Stamper Cheese

Cheese, marvelous cheese!
Are you that person with at least five varieties of cheese in your fridge, just in case?
Well, I can straight up de-​mystify the Stamper Cheese agenda. They are cheese pushers. Like so many artisanal fromage purveyors, their wares suck you in, and you just crave more. Must have fresh mozzarella cheese balls, that is my personal mantra.
Twice a week, at either the Federal/​Daley/​or Willis Tower Farmers Market, I shuffle up to their booth to score my fix, satiating the gnawing jones of a cheese fiend. The days in between, I try to make it last, stretch it out.
Mostly, the fresh mozzarella balls will do. Occasionally, I might venture into a goat cheese gouda, apricot brie, or a nettle infused variety. You know what nettles are? Yeah. They STING you. And apparently, they’re good for you too. Only Stamper Cheese would have the cojones to use stinging nettles in their cheese. Get some. It’s good. It’s a hard cheese variety, and quite tasty.
No store front, but they have a Printer’s Row Cheese Drop Off. Check their website, Facebook, or better yet, email them for details, since the outdoor Farmers Market season is now over.
The winter is that much bleaker without you, Stamper Cheese.

By far, my favorite booth at our neighborhood farmers market… I have developed an addiction for the Goat Milk Gouda… fabulousness! So glad to hear they are going to do a winter cheese drop for the Printer’s Row neighborhood… I don’t know how I would get through the whole winter without their cheese! Next time you pass their booth somewhere, you MUST try them out. Ask for a free taste, and I guarantee you’ll become a fan!!!

My farmers market list consisted of brie and string cheese. I happened upon Stamper Cheese and my world changed. I randomly sampled some apricot brie and the combination of flavors was delicious. I’ve never tasted anything like it. Yum! Next I asked for some string cheese. Let’s just say that my purchase never made it home. I ate all 8 pieces of the smoked string cheese before I left the market. I went back to buy some more, but they were sold out before noon. Apparently, I was the only person who didn’t know about Stamper Cheese and their smoked cheese. Sigh. Needless to say, next time I will be first in line to make my purchases so that I can get double of everything and sample their other cheeses as well. I’m officially a big fan of Stamper Cheese.

I stumbled across two farmers markets one near the finical district and the other near the Museum of Contemporary Art. Walking past all the beautiful berries and veggies, because I can find those in Bay Area easily. I wanted something regional and special to Chicago. Grabbing a beautiful focaccia I realized I need something else to make this special and there it was slightly melting in the sun a table of cheese. I asked for a couple little samples and was sold. Okay so the cheese is from Wisconsin but that’s close enough to be local in my eyes.
mmmm smoked string cheese, fenugreek goat cheese and an amazing wisconsin cheddar all smuggled back to California. I’m slowly savoring them over the next couple of days because once they’re gone I won’t be able to find them until another trip back to Chicago.

I’m from Wisconsin and LOVE squeaky cheese curds!
I’ve been stopping by their booth at the Logan Square Farmer’s Market for the past few weeks and rocking the garlic dill cheese curds. Today, by surprise, I found out they’re not only based near my hometown, but owned by the brother of my high school history teacher! crazy!
Mr. Stamper remembered me, and my siblings, and it was so exciting to see a vendor at the market from NE Wisconsin!

I pick up my cheese at the Glenwood Sunday Market in Rogers Park, and what a tasty treat.
My most recent purchase was the marscapone/​garlic/​herb cheese blend — a spreadable, tasty delight. It’s so, so tasty.
I also picked up some smoked string cheese, which was also super tasty.
The guys behind the table are great, and I look forward to future munchies!

We visit the booth at the 61^st Street Farmers Market and the guy who works it is as great as the cheese. We love the curds (squeaky!), the horseradish havarti, baby swiss, goats milk gouda, and more. Thanks for coming to our market, we love your cheese!!!

The tomato and basil curds were squeaky wonderful straight from the bag. And added an excellent flavor to a spinach casserole later! And at 6 $ a bag I couldn’t say no.
They have excellent string cheese for the real connoisseur as well, all in a fun community market setting. Get some!

The Stamper Cheese folks are at every farmers’ market in this city. I love their brie with blue cheese stripes. It’s so flavorful and good. The prices are high, but fair for the quality and creativity of their cheeses.
At the Daley Center market this week, the salesgirl had this really long and ranting sign advising people not to take more than one cheese sample. It was kind of aggressive and rude. I’m thinking, if the people taking too many samples is really that hard on you, maybe you should just not give out samples. Cool?

Absolutely delicious. Wholesome and healthy. The cheese curds are heavenly! Something I’m so happy to eat!

Found them at the Tinley Park Farmers Market. The cheese sellers were really nice people. They were very informative about the cheese and where it was from and how it was produced. After I fell in love with 2 I asked how much and it was $ 18 a pound!!! So i spent about $ 15 dollars total. I wish that when I was tasting they were informing me of the prices, but the cheese was WELL WORTH IT! My favorite was this white cheese that was made with a raspberry ale. SOOOO GOOOOD!

Although it can be a bit pricey for the fancier cheeses, it is always, absolutely worth it.
I will not ever buy cheesesticks from ANYWHERE else. Seriously. For the past 3 years, it’s these guys, or nobody. They are perfect (chewy, stringy, and with a perfect salty tang). They even have a smoked variety.

Hmmmm, Stamper Cheese.
I discovered the Stamper Cheese Dude at the Northcenter Farmer’s Market a couple of weeks ago, and now I’ve gone and got myself addicted.
Baby Amish Swiss is the main liner. It is the sweetest most flavorful rendition, I’ve had the good luck to taste in Chicago and maybe anywhere.
Forget your high– falutin’ Caprese salad, just turn loose with a chunk of this Swiss, a fresh tomato and a salt shaker– too good to pass up!
Chipotle cheddar, pepper interlaced into the cheese actually looks like art. with a good bite but not a lot of heat, smoky aftertaste that, at first, put me off a bit, but hey it’s chipotle. It’s smoky!
8 year cheddar just turned 9 and it was worth the wait.
Can’t wait for more visits so I can update the cavalcade.
and continue the jones

I picked up some Stamper Cheese (Big Ed and Garlic Dill Cheddar Cheese Curds) at the Division Farmers Market on Saturday and it’s delicious! I highly recommend trying these two and I can’t wait to go back next weekend to try some other types. Enjoy!