Murray's Cheese

Coordinates: 40°43′52″N 74°00′11″W / 40.7310376°N 74.0031512°W / 40.7310376; -74.0031512

Murray's Cheese shop

Murray’s Cheese, also referred to as Murray's, is an artisanal cheese and specialty foods retailer and wholesaler based in Greenwich Village in New York City.[1][2] It is owned by Robert Ian Kaufelt, who published the 2006 book The Murray's Cheese Handbook. Murray's has been voted the "Best Cheese Shop in New York" by Time Out New York in 2007.[3] The store ages cheese in a state of the art caves facility in their warehouse in Long Island City.[4]

Background

The store was founded by Murray Greenberg in Greenwich Village in 1940 as an egg and dairy wholesaler.[5] Louis Tudda later took over as the store's owner until 1991, when the store was purchased by Kaufelt.[6] In 2002 a second location was opened in New York’s Grand Central Market in Grand Central Terminal and in 2008, a charcuterie opened by the name of Murray’s Real Salami, also in Grand Central Market.[7][8] In 2010 the two Grand Central Market locations merged to become a second flagship store.[9] The store has since expanded to include a 48-seat cheese-centered wine bar and restaurant (also located in Greenwich Village)[10] named Murray’s Cheese Bar.[11]

Murray's formed a partnership with the Kroger Company in 2007 to place branded shops selling cheese and other foods in select Kroger supermarkets in the United States and as of 2014, there are more than 140 locations.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Wharton, Rachel. "Murray's Cheese (article)". Edible Manhattan. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Florence, Fabricant. "FOOD STUFF; Why Did the Cheese Shop Cross the Road?". New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Time Out New York, April 12–18, 2007; Issue 602
  4. ↑ Gordinier, Jeff. "Cheese: A Coming-of-Age Story". New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Pride, William (2011). Business. Cengage Learning. p. 161. ISBN 053847808X. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Zarin, Cynthia. "Big Cheese". New Yorker. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Fabricant, Florence. "FOOD STUFF; Murray's North Meets Metro-North". New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  8. ↑ FABRICANT, FLORENCE. "Cured Meats, and Lots of Them". New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Fabricant, Florence. "Off the Menu". New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Jasmine Greene. "Best Mac and Cheese Places in NYC". Forkit.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ Morabito, Greg. "Murray's Cheese Bar, Now Open in the West Village". New York Eater. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Pride, William (2013). Marketing 2014. Cengage Learning. p. 660. ISBN 1133939252. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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