Cheese tasting event featuring various cheeses and wine pairings for charity.
Charitable Cheese! Cheese 101 Tasting to benefit Mainspring Schools (South Lamar)
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Charitable Cheese! Cheese 101 Tasting to benefit Mainspring Schools (South Lamar)

Eat cheese for a cause and for your community! Enjoy our Signature Tasting Experience, while supporting our Charitable Cheese Cause: Mainspring Schools. Twenty percent of all event revenue will go towards our featured nonprofit. More details below.
Regular price$45.00
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  • TIMING: We try to start our events as close to on time as possible. Please arrive on time or a little early. (Doors open 15 min before start time.) We'll guide all guests through a 1.5 hour tasting, leaving an additional 30 min for socializing. Total event time is 2-2.5 hours.  Workshops are 1.5 hours.
  • LOCATION: Event will be held in-person at our South Lamar Community Tasting Room (1100 South Lamar, Suite 1130).
  • PARKING: Ample parking is available onsite. Click HERE to see map.

One ticket = one person and includes:

  • 7 cheeses (About a half pound)
  • 7 food pairings
  • additional treats like crackers, cornichons, & salty snacks (GF crackers avail if requested in allergies)

This is a full meal.

Included: Still water

Wine Flight: purchase in advance at time of checkout or at event.

Mimosas: We offer bottomless and by the glass

Wine, Beer, Cider, Sparkling water, N/A: By the glass and bottle options available.

Setup Fee: Want to bring your own bottle? We charge a service fee per bottle brought into our tasting room. 

We assign seats prior to your event. If you wish to sit with guests who are purchasing separately, we must be notified in advance.

HOW: At the time of ticket purchase, there is a question prompt for you to names of other ticket purchasers. Please note that we cannot seat groups larger than 8 at the same table. (Big groups? see below.)

Visit our refund policy here.

Our public cheese classes are ideal for 1-7 people.

If you are coming with a group and would like to be seated together, please purchase all of the tickets together.

Please respect our event hosts’ goal to create a positive and unforgettable experience for all attendees. If your group is loud or disruptive, our event hosts will give you a warning. If they must address you a second time, you will be asked to leave the event with no refund given.

If you would like to have the whole space for your group, inquire about a private event booking!

We will do our best to accommodate allergies.

HOW: Please note your allergy in the booking comments.

Nuts and Gluten: Antonelli’s Cheese is not a certified nut or gluten free facility.

RAW MILK: On our tasting plates, we often offer a mix of both pasteurized and unpasteurized cheeses.

Vegetarian/Pescatarian: Please note how many plates you would like to be prepared in this way and we will accommodate your request.

VEGAN: Note that Antonelli’s does not currently carry or offer Vegan Cheeses for classes.

Unless specifically listed as a 'family' event, we ask that all guests for in-person events be 13 years or older.

Please note that class content is often catered for an adult audience and the majority of class time is structured tasting and guided instruction with some breaks for socializing.

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Come eat cheese for your community! This event is our "Charitable Cheese Cause," raising money for and breaking bread together to benefit Mainspring Schoolsa non-profit on a mission to provide children and their families with a community for high-quality early education and holistic support so each child and parent has the tools necessary for success in school and life. Note: We will be donating 20% of all revenue from this event, including ticket and beverage sales, as well as any sales at the tasting.

Our most popular tasting event - and the award-winner that put us on the map. In fact, this class includes a unique tasting menu monthly; we've had folks come back regularly! Great for those new to cheese or longtime aficionados, this is our best class to get a little bit of everything: we'll talk you through the "7 styles of cheese" while exploring multiple milk types. Better yet, each cheese comes with a unique pairing - from chocolate to cured meat, preserves to pickles, and more. 

One ticket = one person and includes:

  • 7 cheeses
  • 7 food pairings
  • additional goodies, such as bread, olives, & corn nuts (GF crackers avail if requested in allergies)

Twenty percent of all pre-event purchases, as well as purchases at the event, will be donated to the nonprofit.

Beverages?

While water is provided at the tasting, you may choose to add on our recommended wine flight at the time of ticket purchase (below). Additionally, you may purchase beverages at the event, selecting from wine, beer, cider, sparkling water, and non-alcoholic wine.  Note: this location is not BYOB.

Reserved Seating

We assign seats prior to your event. If you wish to sit with guests who are purchasing separately, we must be notified in advance. At the time of ticket purchase, there is a question prompt for you to list others in your group. Please note that we cannot seat groups larger than 8 at the same table. 

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Know Before You Go:

  • TIMING: We try to start our events as close to on time as possible. Please arrive on time or a little early. (Doors open 15 min before start time.) We'll guide all guests through a 1.5 hour tasting, leaving an additional 30 min for socializing. Total event time is 2 hours. 
  • LOCATION: Event will be held in-person at our South Lamar Community Tasting Room (1100 South Lamar, Suite 1130).
  • PARKING: Ample parking is available onsite. Click HERE to see map.
  • FAQs: Please read our frequently asked questions below, which cover:
    • Cancellations & Refund Policy
    • Allergies & Dietary Preferences/Needs
    • Age Restrictions

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