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Join us on Tuesday, April 8, at @raleighwineshop to sample and learn about incredible cheeses from the United States and around the globe! Anyone in the cheese or specialty food industry is welcome to attend.
Presenters include:
🧀 @gruyere_aop
🧀 @comte_usa
🧀 @vermontcreamery
🧀 @qualitydairyfrombritain
🧀 @beehivecheese
🧀 @finecheeseusa
🧀 @chapelhillcreamery
🧀 @sequatcheese
🧀 @appenzeller_kaese
& lunch will be provided by @beemstercheese!
TICKETS on sale NOW at the link in bio! 🎟️ 🎟️ 🎟️
The first Counter Culture of 2025 was one for the books!
In sunny San Francisco, mongers and makers gathered at @themidwaysf for a day of fun, learning, and, of course, cheese. We were also able to raise $2,500 for California wildfire relief!
An immense thanks to our sponsor @gruyere_aop for helping us bring together the Bay Area cheese community.
Tickets are on sale now for our next Counter Culture on 4/8 in Raleigh, North Carolina. See our link in bio for more details!
On Sunday, @thecheesemongerinvitational held its Masters tournament. Cheesemongers from across the country traveled to New York to compete; two cheesemongers (2024 culture Hot Lister @emdalbero & @thephcheese/@streetcheesesea) emerged victorious. Their prize? The chance to represent the United States as the first-ever all-female Team USA at @mondialfromagetours, an international competition that`s basically the cheese Olympics. 🏅
Read our recap of the day and browse more bites at the 🔗 in bio!
This spring, culture and @vitacasalinga are teaming up to host the Italian getaway of a lifetime!
Join our content director @malscy and digital lead @josiekrogh on a five-night stay in Pistoia, a medieval gem near Florence, for an immersive journey into Tuscan cheese, charcuterie, and culinary traditions.
On this trip, you`ll:
🏡 Stay in a Renaissance palazzo
🍅 Explore markets
🐮 Visit farms
🧑🍳 Participate in cooking experiences
😋 Taste Italy, of course!
Swipe for info and book at our link in bio!
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The most anticipated cheese event in California is just 3 weeks away! The California Artisan Cheese Festival (@caartisancheesefestival) is happening March 21 -23 in beautiful Sonoma, CA.
Sign up for one of their cheese tours, a pairing session, or the cheese crawl at The Barlow in Sebastopol. And it all culminates with the Cheese Tasting & Marketplace in Santa Rosa on Sunday March 23, where you can taste the goods of over 100 artisans, including cheese producers, winemakers, and brewers! This is an afternoon cheese lovers won’t forget🐮
All tickets can be found at the link in our bio.
When a cheese is this good, it just can’t contain itself.
Sofia by @capriolegoatcheese in all its gooey glory.
📸 @adamdetour
Have you ever wondered what it`s like to open a cheese shop? 🧀
Then read the first entry in our new monthly column by 2024 culture Hot Lister Kimi Ceridon (@wordsbykimi), the owner and head cheese behind gourmet emporium @LifeLoveCheese in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
🔗 in bio!
When in Wisconsin, do as culture does.
🛎 Stay at @sevenacredairyco so you can experience one of its lengendary fondue nights
🧀 Eat as much @rothcheese as you possibly can, preferably with the state`s famous Brandy Old Fashioned
🏠 Tour the Emmi Roth chalet-style creamery plant in Monroe and take some cheese to go from @alpanddell_
🍽 Visit Madison`s @letoilerestaurant for a decadent dinner & @grazemadison for a fried cheese curds appetizer beforehand, because you can`t not have fried cheese curds in America`s Dairyland
🐮 Say hi to some really, REALLY cute cows on a local farm
Are you traveling to Wisconsin this year? Let us know what you plan to do in the comments! ⤵️
📣 Calling all cheesemongers! 📣 We’re giving away a one of @boskapro new Cheesemongers Parm Sets—a professional-grade toolset designed to help you expertly open, break down, and serve the king of cheese with ease
Want to win? It’s easy:
✨ Enter your email at the link in our bio!
That’s it—no strings, just sharp knives and serious cheese skills. 👊 Giveaway closes 2/24. Don’t miss out!
