Miles Kurosky’s Silver Lining: Cowgirl Creamery’s Red Hawk Cheese

Portland, Ore.-based Miles Kurosky is what old-time journalists used to call a “great quote.” He’s one of the few interview subjects you’ll find in the music biz these days who’s totally unafraid to step on a few toes to get his point across. And he’s got the musical chops to back up his shoot-from-the-hip posture. Kurosky’s previous band, Beulah, was a true California original, good enough to catch the ear of pop genius Robert Schneider of Apples In Stereo, who released the first Beulah album under the banner of the Elephant 6 collective. As is the case with other creative one-man shows (Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, for example) the transition from band to solo career is as simple as painting a new name on the office’s glass door. The Desert Of Shallow Effects (Majordomo) is every bit as exhilarating as anything Kurosky has ever cut. Kurosky will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him and more about Beulah.

Kurosky: Sweet baby Jesus, I sure do love me some cheese. Unfortunately, it does not sit well with me … literally. I don’t wanna get too personal because I’m not sure this is a suitable place to discuss the intimate workings of my intestines, but sadly I have a disease that makes eating certain foods rather painful. No, I’m not talking about lactose intolerance. It’s something a little more severe and sometimes crippling (see Crohn’s disease/UC). However, for some things I will endure the inevitable pain that always follows a wonderful meal. In this case, it’s a fantastic cheese from Cowgirl Creamery called Red Hawk. It smells like the feet of an angel, and tastes just as divine. It’s an organic triple-cream, washed-rind cheese aged for four weeks, then prepared in a brine solution. They’ve won best in show at the American Cheese Society’s annual conference, but more importantly, they won the blue ribbon at my stomach’s state fair.

Video after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiZdEf_Ge4c