Nort Port is named after owner and chief cheese baller Lauren Geldon’s dog, Norton. “I wanted a name that people could relate to cheese, but realized rather quickly that many of the names I thought of sounded rather ‘cheesy,’” she explains. “My dog Norton goes by many names, including Nort Port. When people think of the word ‘port,’ many people associate it with port wine cheese, hence the name and meaning of Nort Port, The Cheese Ball Company.” During the pandemic, Geldon honed in on her love of community, people, food and cheese. “Upon spending enjoyable moments at wineries and breweries, there was something that was always missing—food options,” she says. “It seemed simple: create a product that can meet the needs of local businesses and also meet the needs of their consumers.” Nort Port’s offerings include four flavors of gourmet prepackaged cheese balls that are paired with crackers and a spoon—two cheese balls that are offered all year round (The Mammoth and The Everythang) and two flavors that change with the season. Locals can enjoy Nort Port’s cheese balls at Black River Farms’ winery in Bethlehem and its wine bar located in the Trolley Barn Public Market in Quakertown, as well as at local events throughout the Lehigh Valley.
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Published as "New in Town" in the February 2022 edition of Lehigh Valley Style magazine.
