Article: Prestige cheese Handcrafted in small batches, it's the best thing you never put on a burger.(Food)

Byline: Joel Reese Daily Herald Staff Writer

It wasn't long ago that cheese was seen mostly as a garish fluorescent square that added a smidge of taste to a grilled hamburger.

The idea of using a word like "artisan" to describe cheese made as much sense as putting "sophisticated" in front of mud-wrestling.

But as people are becoming more discriminating about their food, cheese is achieving the same gourmet prestige formerly reserved for foods such as wine, breads and pastries.

Step into a top-notch restaurant like Chicago's acclaimed TRU and you'll find a cheese tray offering handcrafted gourmet fromage from all over the world.

"People's palates are ...

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