Son of Christie
Norfolk Fine Cheese Specialist Established 1985
12/05/2024
If anyone says it looked as good as this with the naked eye they’re lying!
SUMMER MONTHLY MARKETS
CREAKE ABBEY 1st Saturday
HOLT 1st Sunday
REEPHAM 2nd Sunday
EVES HILL 28/4 and 28/7
10/04/2024
When my dad started in the 80's it was about keeping the dying British alive. I still stock the best of these 🇬🇧
Special Report: Everything you need to know about British Territorial Cheese | Food & Drink | Speciality Food Magazine The world view of British cheese has changed exponentially. Where once we had little to show for our dairy industry other than world-leading Stilton, block Cheddar and waxy parcels of mass-produced crumbly varieties, today’s ‘new wave’ of makers have asserted a revival. Of dreamy, raw milk Bri...
03/04/2024
I havne't made it to yet, but will definitely be checking some of these places out if I do one day 🇫🇷
An expert's guide to finding the best cheese in Paris Local cheese expert Emily Monaco offers her top picks for the best fromageries, restaurants and classes serving a beautiful tapestry of milk, mould and ash in the French capital.
28/03/2024
Stock all of these. St Jude is a particular favourite of mine at the moment, both creamy and "farmyardy"
Local cheeses scoop national awards St Jude, St Helena and Baron Bigod all won awards at the British Cheese Awards 2024 that were held over the weekend in Shepton Mallet.
14/03/2024
Although I'll never turn down a glass of red, I've always favoured beer when it comes to 🍺
Give Wine A Rest And Try Pairing Goat Cheese With A Cold Beer - The Daily Meal Hops enthusiasts will be pleasantly surprised to know that this tangy white cheese doesn't just pair nicely with wine, it also goes well with cold beer.
11/03/2024
I regulary have and and have stocked all but the Chabichou du Poitou 🇧🇶
5 spectacular cheeses you must try in France It’s time to move on from brie.
08/03/2024
I've had all the UK and Europe ones apart from the Nidelven Blå... but I always come back to Colston Bassett 💙
12 of the best blue cheeses from around the world | Food & Drink | Speciality Food Magazine A staple on a cheeseboard or the star show of a meal, blue cheese can practically sell itself for many cheesemongers. But this versatile category has much more to offer than one or two well-known cheeses. The cheese counter is the perfect place to explore everything producers from around the world h...
04/03/2024
Good guide to the extreemly rare occasions you may have to chuck out 🦠
Here's How Long Different Cheese Types Last, and How to Know When It's Time to Toss Them Don't trash that fancy cheese over a bit of mold. Here's how long various types of cheese last and how to know when it's really time to say au revoir.
29/02/2024
I've addressed many of these myths myself 🧙♂️
False Facts About Cheese You Thought Were True - Mashed Cheese is a huge part of many people's diets, but there are plenty of perceived truths worth reconsidering. Discover which myths about cheese to ditch.
28/02/2024
Fantastic weekend in the with old , some I've known for 20 years. Keep hold of the important people in your life 👴
27/02/2024
Waste of good cheese if you ask me... but I often get asked what cheese to use for Fondue. And I sell most the cheeses listed 💷
The Complete Guide to Making and Serving Fondue Here’s how to make fondue to elevate any dinner party, date night, or special occasion, including the best cheese for fondue, what to serve with cheese fondue, what utensils to eat fondue with, and how to serve chocolate fondue for dessert. Our guide comes with an indulgent array of fondue recipes...
23/02/2024
We stock 100s of over the course of the year. Our gives you the chance to sample across our range. This is Delice des Cremiers, in boxes that arrive today! 📦
21/02/2024
is a new route which has been on my to do list. Real sense of wilderness, and plenty of wildlife and mud 🤎
20/02/2024
Often bemused by how fussy some people are about their cheese. It's the fungi and bacteria that's so tasty, we'll miss it 🦠
Beware: A cheese crisis looms Gird your curds! Say a prayer for Camembert! A collapse in microbe diversity puts these French cheeses at risk.
I am on holiday this coming week. My dad is covering Fakenham Market Thursday 22nd but is unable to cover Dereham and Swaffham.
Sorry 🧀 😰
26/01/2024
January's subscription box includes , , , and . Different cheeses each time. You can sign up (or leave) anytime here: https://www.sonofchristie.co.uk/subscription 🚚
22/01/2024
Of course we only sell the real deal 🇮🇹
The Difference Between Parmesan and Parmigiano We explain the contrasts between these two very distinct cheeses
19/01/2024
Whilst off on my winter break, spent a long weekend in an unexpectedly dry and sunny wales 🏴
17/01/2024
We sold it before it was cool 😉
Suffolk cheese wins ‘Best British’ award for second year in a row A Suffolk cheese has been crowned ‘Best British Cheese Brand’ for a second year running by the Fine Food Digest Brands survey.
