Philippe Olivier, whose famous cheese shop in Boulogne is a jewel of beautiful cheeses, especially those from Picardy, Normandy and Pays d’Artois, invented this cheese ‘confection’. This region in France all but lost its artisan cheesemakers during the two World Wars, but the Oliviers have single-handedly brought them back to life by encouraging and championing their cheeses. Philippe has now retired and his son Romain has taken up the caus
