{"id":7899,"date":"2022-10-17T17:01:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T21:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2022-10-17T20:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T00:14:25","slug":"we-celebrate-44-years-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2022\/10\/17\/we-celebrate-44-years-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"With deep-fried cheese curds, poutine and a pogo stick, we celebrate 44 years in love"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Whenever a road trip takes us into Northern Ontario, we always plan a stop at Nickel City Cheese in Chelmsford near Sudbury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The beginning of our road trip out West<\/a><\/span> was no different, except we had a special anniversary to celebrate: 44 years in love.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Who would have thunk that chance encounter on August 25, 1978, during registration at the Russian Academy of Classical Ballet in Toronto would lead to this: An anniversary celebration in Room 112 at Valley inn Motel in Azilda on the outskirts of Sudbury, Ontario, a short drive from Nickel City Cheese in Chelmsford where from the on-site food shack we ordered delicious deep-fried curds, an excellent poutine with curds that really squeak, and a house-made pogo stick that we shared as a meaty app.<\/p>\n

\"\"The libation was a lovely Grand Cru champagne, Brimoncourt Extra Brut, gifted to us by good friends Maris and Sarmite on the occasion of my recent 80th<\/sup> birthday. Smooth and creamy, it elevated our simple meal to unexpected heights.<\/p>\n

Nickel City Cheese is the outcome of a dream Nicole Paquin cherished for many years while toiling as a civil servant in the Ontario Attorney General\u2019s ministry in Sudbury. She was originally from Qu\u00e9bec and grew up with fresh curds readily available.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remembered the fromage des villages from where I grew up in Qu\u00e9bec, and wanted to bring that here,\u201d she said. \u201cWe had fresh cheese on a regular basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

She took early retirement, studied cheesemaking at University of Guelph, and in August, 2018, opened the doors of Nickel City Cheese.<\/p>\n

\"\"She makes cheddar exclusively and offers nearly 20 flavours of fresh cheese curds. Thus, it was a natural progression to open a Poutinerie run by her son next to the creamery. And, eventually, a donut shop that features funnel cake, and now an ice cream stand, too.<\/p>\n

The milk comes from a Dairy Farmers of Ontario co-op supported by 14 local farms.<\/p>\n

Double disappointment<\/strong><\/p>\n

On our return trip from the Rockies, we planned to again stop in Chelmsford for deep-dried curds and the excellent poutine. Much to our chagrin, we found the Poutinerie closed for the season\u2014even though the website says it will be open until November 1.<\/p>\n

To add insult to injury, the fast-food joint in Chelmsford that specializes in deep-fried chicken ran out of chicken just as we placed our order, so we ended up eating barely warm burgers for dinner back at the motel.<\/p>\n

Dare we visit Chelmsford again?<\/p>\n

Footnote: In a recent email, Nicole Paquin confirmed the poutinerie, donut shop and ice cream shop are closed for the season while the cheese shop hours are as follows:<\/em><\/p>\n