2011 Cheesemonger Invitational

Here's a reason I love New York City: Because Friday night I found myself at an event in a cold storage facility in Long Island City screaming the name of different cheeses along with a crowd of about 700 people. CHEESE NAMES. WITH ENTHUSIASM.

My girl Kristin and I had hit up the 2011 Cheesemonger Invitational, where cheesemongers from around the world came to compete against each other for cash prizes while the rest of us stood around drinking beer from Brooklyn's Sixpoint Brewery and stuffing our faces with some of the best cheese I've had in years. H-e-a-v-e-n.

The Mongers get ready to rumble: