[1] It also stocks wines and other delicacies, including the rarest of all caviars, Golden Imperial Osetra,[1] and is often featured in publications such as Bon Appétit[2] and Entrepreneur magazine,[3] as a notable epicurean source.

The store, housed in a refurbished 1920s brick building, has supplied many of Los Angeles' high-end restaurants past and present, including Wolfgang Puck’s Spago, Valentino’s, Patina, and Bar Marmont, as well as Las Vegas’ Bellagio hotel.

[5] The Beverly Hills branch of Cheese Shop International, an East Coast-based franchise,[6] was founded in 1967 by Colonel Sigmund Roth.

Because of its epicurean nature, The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills has been known to carry hard-to-find and high-end ingredients, which over the years have included Austrian pumpkin seed oil, fresh truffles (in season), varieties of French butter, various kinds of Russian caviar (Golden Imperial Osetra and Sevruga), French and Spanish hams, Italian prosciutto, and 25 varieties of extra virgin olive oil.

[5] After graduating from the University of New Orleans, Wabnig moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career with his band Wendell Nightfall Troupe.