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Queso Diego January 2025 Meeting Announcement

Please join us at our January Meeting this Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30pm at AleSmith (9990 AleSmith Ct, San Diego, Ca 92126)! We will be meeting in the MEZZANINE

(upstairs).

OPENING PRESENTATION

Curt Wittenberg will give a short presentation on cheeses of Tasmania.

MAIN PRESENTATION

Vice President Lisa Gonzalez will take us on a virtual tour of the California Cheese Trail. https://www.cheesetrail.org/

LIBRARY OF CHEESEMAKING

Queso Diego has a collection of cheesemaking equipment and supplies for most of your cheesemaking needs. To make a request from the library, find what you need on the Library of Cheesemaking Google doc then e-mail <qd-library-request@googlegroups.com> with your request. Note: only paid members have access to the library.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PAPER PLATES, NAPKINS OR UTENSILS?

Do you have any paper plates, napkins or plasticware at your place? If you have anything that’s just sitting around and taking up space, you’re welcome to bring it to the meeting to donate to Queso Diego. We’ll put it to good use!

MEETING LOGISTICS

We’re meeting in the MEZZANINE area (walk in the main entrance, past the main bar and gift shop towards the Barrel Room. Before the Barrel Room, use the stairs or elevator to go UPSTAIRS to the Mezzanine). (While the Mezzanine has seating, it’s not a bad idea to keep a camping chair in your car as a backup in case of a last-minute change of room.)
Upon arrival, please check-in at the check-in table.
Please set up your potluck item ON THE TABLES. Any beverages you bring can be set up on the top of the bar. We have labels and label stands, grab a sharpie and label what you bought.
Members are encouraged to bring homemade cheese, acpotluck item, or a beverage. If bringing alcohol, only homemade alcohol is allowed (NO COMMERICAL ALCOHOL). Better yet, enjoy some of AleSmith’s tasty beverages!
Potluck/socializing begins at 6:30pm. The meeting starts at 7 pm.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!

Queso Diego January Meeting Announcement

Join us at our January Meeting on Tuesday, January 16 at 6:30 at AleSmith (9990 AleSmith Ct, San Diego, Ca 92126)!

At this meeting, a cheesemaking presentation will be given by Larry. Also, we will specifically go over making Chevre (goat cheese), and we will be GIVING AWAY 20 free Chevre cheesemaking kits where you can get some goat milk and make your own goat cheese with basic equipment you probably already have in your kitchen. Hang on to those kits though, and make your goat cheese mid-March, as we will be having a club Goat Cheese tasting at the March Meeting! Any level of cheesemaker can do this. If you’re newer to cheesemaking, this is an easy (and good) one to do!

We’re meeting in the BARREL ROOM (walk in the main entrance, and walk between the main bar and gift shop straight back to the Barrel Room)
Upon arrival, please check-in at the check-in table
Please bring a lawn chair and jacket (we have no control over the temperature in the Barrel Room, and it is January)

Members are encouraged to bring homemade cheese, potluck item, beverages. If alcohol, only homemade alcohol is allowed (NO COMMERICAL ALCOHOL). Better yet, enjoy some of the tasty AleSmith beverages! If you do bring something for the club to enjoy, please provide everyone with a short description about it prior to the commencement of the potluck
Potluck/socializing beginning at 6:30, and the meeting at 7:00

Club Membership dues for 2024 and February Anniversary Party (on Feb 20):

Payments to Queso Diego are via PayPal to payments@quesodiego.org. Please ALWAYS use the “Friends and Family” option to avoid paying extra fees. If used, we will not be collecting the extra fee. (In addition, you can also pay at our regular meeting on January 16).

February Anniversary Party Tickets are $25 for member tickets and $35 for non-member tickets. Because this event usually sells out, members can bring one non-member guest for now. Please note that this pricing is through January 31. On February 1, the pricing goes up by $5 ($30 member/$40 non-member). In the PayPal Notes section, please indicate “Feb Anniv Party” along with your name and the name of another person you may be paying for.

To pay for your 2024 Queso Diego Club Membership, it is $20 individual, or $30 for a couple. In the PayPal Notes section, please indicate “Membership” along with your name and the name of another person you may be paying for.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting on Tuesday!

Queso Diego January Meeting Announcement

Happy New Year and welcome to another fun cheese filled year. Our scheduled meeting was a guest presentation by author and Moroccan chef, Kitty Morse. Unfortunately, she will not be available due to unexpected circumstances. We will reschedule her presentation as circumstances allow.