#Giveaway #Cheesemonger #BOSKA
Cheese is HOT— and so are you 🔥🔥🔥
Tomorrow (2/18) is the LAST DAY to nominate a cheese pro for cultures 2025 Hot List. We`re looking for mongers, makers, writers, distributors, influencers and everything in between who are making waves in the cheese industry.
Nominate them (or yourself 😉) at our link in bio.
Tag your dairy boy 😉
Do you live in the Bay Area? Do you love cheese? (Of course you do.)
Then join us for an evening of cheese and charity—@culturecheese is hosting a grazing table happy hour with our friends at @pointreyescheese and @fortpointbeer. All proceeds support Cheese Cares and will directly aid California fire relief efforts.
Bring a friend, eat some blue, and have a brew for a good cause. Deets below.
📅 2/25 | 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
📍 @TheMidwaySF, 900 Marin St
🎟️ Tickets: $25
🍺 Includes two drinks + a loaded cheese table
This event is open to all, regardless of whether you work in the cheese industry. 🎟️ Tickets on sale at the link in bio!
Love is fleeting, cheese is forever. 🧀❤️
Because @bimiscanteen is an extension of the popular cheese shop, connected by an internal garage door, it’s a must-visit for any respectable cheese aficionado. This proximity also amplifies the experience for Bimi’s Canteen chef Isabella Waldorf (@belsrw). “They’ll bring new cheeses out for the kitchen staff to sample and think about using in the menu,” she says with a shy smile. “There’s so much to learn about cheese.”
Waldorf manages a tight seasonal menu that echoes how one talks about food at home: you’ll find The Steak, The Fish, The Shellfish, The Fowl, The Gnocchi, The Ravioli, and so forth. The recipes may change with the season, but you can count on finding something calling your name any night. And then there are The Standards, one of which is a staple for a cheese-forward restaurant aiming at comfort: a mac and cheese featuring a global mashup of cheese stars (gruyère, smoked gouda, Asiago, fontina, and cheddar), topped with breadcrumbs made from house-baked cheese biscuits.
🔗 in bio to treat yourself to this restaurant-quality dinner from the comfort of your own cozy kitchen.
📷️: Christopher Landy (@vibrantld)
✍️: Stephanie Skinner (@stephanieskinner197)
Inspired by @wanderandgraze (and ofc @kendricklamar).
You could say that this batch of cheeses is udderly irresistible. 🐮
The best cow`s milk cheeses of 2025 run a gamut of tastes, shapes, scents, and textures. In our list, you`ll find cheeses that look out of this world to cheeses that don`t even look like cheese—they resemble chocolate bars or Picasso paintings instead.
Intrigued? Salivating? Then moo-ve over to the 🔗 in bio.
📷️: @jaimephoto79, @bee.the.love, @andrewthomaslee, @asiefring, @melissakoren
✍️: @pamelavachon_words, @madstrap, @annemariepietersma
A cheese cartoon by Gail Galligan (@robochai)
Experience the taste of tradition with Grana Padano PDO cheese and Prosciutto di Parma PDO—two distinctly, deliciously European treasures. 🧀🥓
From Grana Padano`s nutty, savory flavor to Prosciutto di Parma`s perfectly cured richness, these PDO-certified products bring authenticity and quality to your table.
Want to try them for yourself? Stop by @scardellocheese TODAY for in-store sampling and discover what makes these foods so special.
📍@scardellocheese (Dallas) 2/7, 2/15, 2/20
Go to our link in bio to learn more about this campaign!
Self-care isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity. Agela Abdullah (@cheesewench) reflects on burnout, boundaries, and reconnecting with what truly matters in 2025.
"When discussing self-care in the media, it’s often used interchangeably with “treating yourself,” which is not the same. I love to treat myself. I purchase boxes of cheese to be delivered to my door. I buy books from local bookstores and yarn from a local yarn shop. I pay extra for the guacamole. This is all surface-level. I need to take care of myself below the epidermis.
Self-care means strengthening communication with my community, even when I want to isolate myself. It means asking for help if I’m overwhelmed."
Read more at the link in bio.
Illustration by Iris Busjahn @ireecespieces