McLean's Specialty Foods

Vancouver Island's premier cheese shop

A must for serious food lovers! set in a heritage building in Nanaimo's historic old city quarter. A huge array of cheeses from buffalo mozzarella to cider marinated camembert. plus oils and vinegars, truffles, foie gras, caviar. Also featuring British foods, including tea and scones with devon Cream and homemade preserves.

426 Fitzwilliam Street
Nanaimo, BC A short walk from the waterfront in downtown Nanaimo's old city quarter.

Web Site: Click here to visit.

E-mail: mcleans@nisa.net or thebigcheese@mcleansfoods.com

Phone: (250) 754-0100

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Hours:
Mon.-Fri. 9:30AM - 5:30PM, Sat. 10:00AM - 5:00PM, Sun. 11:00AM - 4:00PM
Credit Cards:
Visa, Mastercard, Debit

The Bartlett pear we know today in North America is the same variety that is still called the Williams Bon Chretien in many other parts of the world.

Discovered originally in 1765 by a schoolmaster in England named Mr. Stair, the Bartlett was once known by the charming name, Stair's Pear. A nurseryman named Williams later acquired the variety and took it to England where it became popular under his name, William Bon Chretien.