Cheese Courses

Heartland
The daily changing menu includes regional artisanal cheeses as a dessert course, served with whole-grain crackers and rhubarb-cherry chutney. 1806 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul, 651-699-3536

W.A. Frost & Company
The cheese menu features blue cheese and goat’s milk options. The menu also features a make-your-own cheese sampler and wine suggestions. 374 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 651-224-5715

Vincent A Restaurant
Offerings include fourme d’ambert, le brin, cantal, and mimolette, as well as the sampler plate, Le Grand Fromage. All are served with quince mostarda and saba. 1100 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-630-1189

Tria Restaurant
Chef Shelagh Connolly offers a rotating menu of Spanish, Irish, French, and domestic artisan cheeses, as well as cheddar from the British Isles. 5959 Centerville Rd., North Oaks, 651-426-9222

Cosmos
Stephen Trojahn’s after-meal artisanal cheese plate is accompanied by grilled country bread and apricot mustard jam. Graves 601 Hotel, 601 N. 1st Ave., Mpls., 612-312-1168

The Sample Room
Cheese course options include a warmed camembert with caramelized onions, St. Pete’s blue, or baked Stickney Hill goat cheese served with oven-dried Roma tomatoes. 2124 NE Marshall St., Mpls., 612-789-0333