January Queso Diego Meeting
Pairing Cheese and Beverages: Complementarity and Contrast
January 17th 2023, 6:30 PM

AleSmith Brewery
9990 AleSmith Ct.
San Diego, CA 92126

Taking inspiration from our upcoming Anniversary Party, our January Queso Diego Meeting will explore the guidelines for cheese pairings and provide an opportunity for each of you to participate in developing some pairings of your own. Cheese and beverages for your pairing experiences will be provided. Prepare your palate for a fun experience.

In the meantime, watch your email for the announcement of our annual Anniversary Party on February 21st. Be sure to purchase your tickets early to ensure your place at the table, as tickets will be limited. The price is $20 for members and $30 for guests.

We also wanted to remind everyone that it’s time to renew annual dues. It is $20 for a personal membership and $30 for household. Feel free to bring cash or a check to the meeting or you can pay online at payments@quesodiego.org.

Please remember to bring a chair to the meeting, looking forward to seeing you then!

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv35R3HbLAjpcm_WCFlmD1MjPUwTZrSkPUc4o56yN-CTym-A/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Queso Diego January Virtual Meeting Announcement

With the recent surge in COVID cases in the county, the Cheese Board has made the difficult decision to hold our next meeting via Zoom. We had a great presentation on Cider Making and Cheese Pairing from Stan Sisson planned, but we will postpone this to the March meeting. The topic this month will be a discussion of cheese production in the United States, featuring slides from a recent visit to the Tillamook Creamery in Oregon. We look forward to meeting face-to-face again when it is safe to do so.

Our 11th anniversary party is still on! We are optimistic that this COVID surge will pass before the party. The Board will monitor the situation and will provide advance notice if changes are needed. This has been an amazing event in the past and will feature five pairings of cheese and bubbly libations. The member price of $15 ($25 for guests) is a bargain compared to similar cheese pairing events. This is sure to sell out, so be sure to sign up soon. More information can be found at: https://quesodiego.org/anniversary-pairing-event-tickets/ . Please note the PayPal instructions specified on the website.

Also note that ticket prices will increase to $20 members/$30 guests after January 31, if not sold out by that time. Our venue at Marina Village can only accommodate 80 guests. The event will replace the February meeting on February 15.

The Zoom link was sent out to the members email list.

Queso Diego January Virtual Meeting Announcement

Are you having Cheese People withdrawals, too???

Got the Cheese Chat blues because not all your friends and family are as enthusiastic about cheese as you?

We miss meeting “live,” but going to a monthly Queso Diego meeting provides the continued opportunity to share, discover, learn, and converse with other Queso Diego members.

This month let’s connect and share our cheese discoveries (or re-discoveries) of 2020 or 2021 AND we’d like your to hear your ideas for 2021 meeting topics. We all need new ideas and would like to try new cheeses, cheese recipes, cheese uses (aka building a cheese house), etc.

Some 2021 discoveries have already been shared, Raclettewurst from Larry and Czech-style marinated camembert recipe from Deborah. Have they tried them? Perhaps they will share some insight at the meeting. I have discovered two items new to me this year already, too (to be shared at the meeting 😉). Also, do you wonder what happens to a cheese house (like a gingerbread house) after December? Don and Carol will let you know at the meeting (it was the perfect ending to their cheese house).

Also, we might let it slip or be giving hints about what is in store for the 10-year anniversary party (February 16)………..yup, QD will be 10-years old this year and we plan on celebrating.

The meeting link was sent out to the members email list.

Queso Diego January Meeting Announcement

Our January meeting will be about Low & Non-fat Cheeses presented by Natalie Onstott, CCP, Cheesemonger

Meeting
Tuesday, January 21st @ 6:30PM
AleSmith Brewery
9990 AleSmith Court
San Diego, CA 92126

We will be in the barrel room area that can be accessed by going down the hallway to the left of the main bar in the tasting room. You may want to bring a coat, as our meeting room can be chilly this time of year

If you are participating in the Potluck, it will begin at 6:30pm. It’s a lot of fun to share a cheese you’ve made, new cheese you’ve discovered, or a dish made with cheese, after all we are a cheese club. Equally welcome are any dishes, salads, desserts, breads, etc. We look forward to the membership food share. The meeting will start at 7pm.

We are permitted to bring homemade alcoholic beverages, but AleSmith’s license does not permit outside commercial alcohol.

Please RSVP using this form as soon as possible so that we can get an accurate head count and plan logistics.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdERLD8upfChAkSdmVB8MUQpborA_57C3DpLrIK0gVZr9MOCA/viewform?usp=sf_link