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Summer is officially in full swing, and we’re back with picnic-packing recs featuring quality products from Europe. From organic dark chocolate from Slovakia to Queso Manchego PDO from Spain, check out what @formaggiokitchen and @guidosfreshmarketplace are filling their baskets with ➡️
Visit our website to learn more about this campaign (link in bio), brought to you by our friends @morethanfoodus
Throwback to one of our favorite recipes: the Basque cheesecake worthy of a flight to Spain 🇪🇸
@jennricewrites traveled all the way to Madrid to talk to the chef at @theomar.restaurant about this heavenly dessert—and scored the recipe 😉:
“Think: light and anything but sweet; a collision of Basque-style cheesecake and Spanish cheeses in a pleasantly textured cake. At first glance it tricks your senses into thinking it may be sweet, but blue cheese plays a crucial role, making it a creamy, salty delight.”
Get the recipe for @familialaancha #basquecheesecake at the link in our bio.
✍️ @jennricewrites
📸 @familialaancha
Pack the perfect summer picnic basket with @bloomydobbs @calle1945 and @edex_provisions
☀️ From a slab of grilled Halloumi PDO from Cyprus to a perfect wedge of Morbier PDO, swipe to check out these retailers’ favorite products from Europe.
And head over to the link in bio to check out other participating retailers and download a handy zine ✔️Campaign brought to you by @morethanfoodus
In the world of Italian pasta filata cheeses, mozzarella may get all the attention, but Scamorza has a sultry charm all its own—especially when it’s partnered with smoke.
A staple of southern Italy, this cow’s milk cheese is known for its signature pear-like shape, golden hue, and firm, elastic texture.
Tap the link in bio to get the scoop on smoked Scamorza, plus the way that @distefanocheese—a family-owned creamery in Pomona, California—preserves traditional Pugliese smoking techniques. 🔥
✍️: @josiekrogh
📸: @ninagallant_
👗: @madstrap
Crabby Cancer is the cantankerous caregiver with a heart of goo, so naturally the experts at @astrolocheese selected a weepy wedge of @blakesvillecreamery`s Shabby Shoe to be the heart of this horoscope-pairing. 🦀✨🧀
Summer signs, want to see what`s written in the stars for you? Tap the link in the bio. 💖
There’s still time to get tickets to the biggest cheese party in NYC!! @thecheesemongerinvitational is an all-you-can-eat cheese extravaganza featuring artisan cheeses from around the world.
Watch as cheesemongers compete onstage for a chance to win it all, all while enjoying cheese 🧀 and drinks 🍹 and expert pairings.
The event is Sunday, June 29, at 3:00 p.m. at @brooklynsteel. Get tickets at our link in bio!
Kicking off summer with our “What’s in Your Picnic Basket” series with @morethanfoodus ☀️ We caught up with @agnes_pasadena @antonellischeese and @beautifulrind and asked them to share perfect summer spreads featuring favorite their products from Europe.
Swipe to check out their recommendations!
Participating shops are sampling products on June 21 and 22, so check out the link in bio to see if a store near you is participating! Campaign brought to you by @morethanfoodus
This summer, we’re partnering with cheese shops across the country to help you stock your picnic basket with amazing, quality products from Europe!
Don’t miss your chance to sample in stores on June 21 and June 22. Check out the link in bio to see if a retailer near you is participating!
You’ll also be able to download a zine that’s chock full of all the info you need to learn more about @morethanfoodus
Swipe to get a closer look at the cheese pros who made culture’s 2025 Hot List! ➡️ ➡️ ➡️
This year, we were fortunate enough to receive tons of nominations for our annual Hot List. Our editorial team evaluated each submission, assigning a score to candidates. Scores were influenced by factors such as expertise, innovation in the biz, and dedication to making the cheese industry inclusive, accessible, and better overall.
Follow the 2025 Hot Listers below 👇
🧀 @cacioequeijo
🧀 @cheezytalkwithmadelyn
🧀 @bloomydobbs
🧀 @edex_provisions/@africanwinegirl
🧀 @liv_eat_drink
🧀 @young_cheeses
🧀 @urbansteadcheese
🧀 @jaybeetheworst/@phillycheeseschool
🧀 @agnes_cheesery/@vnesst
🧀 @annemariepietersma/@trust.your.taste
🧀 @austinbanach
🧀 @kasbosmarket
🧀 @amyegulz
🧀 @sarahstarace/@thecurdnerd_syr
🧀 @cheeseneeds
🧀 @eatlucio/@joshuajamesfranklin
🧀 @catskillwagyu
🧀 @antonellischeese
🧀 @lissamknudsen/@mouseholeabq
🧀 @chrisroelli
Congrats to all! Tap the link in bio for the word on who’s hot in cheese right now. 🔥
It’s finally here! Our annual Hot List has dropped, just in time to kick off summer. ☀️ 🔥
The Hot List is culture’s annual compilation of 20 trailblazing pros in the cheese industry. Whether you’re in the tyro biz or just a lover of cheese, you’re feeling these Hot Listers’ impact in the form of cheese innovations, education, advocacy, and more. Accomplishments of our 2025 Hot Listers include (but aren’t limited to) operating New England’s first Black-owned cheese shop, founding a cheese school, and inventing cheeses for all to savor.
