comté cheese , also: comté

Its original, acclaimed burger comes topped with carmelized onions, gooey Comte cheese and herb aioli, with other outstanding options including the bacon-cheddar burger, a lamb kofta burger with chopped veggies and tahini sauce, and even a 5 Napkin veggie burger, topped with homemade sauce and sweet pickles.

We were equally surprised when Monsieur invited us in, initially for warm cider made from the apples of Annecy but eventually to share fondue made from the Comte cheese of neighboring Jura, melted with a dash of the local kirsch.

One of my favorite farm recipes is a warming first-course dish of morels and Comte cheese on toast.

Man checking maturing process of Comte cheese, Cooperative cheese dairies.

Customers may try everything from a salt cod brandade to slices of aged Comte cheese from about 10 offerings to accompany a glass of wine.

Frisee aux lardons has both poached eggs and Comte cheese, while short ribs are braised with carrots, tomatoes and onions until they turn into a glorious mush of meat that can be ladled onto the tasty onion rolls.

This area is probably best known for Comte cheese, a prized variety that resembles Gruyere or a rich Swiss cheese.

Two cases in point: a delectable amuse bouche of nicely gelatinous pig's trotter spread thickly over toast and covered with melted Comte cheese and mustard, and an appetizer of smooth, refined cold artichoke soup with tartare of smoked duck in its center.

Here he is reinventing the bistro with brio: his onion soup is topped with horseradish cream, and his frisee aux lardons has both poached eggs and Comte cheese.