Houston Dairymaids

New to the shop! This week we are sampling this lovely Italian blue form Caseficio Rosso, Birba Blu. Soaked in blonde ale, then coated with malted wheat, Birba Blu is sweet and buttery with a balanced blue note. Don’t miss this remarkable blue!

Houston Dairymaids is in the business section of the Houston Chronicle today! Thanks for writing about the work we love to do, and for featuring the hard work and talents of Texas cheesemakers! Thanks too to for the great photos. tinyurl.com/wkacfw86

We’re thrilled about the special cheeses we’ve selected for our holiday box this year. We won’t start selling these 5 remarkable cheeses until December 11, but you can reserve yours online now. https://houstondairymaids.square.site/

It’s not too early - come by today for your Thanksgiving cheese! We have an amazing selection of 5 American cheeses for your Turkey day celebration. We put a lot of thought into our choices. Why these 5? - To feature the talents of American cheesemakers. - We believe odd numbers make for the most visually pleasing cheeseboards, and 5 is the ideal number. - We’ve included a variety of styles, milk types, and intensities so your board will be dynamic in every way. Unwrap these great cheeses, put them out with your favorite accompaniments, and let your guests have at it!

We love June’s Joy and we know you do too. Amelia adds honey, pepper, and thyme to her fresh farmstead goat cheese to make this addictive spread. We went to the farm in Dripping Springs to pick up the freshest batch for our Thanksgiving bags.

Make June’s Joy part of your Thanksgiving day snacking. We’re open today (Friday) until 5 pm.

Order your Thanksgiving Cheese now! We are so excited about the All-American selection we’ve put together for your holiday table. Pickups start on Nov 13 (you also still have until Saturday to sign up for our November Cheese of the Month to have your Thanksgiving cheese delivered). https://houstondairymaids.square.site/holiday-pre-orders

Happy Halloween! We’re ready with delicious cheese treats including a new cheese for us, Melinda Mae from The Mystic Cheese Company! Come by today before 4 to try it.

Happy Halloween! We’re ready with delicious cheese treats including a new cheese for us, Melinda Mae from @mysticcheeseco! Come by today before 4 to try it.

We have your Halloween cheeses! Come by today to try:

Willoughby (VT)
Malvarosa (SP)
Elder Eldo (TX)
Barista (BE)
Shropshire Blue (UK)

We have your Halloween cheeses! Come by today to try: Willoughby (VT) Malvarosa (SP) Elder Eldo (TX) Barista (BE) Shropshire Blue (UK)

This week Dairymaids turns 17! We appreciate all the hard work of the cheesemakers and everyone’s ardent enthusiasm for great cheese. Thanks to Monica Pope for inviting us to launch from her market in 2006. This picture is from one of our first days there. Great memories and many more years of slinging cheese to come!

It’s our favorite event of the year! Join us for our fall Beer & Cheese Pairing on Sunday, October 29, from 3:00 to 5:00pm in the Saint Arnold Beer Hall.

Tickets include five cheeses paired with five beers and a buffet with soft pretzels, Lawnmower queso, and mustard. Go here for tickets: https://www.saintarnold.com/beer-cheese-pairing/

It’s a perfect cheese weekend! Come by today to stock up. We are sampling this great lineup:

Alva, Goat’s Milk, Portugal
Appalachian, Virginia
Ur-Eiche, Switzerland
Rispens Sheep Gouda, Holland
Herve Mons Bleu d’Auvergne, France

Schallenberg Reserve is back! You’ve been asking us for this amazing raw milk Swiss mountain cheese often and we’re thrilled to have it in house. Come by today to sample it along with:

Queen Anne’s Lace (IN)
Midnight Moon (HO/CA)
Red Butte Hatch Cheddar (UT)
Blue Paradise (WI)

Fall is finally here! This weekend promises perfect cheese tray weather. Order a tray or come by & pick up cheeses at the shop. Fridays we are open until 5pm.

