Category: Monger Musings

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Up close shot of a large grazing box from Martha's Vineyard Cheesery! Beautifully arranged cheeses, charcuterie, fresh and dried fruits, pickles, olive, and nuts!

Monger Musings 009 I’m headed to NYC this weekend! I’m going to attend Cherry Bombe Jubilee, an annual conference celebrating women and creatives in the world of food & drink. I’m so excited to meet other thoughtful food folks and be inspired by featured speakers, panelists, and more (Joanna Gaines and Molly Baz will be […]

Monger Musings 008

A photo of the Personal Grazing Box from Martha's Vineyard Cheesery. Three types of cheese, one charcuterie, fresh and dried fruit, pickles, olives, and nuts. Over 6oz of cheese, plus all the accompaniments!

Monger Musings 008 Let’s talk shop, baby! It’s been a few weeks since we’ve opened Catboat Coffee Co. with our “regular” hours. I put “regular” in quotation marks because we are still adding to our schedule every few weeks. And we are still adding things to the menu and items to the shelves every few […]

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A photo of Morgen, behind the cash register at Catboat Coffee Co. Big smile and leaning on the counter with the espresso machine and coffee grinders in the background.

Monger Musings 007 Wow! And just like that, we have a coffee shop up and running! The Open Houses were so well received, we’ve decided to *officially* be open from Thursdays-Sundays, 9AM-3PM. Easing in with a lean crew and a limited menu of offerings. Crawling before we are walking before we are running. Very excited […]

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Four of us (Meredith, Naji, Alex, and Morgen) standing together, facing the camera, with big smiles!

Monger Musings 006 It’s happening, it’s HAPPENING! Catboat Coffee Co. officially received our “Common Victualler’s License” from the Town of Tisbury. This means that we can finally sell food items from our storefront. Which means, it’s time to order some cheese! Both the MV Times and the Vineyard Gazette covered the Tisbury Select Board meeting […]

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Up close and personal with Jarlsberg cheese dip in progress. A close-up photo of shredded Jarlsberg cheese, red onion, and green onion mix.

Monger Musings 005 Super Bowl! Valentines Day! Some pretty cheese-filled “holidays” in my book. How did we fare? Did we survive? Did we eat more Jarlsberg Dip than we should’ve? Yes, absolutely. I have a feeling that once the store is up and running next year, these events will be a killer one-two punch. I’ll […]

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Image of the exterior of Catboat Coffee Co., a specialty beverage and culinary destination on Martha's Vineyard, and home to the Martha's Vineyard Cheesery cheese counter!

Monger Musings 004 Oh hello there February! How did you get here so quickly? These “slow” winter months are moving along awfully quickly. Summer is going to be here before we know it! Good news! We passed our final building inspections last week. That means we are one step closer to getting the shop up […]

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A picture of the store nearing completion. Empty shelves and an empty cheese case, with floor protection still on the floors.

Monger Musings 003 Wheeew here we are, half way through January already! Ready or not this new year is moving right along. I’m finding myself torn between wanting a “gentle January” and wanting to just “hurry-up-and-open-the-store-already”. Anyone else feeling this sensation of wanting to move slow but also fast? Relax but also start new projects? […]

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A large oval plate of cheese, featuring slices of gouda, manchego, cheddar and marinated feta in olive oil and herbed goat cheese.

Monger Musings 002 Lately it seems like cheeseboards and “charcuterie” boards are everywhere you look! Social media is flooded with videos on “how to slice this cheese” and “how to style a salami rose” and themed boards for all occasions and holidays. I personally LOVE all the attention cheese is getting! The more people that […]

Raclette Recap!

Prepped raclette cheese - slices for the grill pan and half-wheels for the raclette machine

Raclette Recap! Hip-hip-hooray, December 13th is World Raclette Day! The perfect opportunity to celebrate this ooey-gooey cheese and recap the two awesome events that we participated in over the weekend. Raclette refers to both a type of cheese and a style of dish it is served with. The type of cheese is an Alpine-style, cow’s […]