Rotareminder for Kent October 13, 2020

Rotareminder Rotary Club of Kent October 13, 2020
President Randy Smith welcomed the group.
 
Patriotic song God Bless America was arranged by David Dix.
 
President Randy led the Pledge of Allegiance.
 
The Invocation was offered by Christie Anderson.
 
Brian Bialik handling Rotareminder duties.
 
Visiting Rotarians
 
None.
 
Guests
               Kelly Tremaine
 
Announcements
  • The Club board will meet on Thursday the 15th at 7:00pm.
  • The Kent Rotary Foundation Board meets on the 13th of October at Steve Belli’s home.
100th Anniversary moment(s) – Jim Myers
  • Fellow Kent Rotarians, Norman Beale and Roy Smith were running against one another for city mayor.Roy Smith was eventually elected and received kind words from defeated incumbent Beale at the end of the calendar year.
  • Black squirrels were introduced into Kent.
  • Rotary Club of Kent helped charter the rotary club of Hudson.
Speaker
Member Curt Stumpf introduced our speaker, Tim Sahr co-owner of the Kent Cheesemonger who is here to present his views on the art of wine and cheese pairing.
 
Sahr, a Hudson native and civil engineer by education, made a career shift into the wine and cheese business with his spouse and fellow rotarian, Michelle.
 
The past two years have been unusual – sales for wine and cheese product grew meaningfully in Fy’19.  In 2020, just as company sales were continuing to trend upward, COVID-19 hit which forced their business to develop different strategies on how to sell their products.  
 
Specifically, Kent Cheesemonger (KC), streamlined the ordering process with a more robust online service and added delivery to a broad radius.  Much to their delight, new and current customers responded favorably.  It may be reasonable to infer that having to be indoors may have heightened the need for people to indulge in wine and cheese consumption, or perhaps it is because that cheese has been described as a natural comfort food since it contains tyrosine which helps the body create dopamine, which is a good segue  into the topic of today’s talk “the Art of Wine and Cheese Pairing”.
 
Suggestions for putting one in the proper mood…
               Light wine with goat cheese or Brie
 
As one progresses beyond the initial cleansing exercise…
               Cabernet Sauvignon with a sharp cheddar or an alpine cheese with a lighter red.
 
And to finish off the evening…
               A select port wine combined with a heavy blue cheese.  Sparkling wines (which are dry) may be paired with various triple cream bries.
 
Kathy Myers provided the club’s response.
                       
Respectfully submitted,
Brian K Bialik
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