October subscriptions for our new Cheese of the Month Club are closing soon. Sign up now to get cheese (and wine) delivered to your door in Houston! https://table22.com/houston-dairymaids

New to Dairymaids: Symphonie Comte is aged over 16 months in the fort at Saint Antoine in the Jura Mountains. Come by today to try this extraordinary French cheese - truly a symphony of flavors! Sampling until 4 pm today (Saturday) along with:

Green Hill Camembert (GA)
BTX Jack (TX)
Pantaleo (IT)
Boujee Blue (NY)

New to Dairymaids: Symphonie Comte is aged over 16 months in the fort at Saint Antoine in the Jura Mountains. Come by today to try this extraordinary French cheese - truly a symphony of flavors! Sampling until 4 pm today (Saturday) along with: Green Hill Camembert (GA) BTX Jack (TX) Pantaleo (IT) Boujee Blue (NY)

Exciting news! We have a new and improved Cheese of the Month Club.

Become a member to get cheese delivered to your door in Houston. https://table22.com/houston-dairymaids

Exciting news! We have a new and improved Cheese of the Month Club. Become a member to get cheese delivered to your door in Houston. See link in bio for more info.

We have a lovely selection of cheeses for your weekend! Four great American cheeses and a goat milk rarity from Switzerland. Come by today to try:
Apricity (MN)
Gourmino Goat (CH)
Tomarashi (CA)
Grayson (VA)
Oregonzola (OR)

Silver Lining is back in stock! Yesterday was Pure Luck day for us; our new driver, Earnesto, went to the farm in Dripping Springs to pick up a fresh batch of their remarkable farmstead goat cheese. Silver Lining is a square of chevre dusted in ash. Bright and smooth, it is one of our favorites. It won best in category this year at ACS and was ranked one of the country's top 15 cheeses. Come grab one and you'll see why!

What’s a long weekend without cheese? Come by to pick up our Labor Day cheese selections and some cool, crisp wine to pair them with. Open Friday and Saturday until 4pm. Closed on Sunday and Monday. Wishing you a restful holiday!

This week we welcome back Chabrin. A Basque cheese from the French Pyrenees, Chabrin is a goat’s milk tomme with a natural rind. The delicate, sweet flavors in this smooth, semi-firm cheese make it a great pair for a crisp, cool white or rosé. Come by this weekend to give it a try!

This Saturday, August 12, come by Dairymaids to get some Detroit-style pizza from our famed pizza friend, Anthony Calleo.

These will be to-go pies that Anthony has prepared earlier in the morning. (Dairymaids doesn't have an oven). They are ready to go home with you for re-heating or just get scarfed in the car. (We don't judge.)

Drop by for this preview of Anthony's soon-to-open joint on N. Shepherd, .

Saturday, August 12
11am to sellout

We’re sampling some lovely cheeses today including Cottonseed, Milkweed, Old Farmdal, Castellano and Oregonzola. We’ll be here until 4 pm!

We feel very lucky to have a partnership with . Come by on Fridays and Saturdays for one of their wonderful organic baguettes. It’s the perfect complement to our cheese!

National Goat Cheese Month?!? We’re ready! Celebrate with June’s Joy, fresh Texas goat cheese blended with honey, pepper and thyme. From our friends at Pure Luck Dairy in Dripping Springs, June’s Joy is the most requested cheese in our shop!

Alpha Tolman returns! The Cellars at Jasper Hill model this raw milk cheese after Swiss Appenzeller. Aged more than 8 months, the Alpha Tolman we are sampling this weekend is dense with subtle nutty flavors with that underlying savory Alpine-style depth. We’re here today (Saturday) until 4 pm!

Texas cheesemakers cleaned up this week at the American Cheese Society Awards! Congratulations to the Mozzarella Company, Oro Bianco Creamery, River Whey Creamery, Lira Rossa and Pure Luck Farm and Dairy! Pure Luck’s honors included 3rd Place Best in Show - a huge accomplishment in a tough competition with over 1400 cheeses. Congratulations to all and thank you for all the hard work you do to make great cheese!

