“We actually met in Paris” begins the story of the owners of Fourchette, which just turned a new page on gourmet home entertaining on Long Beach Island. Fourchette opened July 10 at 511 North Bay Ave. in Beach Haven as a spacious display of gourmet cheeses and accoutrements, imported oil and vinegar, high-end utensils, French table linens and homeware.

Husband and wife team Meredith Hyland and Brahim Sadouni have owned a cheese shop in Clinton, N.J., for the past seven years, and this second…