April 30, 1997 Feature on Formaggio Kitchen and the cave opening - attended by Formaggio Kitchen beloved customer Julia Child.