Murray's Cheese
Ashley Bryant is an experienced professional in the food and beverage industry, holding various leadership roles, including Chief Marketing Officer, Wine Bar & Events Manager, and Sommelier at Dedalus Wine Shop, Market, & Wine Bar from June 2017 to August 2023. Previous experience includes serving as a Wine Sales Specialist at Uncorked Tahoe City and Special Events Assistant at Betty Brooklyn Custom Catering Company. Additionally, Ashley held positions at Murray's Cheese as Events & Education Coordinator and Cheese Monger, and worked as a Font of House Attendant at 22 Bistro. Ashley began a career in event coordination as an Assistant Special Events Coordinator at Merrily Wed. Graduating from Ithaca College in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication, Management, and Design further complements Ashley's expertise in the industry.
Murray's Cheese
Founded in 1940 by Murray Greenberg, Murray’s is proud to be a Greenwich Village-based business and part of the neighborhood’s rich food history. It’s a pretty safe bet to say that we’re cheese obsessed: our goal is to find the most delicious cheese across the globe, and then feed it to you! Murray was a Jewish veteran of the Spanish Civil War who was rumored to be a Communist – but pay no mind, he was a smart capitalist who built a great reputation for the business. In the 70s, Murray sold the shop to his clerk Louis Tudda, an Italian immigrant from Calabria. In those days, it was a humble butter and eggs shop that had a lot of block cheeses and catered to the little Italian enclave that Bleecker Street was at the time. Rob Kaufelt bought the Murray’s in the early 90s and began traveling the globe, finding new cheeses that no one had ever heard of and bringing them back to the US. He and our lucky team travel regularly both in Europe and across the US in search of the new and great artisan cheeses being produced from California to Vermont and from Athens to Wales. And everywhere in between. The main thing that makes Murray’s special is our passion for cheese – we share that with our friends and customers, whether you’re visiting one of our shops in New York, stopping by a Murray’s kiosk at your local supermarket, trolling on our web site, taking a class with us, or working with our wholesale department for your restaurant.