The Cheese Encounter

The Cheese Encounter The Cheese Encounter is a locally owned cheese shop in Thunder Bay, Ontario, specializing in local, Canadian, and imported artisanal cheese.
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08/24/2026

🥤💦 We've got some delicious new sparkling waters on offer from Le Seltzer in Québec! Mangosteen, amaro, black cherry, peach & rhubarb, yuzu blossom & pomelo, ginger, orange & vanilla, and fig & bergamot flavours available! 💃🏻

08/23/2026

🪤 Jurassic Grand Cru is a delightful alpine style cheese. Not named after Jurassic Park, but rather Jura, France, where the cheese is produced. Made in the beloved Alpine style, using milk exclusively collected in the summer months, when the cattle are grazing on the lush mountain pastures. Sharp, rich, toasty and nutty with a fruity hint and pleasant spicy note ❤️🧀🇫🇷

08/23/2026

🧀📺 Stay tuned, your regularly scheduled Cheese Encounter programming resumes Monday at 10am Eastern Time 🪤

08/22/2026

🧀 Treat yourself to some Tolsi Gorgonzola Dolce as a little treat! Creamy, salty, scoopable cheese from Piedmont, Italy. Salty, sweet, and indulgent with pleasantly pungent hits of blue throughout 💙🪤

08/21/2026

🧈 Rich, cheesy butter from Normandy, France is one of life's great joys ❤️

🇮🇹🍖 Culatello di Zibello is not to be missed! Produced in Emilia Romagna using the most tender part of the pig's hind le...
08/21/2026

🇮🇹🍖 Culatello di Zibello is not to be missed! Produced in Emilia Romagna using the most tender part of the pig's hind leg, which is seasoned with pepper, garlic, and wine, and aged in a pig's bladder for approximately 12 months. The microclimate of the Po River is essential to the slow maturation process and flavour development ❤️🐖

08/20/2026

🪤🤌 Buffalo milk Caciocavallo from Tuscany! The use of buffalo milk adds a unique richness to the cheese, which is beautifully contrasted by a yogurty tang, and delicate hint of butter. Excellent on cheeseboards, pizzas, and sandwiches 🇮🇹❤️🧀

08/20/2026

🧀❤️ Give it up for the local legend! Thunder Oak Extra Old Gouda is a sharp, nutty, caramely aged cow's milk cheese produced by the Thunder Oak Cheese Farm right here in Thunder Bay, Ontario 🪤

08/19/2026

🪤Brebirousse d'Argental is a creamy, pleasantly salty sheep cheese with a soft, very smooth texture. Produced in the Argental region of France 🧀🇫🇷🐑

08/19/2026

🪤🇫🇷 Le Petit Pavé de Paris❤️. Made from a blend of cow and goat's milk, the curds mixed separately, creating the subtly marbled interior. The vegetable ash coating adds further to the allure. Soft, decadent and creamy with the perfect tang to balance things out. Produced in La Boissière-École, France ❤️🧀

Address

198 Algoma Street South
Thunder Bay, ON
P7B3B9

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+18072861082

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