Taken aback by the lack of quality cheese alternatives, devoted vegan Michaela Grob decided to take matters into her own hands. The then sales executive enrolled in training under raw-food chef Matthew Kenney, getting schooled on how to replicate the spectrum of tangy and sharp flavors present in cow’s-milk cheeses using only nuts and nut milks. At her Prospect Heights walk-in, Grob offers homespun wares, including a macadamia-based “brie” and cashew-built “mozzarella.” The dairy-free curds form the base for sandwiches (grilled cheese, pesto caprese), which can be taken out or enjoyed at stools along a butcher-block counter.
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