SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

culure's Guide to the American Cheese Society Conference 2010

66 Little Goats, Big Cheese
Pholia Farm’s great cheese, Hillis Peak, starts with dwarf goats and music in the milking parlor.
By Angela Sanders

OUR WINTER CENTERFOLD CHEESE - Hillis Peak

74 Barn Sighting
Cameras capture an endangered architectural species—the American wooden barn.
By photographers Jeff Baker, Bob Delevante, Jason Houston, Todd Klassy & Jeremy Stockwell

82 Iowan Icon
The story of Maytag Blue begins four generations ago and continues today.
By Kelly Roberson

92 The Dairy Down Under
Escape to South Australia for a little summer and a lot of new cheese surprises.
By Laurel Miller

COVER STORY

58 Rich, Young, and Delicate
Darlings of the cheese world, triple-creams challenge the cheesemaker.
By Bronwyn & Francis Percival

eat

49 a chef’s dish
At a holiday open house, a Maine chef cooks for company with winter-wise recipes.

110 sides & savories
For a little drizzle on cheese that’s sure to dazzle, reach for the right olive oil.

drink

24 wine with cheese
Our expert discovers a simple pairing principle for bold and complex wines.

56 beer with cheese
Wild yeast and beer-loving bacteria create a funky favorite to serve with cheese.

use

102 good gear
Expand your wish list with handsome new hardcovers on food and drink.

107 cheese IQ
Learn how to wrap wedges and wheels of all shapes and sizes with cheese paper.

make

40 a dessert
We challenged a baker to reinvent the classic cheesecake; taste her success in four fantastic recipes.

90 a cheese plate
Spend less, eat more with these quick tricks for serving better cheese on a budget

see

27 where to go
In our best-of-Brooklyn guide, find your way among the hip and hardcore dairy choices.

115 the locals
Find your closest cheese fix with culture’s one-of-a-kind listing of more than 500 cheese retailers.

know

47 cheese talk
For poet Albert Goldbarth, a flea market find kindles creative thinking.

39 farm animals
Meet the dog breed that protects the flock at many sheep dairies.

100 cheese science
Robots are making a fast move at the intersection of cheese tradition and technology.

In Every Issue

11 news & events
Upcoming cheese events, new wheels and wedges, a downhill cheese chase, prize-winning mongers, our special Winter Giveaway, and more.

18 cheese lit
Inspired words on cheese, including song lyrics, memoir excerpts, and book reviews.

34 voicings
Affineur Hervé Mons talks about his true love.

73 centerfold cheese club
Join the club and receive a limited-edition cheese every season, starting with this issue’s centerfold, Hillis Peak.

112 ask the cheesemonger
To eat or not to eat the rind; what an AOC label means and why it matters.

128 ruminations
Like birds of a feather, cheese devotees flock together.