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James Beard Award–winning journalist Janet Fletcher is the author of Cheese & Wine, Cheese & Beer, The Cheese Course, and Planet Cheese, a weekly blog devoted to everything cheese. Visit janetfletcher.com to sign up for Planet Cheese and view Janet’s current schedule of cheese appreciation classes around California's Bay Area.

Cheese Styles: Blue


Centuries ago, blue cheeses were probably all mistakes. Modern cheesemakers prefer consistency and control, so they inoculate the milk or curds with the mold of their choosing.

It’s a (Cheese) Marathon


Planet Cheese is a weekly blog devoted to everything cheese: products, people, places, news, and views. James Beard Award-winning journalist Janet Fletcher writes Planet Cheese from her home in Napa Valley. Janet is the author of Cheese & Wine, Cheese & Beer, and The Cheese Course and an occasional contributor to culture. Visit janetfletcher.com to […]

Avalanche Cheese Company

Planet Cheese: Calling it Quits


Planet Cheese is a weekly blog devoted to everything cheese: products, people, places, news, and views. James Beard Award-winning journalist Janet Fletcher writes Planet Cheese from her home in Napa Valley. Janet is the author of Cheese & Wine, Cheese & Beer, and The Cheese Course and an occasional contributor to culture. Visit janetfletcher.com to […]

Dutch cheese

Planet Cheese: Dutch Treat


Goat Gouda accounts for only 3% of The Netherland’s annual Gouda output. And Brabander is a mere sliver of that.

cheddar scones

Planet Cheese: Where’s The Soup?


Janet Fletcher’s formula to beat the cold: If it’s chilly where you are, make soup and then bake some flaky, tender cheddar scones to go with it.

newer cheeses

Planet Cheese: Sleeper Hits of the 2017


Janet Fletcher asks several top retailers from around the country about the newer cheeses that over-delivered for them in 2017.

tarte flambée

Planet Cheese: Tarts On Fire


It’s the pastry trend of the year! The super crispy tarte flambée with a glass of bubbly is the author’s go-to this New Year Eve.

bronwen percival

Planet Cheese: This Is Progress?


Bronwen Percival and husband Francis believe “progress” is no friend to cheese. More than anything else, they say, they are arguing to avoid sameness.

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