You hopefully got your coffee and returned home, tired but safely, Mame!
Mame wrote:..oh, and real Parmesan cheese blocks at a fraction of the cost in Canada...I probably should have bought more.
Just as a matter of personal interest: I've just bought some
Parmigiono Reggiano DOP 30 mesi at the supermarket (that's parmesan,
Denominazione di Origine Protetta, riped 30 months minimum) ... the kilo for 21.30 Euros.