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brie Naked Cow exposes diners to new fromages It’s the middle of nowhere,
almost, but it’s a beautiful nowhere: The Waianae Mountains loom verdant in the near distance; Makaha Valley lies over the next ridge; and far behind you, Farrington Highway runs along the Maili coast. Here at the end of a winding, unpaved road in Lualualei Valley, the only movement comes from the curious gazes of a handful of cows, who after a moment turn back to their grazing. One hour’s drive from the congestion of Honolulu, Naked Cow Dairy is the unlikeliest spot for the cutting edge of local cuisine, but here it is. The tiny dairy’s first on-site cheese dinners in July put it on the foodie map for reasons unmatched on Oahu: The cheeses featured — all handmade at the dairy — are Oahu’s first and only local cows’ milk cheeses, and almost all ingredients for those gourmet five-course
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An intimate group of diners gather under the stars to enjoy a cheese-tasting repast. OCTOBER 2012
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