Everything at Lady & Larder is 100% American-made — it's been our founding promise since day one. After years behind the counter, these are the American cheeses we reach for again and again when building a board worth remembering.
The Crowd-Pleaser: Mt. Tam
Cowgirl Creamery's Mt. Tam (Petaluma, CA) is the cheese we hand to anyone who says they "just like brie." An organic triple cream with a buttery, mushroomy depth — it disappears first at every party.
The Icon: Humboldt Fog
Cypress Grove's Humboldt Fog (Arcata, CA) paved the way for American goat cheese. That signature ash line isn't just beautiful — the bright, citrusy tang is a perfect counterpoint to rich meats and honey.
The Show-Off: Pleasant Ridge Reserve
Uplands Pleasant Ridge Reserve (Dodgeville, WI) is the most awarded cheese in American history — a raw-milk alpine style in the tradition of Beaufort and Gruyère. Nutty, grassy, extraordinary.
The Blue That Converts Blue-Skeptics: Bay Blue
Point Reyes Bay Blue (Point Reyes Station, CA) finishes like salted caramel. We've watched it win over countless customers who swore they didn't like blue cheese.
The Cheddar: Hook's
Tony Hook has been making cheddar in Mineral Point, Wisconsin for over 40 years. Hook's aged cheddar is extra sharp with a full flavor that holds its own next to any accompaniment.
The One You Haven't Heard Of (Yet): Aries
Shooting Star Creamery's Aries (Paso Robles, CA) is a creamy alpine-style sheep's milk cheese made by Avery Jones — who started making award-winning cheese while still in high school. Supporting the next generation of American cheesemakers never tasted so good.
Taste Them All
Find these at our Santa Monica cut-to-order counter, on any of our signature boards, or delivered monthly through the Lady & Larder Cheese Club — founder Sarah Simms' favorite cheeses of the moment, shipped to your door.