The Lyre d’Or 2010 competition took place at the ‘Salon de Fromage’ (Cheese Exhibition) which happens every two years as part of the ‘Salon de l’agriculture’ (Agricultural Show).
Created by the ‘Syndicat des Crémiers-Fromagers’ (Association of Dairymen and Cheesemongers), each time, the Lyre d’Or draws enthusiasm from professional cheesemongers and from the public. The aim of the competition is to reward the savoir-faire of the creation of cheese platters: the mastery of professional techniques, the choice of quality products, hygiene; and also the aesthetics of the composition…everything has to be carefully thought out to win over the judges!
To create their platters, the candidates had to include a maximum of 15 different sorts of cheese or dairy products representing all the different families of cheese, including at least 7 AOP cheeses (Protected Designation of Origin cheeses), and the platter could be no bigger than 75cm wide.
The brief for the competition was: “A client is organising a cocktail party in his company for 30 people. Therefore they want the cheese to be already cut into pieces, presented on a platter to be eaten as finger food. The platter needs to be transportable and packaged attractively.
Emmanuel Monnoyeur joined Maison Androuet more than 10 years ago and today shows his mastery and savoir-faire of cheese, of the maturing process and the displaying of cheese. Androuet are very proud of his talents. Discover the selection of Emmanuel Monnoyeur’s cheeses at 37 Rue de Verneuil, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. Cheese platters can be assembled on request.
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