Curious to learn more about our Hot Listers? Tap the link in bio for everything to know about the hottest folks in cheese right now, plus a playlist of their favorite songs to pair with cheese. 🧀
Bee sure to screenshot this for your summer cheese plates & picnics! 😉 🐝
Find your guide to DIY infused honey at the link in bio. 🍯
✍️: @christine.rudalevige
Our latest Around the Board features a boozy mélange of cheese pairings inspired by classic cocktails. From the Manhattan to the martini, explore rich and savory pairings you`ll crave well into the summer. 🍸️
✍️: @Alana_Ped
“A cross-border artisan cheese trade exists because of consumer demand," says Andrea Berti, a senior director of business development at @atalantacorporation, a specialty foods company based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. "Imported cheeses allow consumers to travel the world without leaving their homes, so even if there are similar varieties of cheese [from another country], each provides consumers with a unique experience.”
Tap the link in bio to learn about the time, money, and tightly held quota behind pushing cheese over the US-Canada border.
✍️: @christine.rudalevige
This summer, the @American_Cheese_Society is taking over Sacramento—and turning the City of Trees into the City of Cheese. From July 23–26, 2025, the ACS Annual Conference will bring together the makers, mongers, retailers, and cheese lovers who keep this industry thriving.
Expect a full schedule of expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, and can’t-miss events like Meet the Cheesemaker, @MidniteMongers, and the highly anticipated results from this year’s Judging & Competition—a.k.a. the Oscars of cheese. 🏆
Whether it’s your first time attending or your tenth, there’s no better place to connect with the community, sharpen your skills, and celebrate all things cheese.
Register at our link in bio! We’ll be there, will you?
#CityOfCheese #ACS2025 #CheeseCamp #ACSAnnualConference #AmericanCheeseSociety
The blue cheese we’ll be eating all summer ☀️
Rich, creamy, and just enough bite to keep things interesting, @fromagerdaffinoisusa Bleu is the perfect blue for your summer spreads. Decadent and approachable, this cheese pairs perfectly with red fruits, a dry Reisling wine, and crusty baguette.
But what gives this blue its silky-smooth texture and mellow flavor? The answer: ultrafiltration. By passing milk through a super-fine membrane, the cheesemakers at Guilloteau remove excess water while concentrating proteins and fats. The result is a cheese that’s ultra creamy and melt-in-your-mouth dreamy.
It took over 10 years for their R&D team to perfect the recipe—transforming their original double cream into the luxurious triple cream blue that can turn anyone into a blue cheese lover.
Follow @fromagerdaffinoisusa to learn more about their lineup of ultra creamy cheeses.”
Sound the alarms, because our summer cover is on FIRE!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Our third annual Hot List issue is jam-packed with:
🧀 20 cheese pros setting the cheese world ablaze
🤤 A drool-worthy @distefanocheese smoked scamorza centerfold
🧈 Butter, butter, and more butter
Feeling the cheese fever yet? Subscribe at the link in bio. (You know you want to. 😉)
📸: @ninagallant_
👗: @madstrap
Today`s the HOTTEST day of the year: National Cheese Day! 🧀🧀🧀
Quench your thirst for cheese by getting a year of culture for $9.95—that`s 50 percent off.
Link in bio to score this deal before it`s gone! 🔥🔥🔥
When Wafa Shami reminisces on her early memories of Akkawi, she’s met with a vivid scene of her parents boiling goat’s milk and gently straining soft curds in her Ramallah, Palestine, home.
“The aroma filled the entire house,” she says, remembering the final step of preserving the cheese in jars filled with fragrant brines.
Those beloved moments shaped Shami’s adoration for archiving aspects of her culture on her website, @palestineinadish. She relies on her mother’s wisdom to guide her craft and protect a deep lineage of recipes, techniques, and ingredients for future generations.
“These recipes are tied to my people’s culture and their connection with the land,” says Shami.
At the link in bio, check out Shami`s recipe for Manakeesh (also pronounced mana’ish), a popular savory flatbread that highlights Akkawi and can show up for breakfast, snacking, or celebratory occasions.
As the French literary realist Gustave Flaubert reached the end of his life, he quipped to his niece, “Sometimes, I think I’m liquefying like an old camembert.”
This oozing trait of camembert, and all its bloomy-rind kin, develops as the cheese ages: a mature camembert or brie becomes runny and exudes its paste. This delicious phenomenon is caused by the rind of the cheese—the “bloom” of pillowy white mold that grows on its surface.
Want a full dose of cheese science from @murrayscheese`s Josh Windsor (@theaffineur)? Tap the link in bio to learn more. 🧀
As the sun sets on #AmericanCheeseMonth, we`re highlighting three cheese shops that only carry American cheese! 🧀
🕶️ On the West Coast, @ladyandlarder brings sunny Santa Monica flair to its domestic offerings. @olliescheeseshop celebrates 100-percent small-batch makers in its Oakland case and spreads.
🌇 On the East Coast, @saxelbycheese holds down the fort in New York`s famous @chelseamarketny.
Are there more American-only cheese shops out there? Let us know & drop a comment below!