Anne and John Hoyt own Leelanau Cheese Company in Suttons Bay. Leelanau Cheese is famous for it’s raclette.
“When people ask what it tastes like, I often say it’s between a gouda and a gruyere,” says Anne.
Raclette comes from Switzerland. It gets its name from the French verb racler, which means to scrape. Folks would put the cheese wheel in front of a fire and then scrape the melted stuff on top of some boiled potatoes.
John Hoyt was in Switzerland, working for a winemaker when he experienced a raclette dinner for the first time.
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