"The go-to place for cheese" - Mia Stainsby, Vancouver Sun
“The
city’s busiest cheese shop”
"Vancouver's Best Food Store" - Urban Diner Awards 2008
Media Archive
3 Things We Love About Vancouver - Where Magazine, Mar 2008 - Mar 16,2008
Pecan & gruyere shortbread cookies from les amis du FROMAGE...read more in the march issue of Where Magazine
Vancouvers Best Food Store - Urban Diner Awards 2008 - Feb 16,2008
Good Morning Canada - CTV television - Jan 19 & 20,2008
Get out of your cheese rut - New 1130- Jan 18,2008 (Courtesy of foodconnect.com)
Living Vancouver - CBC television - Dec 13,2007
Top Five Stroganoff - Vancouver Province, Dec 6, 2007
Tune into Tomatoes - Vancouver Sun - August 29, 2007
We are Expanding Again - Joe Chaput, les amis du FROMAGE - July /2007
We are Expanding - Joe Chaput, les amis du FROMAGE - Apr 03/06
Friends of Cheese Indeed - Tim Pawsey, NW Palate Magazine - Mar 08 2006
Wine & Cheese Tannis Baradziej, Wine Access Magazine - Feb 2006
Heat up your Valentines with raclette - Tim Pawsey, Vancouver Courier - Feb 2006
Cheddar Anyone? Cheddars on Gismondi.com - Allison Spurrell / Anthony Gismondi Feb 21/06
Allison Spurrell to judge at 2006 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix - Oct 06/05
Heat up your Valentine'swith Raclette - Tim Pawsey Feb 08/06 Article offline
The Terroir of Bourgogne - Wine Festival Tasting Jan 05/06 Sold Out
Friday March 3rd 5-7pm VCEC, Meeting Room 11999 Canada Place - $90 per person
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. Tickets are not available at les amis du FROMAGE
Travel to “la terre-mère” and sample wines from the region that Sideways dreams are made of. This exploration of Bourgogne, of its delicate, complex and life-changing wines begins and ends with terroir. Literally meaning “soil,” terroir is far more far-reaching and penetrating a concept than the translation suggests. Wine writers Sid Cross and Jurgen Gothe join visiting vignerons from top houses who will speak to the role of this passion – one that transcends the obsession with the heart-breaking grape Pinot Noir and of its fairer friend Chardonnay. The mythic wines poured to assist them in their tale include Laroche Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaudevey, Domaine Latour Corton Grand Cru and Jadot Chambolle Musigny Baudes. Allison Spurrell, proprietor of les amis du FROMAGE, presents an assortment of perfectly paired cheeses. This tasting will be conducted in Riedel glassware. Event partner les amis du FROMAGE and Puddifoot
Australian Wine Appreciation Society Alice Spurrell Cheese Tasting on Nov 29- Nov 21/05
Allison has been invited to judge at the 2006 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix in Montreal. This event is brought to us by the Dairy Farmers of Canada
Monk Made Cheese & Trappist Ales New York Times - Florence Fabricant Sep 21/05
Gourmet Takeout Lightens the Fall Blahs Vancouver Sun - Mia Stainsby Sep 22/05
Happiest Food Combo of the Year Georgia Straight Best of Vancouver - Critics choice Sep 22, 2005
Vacherin Mont d'Or - Sep 12/05
Is it that time of year already? Have it on it's own, or with some fine sausage and pate's and some steamed baby potatoes. Enjoy it with your favourite wine. Whatever you do, make an event out of this most joyous of cheeses. Click here to put your name on the waiting list for our favourite of holiday cheeses. Please include your name and a telephone number we can reach you at when the cheese arrives. You may also call us directly at the store @ 604-732-4218We are expecting two sizes (300 gr / 500 gr) Price TBA
Check out the latest September issue in City Food mazazine for a great article on 2nd Ave Sep 14/05 (article not online)
Allison Spurrell interview in l'express du Pacifique Aug 28/05
NYTimes travel article on Vancouver - Aug 14/05
Uncorked - Jurgen Gothe ...Georgia Straight Jun 16/05
Praise Cheese! ...Georgia Straight May 07/05
Here are some photos from "Flavours of the Festival" at the 2005 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
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Praise Cheese! ...Georgia Straight May 07/05
Alice and Allison have been inducted into Frances prestigious Confrerie les Chevalier du Taste Fromage de France. May 01/05
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Olive Oil...Westender Apr 14/05 (Offline)
Where Magazine "Cheese Please"
"Impressive selection...The city's busiest cheese shop" - Tim Pawsey Apr 08/05
City Food Magazine Gets Cheesy Apr 06/05
Talkin' bout a cheese revolution Feb 07/05
Georgia Strait votes les amis "Best Cheese Shop" Sep 23/04
Van Mag's 14th annual restaurant awards Apr/03
Alice Spurrell Smells Feb/00
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