Want a job spreading cheese joy and frolicking with the occasional goat? Be a Dairymaid driver! Our beloved Wes is moving and we are looking for someone to fill his very capable shoes. Email us your resume at [email protected]

Sagittarius is back! This sheep and cow’s milk gouda comes from Shooting Star Creamery in California. Slightly nutty and sweet, Sagittarius is everything you want a Gouda to be. Come by this week to taste it!

Welcome this special edition cheese from the Cellars at Jasper Hill, Campfire Harbison!

By adding smoke to the spruce bark wrapping, they have accentuated the umami in their award-winning, spoonable wonder. We’re sampling the Campfire Harbison now, come by for a taste!

Cheeses, prosciutto, salami, nuts, figs, membrillo and more. Our cheese and charcuterie boards are full of great snacks. Take a break from the kitchen and let us prepare one for you.

This week we are celebrating independent American cheesemakers! Come by today to try Pleasant Ridge Reserve, America’s most-awarded cheese. At Uplands Cheese, cheesemaker Andy Hatch makes Pleasant Ridge in the summer months when the cows are out on lush green Wisconsin pasture. Their rich raw milk contributes to the dynamic, fruity, nutty and grassy flavors of this cheese, which is patterned after Alpine classics like Beaufort and Gruyere.

We will be closed Monday & Tuesday, July 3 & 4, for Independence Day. Grab your celebratory cheese this week!

All of you fans of OG Kristal and Black Betty, we have a special new cheese for you.

Check out OG Goat: a goat’s milk version of OG Kristal aged for 24 months. Crystalline and bright with fruity notes, this extremely rare cheese won’t be around long (like gone by Monday) and we don’t know when we will see it again. Come by to get a wedge of the first batch of OG Goat!

A cool cheese plate is a great idea for dinner in a heat wave. Come by the shop - we are sampling some great cheeses. Open today until 4.

This Father’s Day we are celebrating Reymundo, father of 3 and grandfather of 6! Reymundo has been an essential part of Dairymaids for 12 years. His positive attitude and ability to fix ANYTHING have played a huge role in the growth of our company. We are so grateful for all that he does.

Reymundo likes cheese, but in truth, he prefers a piece of pie!

Happy Father’s Day to Reymundo and all you great dads out there!

New in! has released a smaller version of their delicious Cottonseed! Based in North Carolina, Boxcarr makes this buttery, nutty soft-ripened square from a blend of goat and cow’s milk. We are featuring it this week in our Father’s Day bag. If your dad is like mine, he wants cheese for his special day.

This beauty is one of our most requested blues. From the Veneto, Fior d’Arancio is topped with candied orange peel and bathed in Italian Moscato. We’re featuring it in our 5 cheese selection this week. Come by to try some!

Sonia is the best! She works for an ophthalmologist during the week, then joins us on Saturdays to work the cheese counter. Sonia has boundless curiosity and is the best person to ask about new restaurants in town. We are so grateful for her cheery presence. Her favorites are Lamb Chopper with Truffle Marconas and the Apremont from France.

Join us this Saturday!

KM 39 is a crystalline cow’s milk cheese aged over 18 months. The name refers to the mile marker it’s closest to along the Camino de Santiago, the pilgrimage route that runs through Galicia.

We are featuring KM 39 this week in honor of our dear Mel, who is walking the Camino right now! Good cheesemonger that she is, she diverted to visit Quesos los Cameros in La Rioja. We are cheering you on, Mel!

Happy Mother’s Day to Crispin, our shop mom (and Lindsey’s mom)! Crispin’s many roles at Dairymaids are diverse: wine buyer, bookkeeper, chicken minder….We appreciate all that she does to keep Dairymaids running smoothly and keep us laughing in the process. An ardent cheese fan, she couldn’t pick a favorite, but she knows she wants to celebrate Mother’s Day with the Roses Roses Rosato.