Maybe I am pushing it when I label it a World Cup of Cheese yet if 9 teams hail from the USA, cheeses on display will come from all corners of the world.
On the evening of June 26, leave your golf clubs at home and head for the Cheesemonger Invitational in Long Island City.
I will not be able to join the fun.
I would have liked to meet Rodolphe Le Meunier of Les Fromages du Moulin, nicknamed by Dorie Greenspan the Zidane of cheese affineurs (no head butting).
I am pretty sure I will make up for it in the cheese tasting department at Summer Fancy Food Show on Sunday.
I also plan various cheese flavored pieces in the coming week including one on Alto Adige wine and cheese offerings and how they pair.