"The flavor is mushroomy and even almost nutty—seriously delicious." Photograph courtesy of Mt. Townsend Creamery Last week my family and I spent some time vacationing in Seattle, and of course whenever I visit a new place my first goal is always to scope out the local cheese scene. Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest in general, has a great local cheese scene. Over the next few weeks I plan to profile some of the exciting things going on out there, starting this week with one of the best American cheeses available: Mt. Townsend Creamery's Seastack. New Yorkers like me have access to only a subset of the wide array of artisan cheeses now being produced across the U.S. Most of the... More