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Alpine Renegade
Last October, Bleu Mont Dairy’s Two-Year Cheddar was featured as part of American Cheese Month. In my mind, it is quite possibly one of the best cloth-bound cheddars currently made in the US. Today another from Wisconsin’s “mad scientist” of cheese Willi Lehner, his unusual “Alpine Renegade”. Made from milk from Uplands Cheese in Wisconsin […]
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Fifth Town Artisan Cheese set to reopen
Fellow cheese-nut Sue Riedl is doing her happy cheese dance about this! “When Petra Kassun-Mutch, founder of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese in Ontario’s Prince Edward County, stepped down as president in 2011, there was genuine sadness in the cheese community. Through her commitment to sustainable management, support of local producers and espousal of traditional cheese […]
Vincent Minoux, le fromager au fond de la vallée
As always, I recommend Google Translate ;) Sanctifié de son vivant ! La tomme « Père-Vincent », qu’il a lancée l’année dernière, est pour Vincent Minoux, producteur fermier alsacien très attaché aux produits au lait cru, une forme de consécration sur le chemin initié à la toute fin du siècle dernier, à la gloire des fromages. C’était […]
New Sacramento Cheese Shop Opening this Week
Turns out, Sara Arbabian did not succumb to foul play, is not pinned beneath a giant cheese wheel, does not have a cat that nested on her keyboard and, best of all, is not intentionally ducking the press. After a bit of nudging, I finally caught up with a very affable Arbabian to hear about […]
Haystack Mountain develops new products, local partnerships
Walk into the Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy Creamery in Longmont and sniff the air. The smell wafting out from the cheese room is the fragrance of milk being transformed. It’s whey-like, not surprisingly with a bit of a funky note. Funky in a good way, if you’re a cheese lover. Funky, in the way, for […]
Meet cheese importer Sofia Solomon
“Sofia Solomon didn’t invent cheese, of course, but she is credited with helping to introduce many Chicagoans to the delights of artisan cheeses, notably those made by this region’s cheesemakers. So successful has Solomon’s quest been that it’s hard to remember there was a time, as the Tribune’s Good Eating section noted 12 years ago […]
Sequatchie Cove Dancing Fern: An American Reblochon
Reblogged from Straight Outta Comte: Sequatchie Cove Farm is situated 35 miles outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee surrounded by pristine Tennessee wilderness. That’s not even the best thing about them. There is a very serious commitment to sustainable land use, animal welfare, and posterity at Sequatchie Cove. I cannot put it better than they do… “The […]
In Pictures: Behind the scenes at Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese
Nice Globe & Mail slideshow on Shep Ysselstein, the owner and cheese maker at Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese near Woodstock, Ont. Learn more about how he turned his family’s dairy farm into a thriving cheese company. View the show via In Pictures: Behind the scenes at Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese – The Globe and Mail.
Neal’s Yard Dairy July Cheese Classes
As always, a reminder that these fill up QUICKLY. So if you are in or are planning to be in London, act now. Book here All classes will be held at Neal’s Yard Dairy – The Warehouse 6-8 Park Street LONDON SE1 9AB [click here for map] From Neal’s Yard: HISTORY OF BRITISH CHEESE Tuesday 9th […]
Fairfield Cheese Co. visits Cato Corner Farm
Laura Downey from Fairfiled got to spend a day making cheese at Cato Corner. She’s posted a great write-up of her adventure; excerpt below. If you missed my post about my trip to Sartori a couple of weeks ago to do a cheese make, PLEASE CLICK HERE, thanks! You’ll get to see me modelling a swanky […]
Daniel Roess, l’Alsace à la source
Try Google Translate to get this in English, a profile Alsatian cheesemaker Daniel Roess: La meilleure façon de découvrir les fromages alsaciens, c’est dans une étable d’hôtes. Bienvenue à la ferme Roess, en plein centre du massif vosgien. Daniel Roess – ou plutôt « Danix » ainsi que le surnomment ses amis en hommage à ses bacchantes […]