16/12/2023
Last orders! Don't be left out in the cold. We will close our online shop this Sunday https://www.sonofchristie.co.uk/s/shop
01/12/2023
Order Norfolk fine cheese and ham for you and loved ones this Christmas 🎄 - https://mailchi.mp/e2da58a296dc/order-cheese-delivery-for-christmas-before-its-too-late-5412922
17/09/2023
Interesting, although not the most catchy title. I would have just gone with "Stinky Old Cheese" or something? 🏰
Blessed are the cheesemakers: University of Leeds acquires oldest surviving book about British cheese 16th-century ‘pamflyt compiled of cheese’ offers a comprehensive survey of British varieties – and their dubious medical benefits
15/09/2023
A clearing in the invites to stream through 🌲
08/09/2023
"So-called Swiss cheese is used more often as an ingredient than as a table cheese here. It is not taken as seriously as, say, its Swiss counterparts Gruyère and Appenzeller." Currently stocking . And yes it's the real stuff... you know, actually made in Emmental 🤯
Emmentaler: Switzerland's king of cheeses "Swiss cheese" with its iconic holes is known throughout the world, but true Emmentaler is a handcrafted, carefully controlled product.
07/09/2023
A small vessel makes it way of the estuary at between larger anchored during high tide ⛵️
01/09/2023
lots of cutting and packaging cheese for Creake Abbey tomorrow which my dad has come out of retirement for, as I am at . Pop by for goodies or for a natter 😄
14/08/2023
This time last week up in the with my brothers young family. We went up a grade 1 scramble to the edge of the plateau, around the valley and back down. An amazing achievement with 3 kids under 7 in tow! 👨👩👧👦
07/06/2023
08/03/2023
The looked very defined with the yesterday afternoon, almost like someone had cut them out and stuck them on. Same walk never quite the same! ⛅️
About
I was one when we first moved to Norfolk. Not quite born, but definitely bred in Norfolk. Whilst holidaying in Norfolk, my parents decided to view a house on a whim in Colkirk near Fakenham. It was a house they ended up purchasing. In his previous life as a product manager in Hampshire my dad had spent a lot of time working away from home. My parents were looking for a more flexible lifestyle to fit around bringing up a young family and Norfolk provided that.
Good food has always taken centre stage in the Christie household, so working with real food seemed the natural way to go. Fakenham Market was a buzzing market in the eighties with casual traders queuing up just for the chance of a pitch, and often being turned away. My dad, seeing an opportunity, spoke to the late Hugh Beck who ran the market, with an initial idea to sell just hams. Hugh mentioned that he could do with having a cheese stall since the previous market cheese man had retired... a perfect match for ham. And so the Christie's Cheese business was born.
The very first week started with an open stall of 5 traditional cheeses and a cooked ham. He sold out within hours... the demand was obviously there! Over the next month my dad worked with a friend to convert and fit out a classic 70's touring caravan fit for purpose and expanded to Swaffham and Dereham markets with his offer of fine cheese and home cooked ham-on-the-bone.
At the time fine cheese was hard to come by outside London, and a handful of regional specialist cheese shops. Traditional cheese making had all but disappeared and there were no major Norfolk cheeses to be found. This made stock hard to get hold of in the early days. Many cheeses had to be sourced direct from farms and dairies across England through ad hoc arrangements.
One Cumbrian cheesemaker delivered when she visited her mother in nearby Norwich. They became good family friends. My grandparents collected direct from two farms in Lancashire and Cheshire still making territorials. They would then meet us midway in Melton Mowbray where dad was collecting Colston Bassett and Red Leicester. As a young boy I attended these trips, enjoying a pub lunch with my Grandparents, not quite comprehending the dedication behind the trip. Along with many traditional and artisan cheesemakers and independent cheesemongers up and down the land, the Christies were part of a slow revival of supporting real cheese production in the British Isles.
It started with an urgent call to keep British territorials alive, but the momentum grew to support English style cheeses, such as Binham Blue and even more recently French style artisan cheeses such as Baron Bigod. We are now proud to stock over 15 Norfolk cheeses, and rotate an ever evolving selection of over 50 traditional, farmhouse and artisan cheeses from further afield.
Long may the real food resurgence continue!
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Opening Hours
| Thursday | 09:00 - 14:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 14:00 |