Articles written by Claire Fan
Claire Fan is an editorial intern for Culture Magazine and is based in Providence, Rhode Island, where she is a senior at Brown University. Claire has dabbled in recipe testing, food styling, and writing and her work can be found on her blog saltandsesame.com. She can often be found knitting, reading fiction, or eating sandwiches.
Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Cheese Lovers
This Mother’s Day, buy mom our favorite kind of present: a cheese-themed gift. Whether she’s into feasting or fashion, we’ve compiled a list guaranteed to make her feel loved on her special day. Photo courtesy of Murray’s Cheese Mail a cheesy gift box We love Chevoo’s Mother Day Gift Box, featuring four different marinated goat […]
The Best Cheese Events to Look Forward to this Summer
We are counting down the days until summer! Here are all the cheese-forward events happening across the country in the upcoming months. *Denotes a trade-only event MAY Knoxville Cheese Fest April 28 – May 4 | Knoxville, Tennessee A weeklong festival of all things cheese, the Knoxville Cheese Fest will have grilled cheese and cider […]
How Edy Massih Feeds Community
Edy Massih is a Lebanese-American chef, caterer, owner of Edy’s Grocer, and cookbook author. But it’s his Brown Paper Board business—Middle Eastern grazing spreads laid out on butcher paper—that’s propelling him into the grazing board spotlight. In 2017, Massih started catering directly out of his basement, just like his idol Martha Stewart in the ’70s. […]
The Rise of Cheesemaking in Mumbai
The Spotted Cow Fromagerie, is putting Indian cheese on the map The Spotted Cow’s co-founder Prateeksh Mehra Rombay cheese Historically, when it comes to cheesemaking, most folks regard France, Italy, Switzerland, and other European countries to be the cheese capitals of the world. However, the Spotted Cow Fromagerie in Mumbai, India, is on a mission […]
6 New Cheese Books to Bring on Spring
Expand the number cheesy reads on your shelf as the weather warms. 1. The Complete Book of Cheese: History, Techniques, Recipes, Tips Can you name the four types of cheese, 24 families, and 150 varieties? Cheesemonger Mathieu Plantive and food journalist Anne-Laure Pham sure can. Based in France, the culinary power couple has published a […]
I Tried the Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar Line. My Favorite Product May Surprise You.
Over the years, many Trader Joe’s products have earned cult status. A viral one, Unexpected Cheddar Cheese, won the store’s Customer Choice Award for the best cheese year after year and was inducted into the Product Hall of Fame in 2023. The cheese’s success resulted in the creation of an Unexpected line at the franchise, […]
