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Usually, it hits me at some point in the week: “Oh! This is what I’ll write about in this week’s newsletter.” But those days are fewer and fewer. Instead, many of us are just “hanging on.” And our arms are tired! While we’re all in different positions (and personally we are so grateful and blessed), we can feel it in the air. Folks are exhausted - tired of working a lot or not at all. The malaise is hanging heavy today- anxiety about the future, tensions about whether to “get back to work” or not, disputes over funding… Yes, it’s all there. One friend hit the nail on the head. For many folks, it’s “simply” that they don’t have anything to look forward to. No big weekend plans. Not a future trip or adventure on the calendar. My personal challenge for myself this week - and I invite you to participate - is to put something on your calendar that you can look forward to. Honestly, it’s not an easy task! I’m still stuck! But I’m going to find a quiet place in my house and my mind this week to think it out. In the meantime, I’ll have to get through the days with the (sometimes forced) practice of gratitudes. Now more than ever, I am grateful for the hospitality. I am grateful for the smells and sounds of entering my favorite restaurants. Of the friendly greetings by hosts. Of the beauty knowing that every single bit of decor was painstakingly chosen. Of the detail in plating, in glass and serving ware. Of a carefully-curated wine list. I am grateful for gorgeous rainbow-colored walls of produce and the hands that planted, harvested, distributed, and stocked that produce. Of convenience. Of food on demand. Of “just the right brand” of flour. (Haha- who am I kidding?! I don’t bake! Not even COVID can make me...which is good because I can’t find any flour anyway!) I’m grateful for a perfectly executed event - knowing it has many mishaps along the way I never even knew about. I’m grateful for all the ways that our Austin community has fed my body, my mind, and my soul… And I am grateful for that time to come again. Same Day Pickup Need same day pickup? Get your order in by 8 am and you can pick up in the 4-6 pm window. This will help us give you better service, reduce stress on our team, and decrease potential waiting times. We continue to make tweaks and system overhauls to provide you with better service. Thanks to those of you that have been patient with us, and we welcome kind and constructive feedback (and always a direct email to us to make something right!) in our efforts to live one of our core principles: Improve Every Day. Virtual Tasting: Behind The Scenes with Mitica Cheese ![]() You must be in Austin to partake in these tastings; we cannot ship this specific offering. Future goals! You’ll join us via a private video conferencing link to our GoToMeeting provided in a separate email sent the day of the tasting. This is to help avoid virtual meeting crashers. (This is not a Facebook Live tasting, and you’ll have to join at the exact live time.) Facebook Live with The Antonellis Join - To join a FB Live event, go to our Facebook page. At the designated time, click on “videos” on the left-hand column and find the “live” video. That’ll be us! Timing - If you can’t make it at 6 pm, that’s fine. The video is available on our Facebook page anytime after we’ve concluded around 7 pm. ![]() Wed 5/6 (6-7 pm): Taste of California May is American Cheese Month! Hosted by the American Cheese Education Foundation, this is a month-long awareness campaign to promote American artisan producers… and it couldn’t come at a more important time. Some artisans have shut down, some are shifting to aged cheeses (not easy!), and others have sold their beloved herds. But this isn’t all doom and gloom. Instead, it’s a celebration of amazing cheeses made in California. We’ll be bringing in a few producers we don’t normally carry just for this fun tasting. A portion of all ticket sales will go to the ACE Foundation. More info and/or Purchase tickets here. Regularly-offered (virtual) classes by our Awesome Hosts ![]() *Via private video conferencing links in GoToMeeting, sent out the day of the tasting. Small groups with a max size of 30. Can opt to have your camera on or off. Get tickets and more info to any of them by clicking on the calendar date here. (Note: We’ll be adding more topics in the next couple of days!)
Nationwide event - Support American Cheesemakers ![]() 1. Buy local and/or artisan cheese 2. Make a cheeseboard 3. Post a picture and tag @support_our_cheesemakers (IG) 4. Tune in Live! At 5 pm central on @supportourcheesemakers (FB) or on Instagram above How You Can Help Us Stay In Biz ![]()
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Appreciations! ![]() Additionally, huge appreciations to A Cloud Guru for ordering 60+ custom cheese and wine gift baskets for their employees, allowing us a great opportunity to support local makers and partner with William Chris Winery. We also wanted to give a shoutout to Chubb Insurance, who is making an effort to support local businesses and purchased gift cards totaling $1000. Thank you to our personal J&M Insurance Services (and our personal insurance man Todd Michalowski)! Stay Cheese- y! ![]() John & Kendall And Your Awesome Cheesemonger Team |