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🍨 Blue cheese ice cream
🍫 Chocolate & cheese
☕️ Colombian hot cocoa with cheese
Which one are you craving tonight? 😋
📸: @ninagallant_
Hey cheese pros, thinking about obtaining a professional certification through the @American_Cheese_Society? This year’s conference and exams will be held in Sacramento, CA July 23-26.
The ACS conference only comes to the West every three years, so West Coasters this is your chance!! If cost is a factor in your decision, the ACEF Foundation offers a variety of scholarships to help you achieve your goals.
Applications for both the exams and scholarships are due on March 31, 2025. Get more info at our link in bio!
North Carolina, are you ready for the cheesiest showdown in history? 🥊🏆️
All are welcome to join culture at 6:30 p.m. on 4/8 for the Perfect Pairing: a battle of the bites at the @raleighwineshop that lets audience members choose a champ.
At this fun and competitive event, you`ll get wine pairings selected by @raleighwineshop experts + cheese pairings crafted by cheese pros. 🍷😋
Featured cheeses and products will come from:
🧀 @chapelhillcreamery
🧀 @bigspoonroasters
🧀 @boxcarrhandmadecheese
🧀 @gruyere_aop
🧀 @finecheeseusa
🧀 @murrayscheese
Plus, we`ll be raffling off a cheesy gift basket along with a two-year subscription of culture! Proceeds will go to @manna_foodbank.
Scoop your tickets at the link in bio! 🎟
Feeling fiery and spontaneous? Today`s the start of Aries season. 🐏
Celebrate with an umami-forward cheese plate featuring @Somerdalecheese Red Dragon, apples, wasabi peas, and brown ale—together, these four unleash a flavor offensive that ignites the appetite!
A special thanks to @astrolocheese for sharing such stellar pairings. ✨️
A friendly reminder that burrata season is just around the corner. 🌞🍷👙
🧀: @decaotto
📷️: @ninagallant_
👗: @kendraelizabethstylist
In her second column on how to open a cheese shop, 2024 culture Hot Lister Kimi Ceridon (@wordsbykimi) shares how farmers` markets helped her find a community where she could plant @LifeLoveCheese`s roots. 🌱
Read this story at the 🔗 in bio!
🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🚨 We’ve teamed up with Widmer’s Cheese Cellars (@widmerscheese) to give THREE lucky winners a Widmer’s Cheese Box packed with eight incredible cheeses 🧀🎉
Widmer’s has been hand crafting World award winning cheese in Wisconsin for over 100 years. Using time honored traditions to create some of the best Brick, Cheddar, and Colby, they are now introducing Butterkase, a creamy, buttery cheese that you can enjoy for yourself.
Enter now at the link in bio for your chance to win a delicious gift box for yourself.
Mentally, we`re in the @georgesmillcheese baby goat cuddle puddle. 🐐
📷️: @georgesmillcheese
Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.
The always-in-vogue Fleur de la Prairie by @prairiefruitsfarm to brighten your day. 💐
📸: @adamdetour
👗: @kendraelizabethstylist
Ari Weinzweig, co-founder of Zingerman’s Delicatessen, has spent over four decades building an iconic group of businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which includes the original Zingerman’s Deli, a creamery, and around 20 other food and leadership ventures. With more than 700 employees under its umbrella, Zingerman’s has become a model of sustainable growth and innovative leadership, largely thanks to Weinzweig’s unique vision.
From his early days behind the deli counter to shaping Zingerman’s into a beloved institution, Weinzweig has become a respected figure in the world of artisan cheese and specialty food. We caught up with Weinzweig to get his thoughts on success, discuss his passion for writing, and find out how he navigates the emotional highs and lows of leadership—more at the link in bio. 🧀
"If you’re one of the 96 percent of Americans who regularly indulge in cheese, chances are it plays a significant role in your life. ... And for true curd nerds, it’s not just about eating cheese—it’s about discovering it, learning about it, and, of course, buying it," writes Jessica Wrubel (@jesseatsherwords). "While specialty cheese shops with expert mongers aren’t everywhere, chances are there’s at least a Whole Foods Market nearby. And that’s where this story begins."
Read all about the @WholeFoods Certified Cheese Professional program at the link in bio!
✍️: Jessica Wrubel
📷️: First photo courtesy of Whole Foods Market, all other photos by Jessica Wrubel
Made from raw cow`s milk exclusively in the Jura Mountain region of France, Comté has been produced for over eight centuries. Since 1958, the Comté Cheese Association (CIGC)—Comité Interprofessionnel du Comté—has brought farmers, cheesemakers, and affineurs together as a single entity, tying together the fates of their businesses, their animals, and around 14,000 people employed across the region.
The result? A resilient web of supply that supports the economy, culture, and land of the Jura Massif itself.
Read more of this story by Alexandra Jones (@arockjonestown) by tapping the link in bio!
Don`t miss your last chance to get culture`s spring issue!
Subscribe to culture by TODAY to get our Spring 2025 Growth Issue sent straight to your door! It`s packed with stories that dig into the science, tradition, and flavors shaping the cheese world.
Here’s a taste of what’s inside:
🧀 The science of mold—and why it’s essential (@theaffineur)
🧿 The top 10 Greek Island cheeses to "try before you die," curated by Janet Fletcher (@janetfletchernv)
🗣 A conversation with industry expert Matt Rubiner (@rubinerscheesemongers)
… and so much more! Subscribe at the link in bio!
🩵 Score your tickets to Counter Culture Raleigh! 💙
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