Beautiful Rind

*JUST IN* We just got a wheel of Duckett's Caerphilly from Somerset, England!

This cheese is bright, lactic and crumbly in the center while tasting more like wild mushrooms towards the rind.

This historic welsh cheese has made its way to Chicago and we urge you to come in and try it! While supplies last!

Spooky Season is almost here & October classes are filling up quick! 🎃

Our returning favorites like Candy & Cheese, Oktoberfest and Orange Wines & Rinds are back alongside some brand new classes - Edgar Allen Poe & Cheese: A Tell Tale Rind is a can’t miss!

For our October fundraiser, we will be donating $25/ticket from the Midwest Wines & Rinds class to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights ICIRR who provides invaluable resources & support to our community.

This is one of our favorite months of the year, so come celebrate the first days of Fall with some cheesy fun & education! 👻

Calling all butter (and Wisconsin cheese) lovers!!! This Thursday, Anna Landmark of Landmark Creamery will be at Beautiful Rind in Logan Square, Chicago sampling their incredible cultured & flavored butters.

Descended from 8 generations of Swiss dairy farmers, Anna Landmark founded Landmark creamery in 2013. With accolades ranging from Food & Wine’s “Best Cheese in America” to Gold Medals in the US Cheese Championships & American Cheese Society , Landmark Creamery is now one of Wisconsin’s premier, small-batch artisan cheese and butter makers.

Stop by during happy hour to taste some butter& say hello to Anna! 🧈🧀

This week's w**e rec comes from Emme Wines in Redwood Valley, California. This blend of 5 different grapes (Abouriou, Zinfandel, Colombard, Valdiguie and Carignan) was picked on two different dates and fermented in two different batches to blend a more tannic, acidic w**e with a fruitier, lighter w**e. The result is a beautiful pink w**e that tastes like berries and ripe cherries balanced with a bright lemony acidity. A refreshing w**e to slowly help us transition to the fall months and say goodbye to summer (reluctantly). We think you should try this w**e with our tangy sweet goat Gouda - Brabander from Fromagerie L'amuse ! 🐐

THIS FRIDAY! Starting at 1pm, Rachel Juhl, chief educator and trainer of Essex St. Cheese will be guest mongering behind the counter at Beautiful Rind in Logan Square, Chicago!

Founded in 2006, Essex St. Cheese works directly with cheesemakers and affineurs in Europe to select and import consistently flavorful iconic European cheeses. On top of importing cheeses of the highest quality, Essex is a champion for cheesemonger education, providing invaluable internships & resources to ensure mongers around the world are able to gain a deep knowledge of the producers & places these cheeses come from.

Stop by Friday afternoon to have all your questions answered, to grab your cheese for the weekend & sample two of our favorite Essex cheeses from their lineup!

Have you tried these amazing candied pecans from Fortune Favors? They're sweet, salty, crunchy and a GREAT addition to any cheese board! We also love them on a salad or just as a little snack! We currently have The Classic, The Spicy and The Everything flavors available. They're small batch and made right next door in Wisconsin. Be sure to grab some on your next stop in!

We’re thrilled to be participating again this year in for the month of September to fundraise for the Greater Chicago Food Depository!

We will be donating $7 from each 86Hunger cheese board sold to the Food Depository to ensure that our neighbors across Chicago receive the food they need! The Greater Chicago Food Depository works tirelessly to eliminate hunger in the city of Chicago, distributing 101.4 million meals in 2024!

We’ve curated a special crowd favorite 5-cheese board featuring Blakesville Creamery Chèvre, Marieke Gouda Mature Gouda, Zamorano, Le Gruyère AOP, and Milton Creamery Prairie Breeze with house-made jams.
Available the entire month of September - dine-in, pickup & delivery!

Looking for something different for your next networking event or holiday party? We’ve got you covered with our Offsite Events & Classes where Beautiful Rind comes to you!

Whether you’ve got 20 guests or 200, we are ready to bring the cheese, w**e & education to your space. We love to cater themed classes for w**e clubs, women networking spaces & holiday parties so the sky is the limit!

Q4 - Q1 will fill up quick & spots are limited so head to our “Private Events” tab on our website (www.beautifulrind.com) to learn more about our most popular offerings & to start booking your next event!

*Please note, our Off-site Offerings are limited to spaces within 10 miles of Logan Square, Chicago & Off-site fees apply based on location.

We have a few weeks left of summer and a great w**e rec to savor every moment! ☀️
This crisp and delicious grüner from Kelley Fox in Willamette Valley, Oregon is described by the w**e maker as evoking “the golden splendor of an alpine summer”. With a key lime brightness and a slight white peppery flavor, we would recommend picking up some fresh chevre from Blakesville Creamery or Cumberland from Sequatchie Cove Creamery to enjoy alongside it.

Get those last minute picnics in! 🍾🧀☀️