A Crumb & Rind Welcome
We wish to welcome you to Crumb & Rind! We host classes and seasonal feasts, pairing artisan cheese with everything from tarot to textile arts. Jennifer, our traveling lecturer, storyteller, and sharer of snacks would love to put together a thoughtful spread of cheese, charcuterie, and small delights for your next party, circle of friends, seasonal gathering, or anything in between. Additionally, her partners, Eglantine Crumb and Aritz Rind, a cheesemaker and an affineur, share their perspectives on the blog posts.
“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.”
—Lovelle Drachman
Crumb & Rind was born from a love of cheese, science, and storytelling. Besides being delicious, cheese brings out a childhood sense of wonder. We believe cheese should be shared with laughter, questions, and crumbs on your shirt, not just behind a glass case.
Origins
The first time Jennifer saw curd form in the vat while working at Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, she knew that cheese was alchemy. In the instant, she was brought back to summer afternoons in her childhood garden, her mother’s saucepan in hand, stirring up potions from unripened veg, weeds, snail shells, and stones. She knew it was pretend, but part of her always wondered, what if there is magic?
We love cheese for its flavor, its texture, and its power to enchant, but we also love it as a time capsule: a survival strategy, a manifestation of love. Before cheese was indulgence, it was insurance, tucked into saddlebags, pressed into molds by mothers and monks. Cheese allowed people to survive the winter. Out of necessity, something exquisite emerged. Cheese isn’t just made. It’s summoned.
“Cheese is milk’s leap towards immortality.”
—Clifton Fadiman
In the end, after we’ve gotten a bit misty-eyed and sentimental introducing ourselves, we’re really just here to have some fun. Learning about science, folklore, and history makes it all the richer, but we never take ourselves too seriously. Life is meant to be savored. We’re so glad you found us.