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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.

Roelli Cheese Haus Select

Planet Cheese: Cheddar Takes a Detour


Haus Select from Roelli Cheese Haus is not your traditional cheddar

Bleating Heart Death & Taxes

Planet Cheese: Yet Another Home Run


Bleating Heart Cheese’s Death & Taxes features a beer-washed rind

Nicolau Farms Bianchina

Planet Cheese: Is It Ripe Yet?


Find out how to determine when a cheese is at its eating prime

sheep cheese and lox

Planet Cheese: Pass the Lox, Please


Try Green Dirt Farm’s fresh sheep cheese as a substitute for cream cheese

Planet Cheese: Close Shave


Avoid stale flavors by “facing” the cheese

ricotta frittata

Planet Cheese: Make Mom a Ricotta Frittata


Whip up this springtime dish for Mother’s Day

Sawtooth

Planet Cheese: Bouncing Back


The raw-milk Sawtooth cheese is back in production at Cascadia Creamery

Délice des Deux-Sèvres

Planet Cheese: Worth the Wait


Spring is the ideal season for fresh goat cheese, and Délice des Deux-Sèvres is one terrific option

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