Cutting Cheese And Ribbons: The Cheesy Fromage Opens Up Shop In Lakefield

The Cheesy Fromage, sellers of Canadian cheese, wines, fine foods, has opened up shop in Lakefield and is the newest members of the Peterborough and The Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce.

Tanya Bailey and her daughter took a girls trip to New Orleans and visited what they thought was a a cheese shop. When they entered the shop they noticed people sitting, enjoying gourmet cheese and sipping wine and Bailey started conjuring up her own ideas.

“I just thought it was such a simple but brilliant idea,” she said. “I thought one day I wanted to do that, I wanted to bring that back to have something like that here.”

While Bailey has never been a professional in the food industry, she says it has always been something she loved to do.

In the past she could often be found making large meals for family gatherings or volunteering her tie and culinary skills at events.

The Cheesy Fromage officially opened in early July but Thursday marked their grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony with the chamber of commerce.

The Cheesy Fromage offers both sit-down dining and take out.

They can craft a charcuterie board for customers or customers can shop the variety of cheeses and other products to make their own at home.

They also carry a variety of local, handmade sauces, jellies, jams and other products.

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