The Best Cheese Boxes to Gift this Holiday Season

Exploring Culture: Challenging Eurocentrism in the Cheese Industry

In culinary school I learned knife skills; I learned the mother sauces and the sauces they spawned. Everything I learned was rooted in classic French style. Everything I was taught had a focus on European standards. But I wanted to cook like my Big Ma—Southern comfort food—biscuits, greens, and grits. I wanted to cook with […]

Cheese Icons to Celebrate this Women’s History Month

This month (and every month) we’re celebrating the women in cheese who produce, sell, serve, and educate about the wedges and wheels we love.

Gifts A Cheese Lover Will Love!

Holidays are here and so is culture's list of gifts for cheese lovers. So go and indulge yourself!

From the Alpine Meadows to Your Table: Monti Trentini’s Artisanal Cheeses Rooted in the Trentino And Veneto Tradition

For nearly a century, the Finco Family has been crafting authentic Italian cheeses in the heart of North East Italy. The first cheesemaker was Florindo Finco who started the journey in 1925 and now the Finco family’s commitment to artisanal cheesemaking has passed through four generations. The family founded Monti Trentini in 1985 and today, […]

The Best Cheese Boxes to Gift this Holiday Season

Cheese boxes make great holiday gifts. Trust us, we’re professionals. It may only be November, but the sleigh bells tend to jingle earlier each year. Which can only mean one thing: It’s time to start thinking about which gifts you’re going to give friends and family at holiday gatherings this year. Luckily, your friends at […]

This Portuguese Cheese is 2024’s World Cheese Awards Champ

Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado from Portugal was named the best of the best, beating out Jasper Hill, Mifroma, and more. Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado from Quinto do Pomar has been voted World Champion Cheese, the best of the best, at the World Cheese Awards in Viseu, Portugal. Photo by Josie Krogh. The jury has spoken: […]

More Than Khachapuri: Explore Georgian Cuisine at this NYC Restaurant

If you’re at all tuned into cheese media, you’ve likely encountered mesmerizing images of khachapuri, a traditional Georgian bread bowl baked with a luscious filling of cheese. Dotted with cubes of butter and an egg yolk and mixed tableside to create molten cheese ribbons, khachapuri “puts on its own show,” says Tamara Chubinidze, owner of Manhattan’s Georgian restaurant Chama Mama. “It’s very Instagrammable.”

Cheese, Travel, Discovery: What It’s Like Being Emma Young

Scroll through Emma Young’s Instagram account, @thecheeseexplorer, and you’ll be immediately plunged into a whirlwind of cheese, travel, and discovery.

How Cheese Unlocks Personal Myths and Memoirs

Humans are innate storytellers, and cheese is an edible story. When we actually slow down and commune with ourselves, each other, and, yes, the cheese itself, parts of our own world can be opened up to us.

The Best Sake And Cheese Pairings

Pairing sake with cheese requires a delicate approach and all five senses, but the work is worth it. If you think you’ve spotted more sake than usual these last few years, you’re right. According to the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association’s 2023 report, Japan exported just over 6.5 million liters of sake to the […]

How to Make the Perfect Truffle Cheese Plate

Decadant truffles deserve a spotlight on your holiday board  All products are independently selected. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Truffles, the opulent ingredient associated with decadent cuisine, are among those foods that folks either love or hate—there’s really no middle ground. The era of drenching fries in synthetic truffle […]

What Makes Le Gruyere AOP Special?

Wheels of Le Gruyère AOP Alpage aging at Alpage de la Moesettaz in Le Brassus. Photographed by Mallory Scyphers A teenage boy donned in rubber boots and a white apron walks in and taps his father on the shoulder. In a hushed voice he asks a question in French. The father laughs and answers him, […]

A Cheesy Dish Best Served In Hungary, When You’re Hungry

Memorable travel moments are almost always inextricably linked to good food and drink. Even the simplest meal can be the stuff of travel stories—such as the humble Sztrapacska, a regional dish found primarily in Slovakia and Hungary.

A Tennessee Blue Cheese Elvis and Dolly Parton Would Love

Photographed by Nina Gallant styled by Madison Trapkin Terroir can be an elusive concept. Often defined as “the taste of place,” it doesn’t just refer to the animal’s diet or a brisk sea breeze, it also encompasses the culture of the region. When Padgett Arnold and her husband Nathan founded Sequatchie Cove Creamery in 2010, […]

Arrest Made in Relation to Neal’s Yard Dairy Cheese Heist

The British cheese retailer experienced a loss of 950 cheese wheels, or almost $400,000 of inventory. It's also asking those in and out of the cheese industry for help.