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For years, people have asked me for the recipe to our lemon bars. To be clear, it is not my recipe. Diana Johnson worked for The Cheese Board many, many years ago and shared her recipe. She later [...]

Lori Bullard writes: “My husband and I met for the first time at the Cheese Board. It was twenty years ago on the Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday. At that time, they were open for [...]

When The Hermitage Gallery moved to the Freight House, Donna Antraccoli assumed the role of curating the art at The Cheese Board. Over the years, we’ve had a lot of great art, with some [...]

Sometimes you just become part of the family. I’ve known Bill and Cathy Cobb for all of my adult life and therefore, all of their children’s lives. Known by me as the Cobbettes, these [...]

“Twenty-four years ago, Debbie and crew came over to Milpitas, CA to cater our son’s wedding — 250 guests. They took over the kitchen, the grounds, and our lives for three days. [...]

After about five years on California Avenue, Hermitage Gallery moved to The Freight House (by where the Aces ballpark is now). It was sad to see Donna and team leave — we did so many fun [...]

After the move to California Avenue, the catering side of our business really began to flourish. Long, long hours, learning experiences, and wonderful successes were the norm. Remember the [...]

A couple of months ago, I was having dinner with friends, one of whom was one of our longest-serving members of The Cheese Board team (family not included, my darling sister Krista!). This [...]

“I remember when we had our California Avenue opening for Hermitage Gallery at The Cheese Board and the Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger was here. As soon as he got out of the car, he [...]

After 4 1/2 years at Arlington Gardens, I moved The Cheese Board to its current location at 247 California Avenue in 1985, joining my friend Donna Antraccoli and her Hermitage Gallery in a grand [...]