My all time favorite cheese.

A few years ago we were visiting our kids in the Berkeley area. The weather was perfect and we went on a quest to see redwoods.

We walked through the woods in the Redwood Regional Park in Oakland with our kids and future daughter-in-law. We sat down on a bench and enjoyed a treat our son prepared for us. Brillat Savarin cheese, blackberries and crusty bread. It’s the first time I had tasted that cheese. If you have not tried it, it’s mild but the creamiest. I found this description online:

It is a triple cream soft-ripened cheese that is luscious, creamy and faintly sour.

We did find a few redwoods and it was such a peaceful place to be outdoors in a forest with the people I love.

After our hike, we went to Rockridge in Oakland to a cafe and window shopped. What a beautiful day with family.

Once at home, I searched for the cheese. I went to five different grocery stores and none had Brillat, including the expensive, fancy schmancy one. Years later, I was picking up vitamins I normally order on Amazon at Whole Foods. (For some reason, Amazon directed me to pick up my vitamins myself.) Wouldn’t you know it? I spotted Brillat Savarin!

What are a few of my favorite things? Spending time outdoors. Spending time with family. My favorite cheese that brings back those memories. Olive. And yes, “The Sound of Music.”

What are a few of your favorite things?