Storing Cheese

Friends just back from a trip to Italy were inspired by how they saw cheeses kept in restaurants. As their New Year's resolution, they've resolved to store their cheese on the counter, not the fridge, covered with a tea towel. The advantage, of course, is that your cheese is always perfectly at room temperature. I'm not convinced, though, largely because I think restaurants probably only keep out that day's cheese.

In any case, this led me to do a little research on proper cheese storage. Here's a great link from someone who should know (formerly of Murray's Cheese, currently working for Martha Stewart):

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/cheese/how-to-store-cheese-what-to-do-when-you-get-it-home-the-cheesemonger-100285