Behold: The power of cheese museums

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Apr 11th 2006 @ 9:03PM

As someone who's had the pleasure of making ricotta and usually keeps a hunk of double-crème brie in the fridge I can't possibly see why anyone would be opposed to a cheese museum.

Apparently New York State legislators and pundits don't feel the same way. When the state paid over $100,000 in 1986 to help create the New York State Cheese Museum in Rome, N.Y., many cited it as an example of pork-barrel spending. State Governor Pataki even came out against "cheese museums" last fall when talking about the budget.

As it turns out, the museum in Rome has been less than successful. But now $5,000 has been earmarked by the legislature for a museum in Cuba, N.Y. At one time the national price for cheddar was set in the town. Pork and politics aside, I hope this museum is more successful than the first.

[photo: The New York Times]

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