Tag Archive | California
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 […]
Sonoma County, California: Artisan Cheese Festival Review
THE CHEESE “There were about 30 different artisan cheese producers handing out samples: hard cheese, soft cheese, aged cheese, infused cheese, sheep’s milk, cow’s milk, goat’s milk and raw cheese. Tasting suggestions: Bellwether Farms, Sonoma County: Caramody and Pepato cheeses. The Caramody tastes like you’ve been transported to Italy. It is super creamy with loads […]
New investor group backs pioneering North Coast cheesemaker (Bodega, CA)
“Patty Karlin’s Bodega Artisan Cheese for nearly 30 years has helped put the North Coast on the map for handcrafted quality foods, but when faced with mounting costs of keeping her small-scale goat dairy in business, she turned to a startup funder of artisan food startups to take her products to a wider market. In […]
O’Brien’s Modesto cheesemonger offers cultured wisdom
Josiah “Joe” Baird is Modesto’s minister of cheese. From his perch near the entrance of the Dale Road location of O’Brien’s Market, the friendly and popular cheesemonger preaches the gospel of bries, bleus, cheddars and all things moldy and aged. Baird’s altar is an impressive array of imported and domestic cheeses — some of […]
Opinion: No. California dairy products will be ‘whey’ too expensive – MercedSun-Star.com
Rachel Kaldor is executive director of the Dairy Institute of California. “Other than a cheese maker, why should anyone in California care about the cost of whey, a component of milk and a byproduct of cheese making? Because if legislation succeeds in raising the price of milk used to make cheese in California, it’s going […]
How to Taste Cheese:Yumsugar
Click through the link below for the full article, based on a presentation recently by Culture’s Lassa Skinner. Excerpt: Milk There would be no cheese without the milk! Each milk imparts a different flavor and texture, and with more tasting, you’ll be able to distinguish the varieties without even looking on the label. Here are […]
Haystack Mountain Goat Cheese | Mission Cheese: San Francisco’s coolest dairy destination
You know how sometimes, when you’re traveling, you stumble across a restaurant, café, bar, or specialty food shop that just draws you in? Maybe you’re not even hungry or thirsty, and yet, next thing you know you’re inside, and suddenly, all is right with the world. That, friends, is Mission Cheese. Owner Sarah Dvorak opened […]
Reminder: 7th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival Starts Today
(Friday Tickets Still Available) Click here: 7th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival — March 22-24, 2013. for tickets, agenda and details.
Artisan cheese making is alive and well in Petaluma
“March is the beginning of spring, bringing newborn dairy cows, sheep and goats and the fresh local milk and cheese that goes along with them. In Sonoma and Marin counties there are thousands of acres of dairy land dedicated to making cheese; Petaluma and the surrounding valleys are home to several award winning artisan cheese […]
