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Cheese please! Borough Market’s cheese experts tell us what they’re putting on their festive spread

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’Tis the season to be cheesy, and what better way to celebrate than with a platter of artisanal delights? As Borough Market, London’s culinary treasure trove, gears up for its annual Evening of Cheese on Wednesday 13 December, we’ve spoken to some of their cheese connoisseurs to find out what they’ll be putting on their festive spreads this year.

Estelle Reynolds of Neal’s Yard Dairy invites you to ride the flavour rollercoaster with Stichelton – a soft, creamy raw milk blue that’s the life of the party, boasting notes from green apples to beef stock umami. Meanwhile, Coles Loomi from Jumi Cheese introduces the Blue Brain, a Swiss creation so quirky it’s practically a cheese conversation starter.

Thomas Cary, the Mons Cheese maestro, throws Vacherin Mont d’Or into the festive mix – a cheese that’s equally at home at room temperature or baking in the oven. Karen Beardsmore of Trethowan Brothers shares a cheeky

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