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Smoked Idiazábal Pincho
The smoky flavor and buttery texture of Idiazábal complements the tartness of the tomatoes, guindillas, and onions in this crowd-pleasing party snack.
Ask the Monger: How Do I Become A Cheesemonger?
How does one become a cheesemonger? I began my career as a cheesemaker in rural West Pawlet, Vermont. Due to the distance between the farm and our retail customers in NYC, a tremendous information gap existed. Is the cheese raw or pasteurized? Jersey milk or Ayrshire? From the Northeast Kingdom or the Slate Valley? I wanted to close that gap and tell […]
Mixed Lettuce Salad with Parmigiano and Jamón
Simple yet still indulgent, this salad can also be made with prosciutto instead of jamón.
13 Best Things We Tried at the 2018 Summer Fancy Foods Show
From passionfruit fruit paste to flower adorned cheese, these are all of our favorite bites from the 2018 Summer Fancy Food Show.
Ask the Monger: How Do I Learn to Taste Cheese Like An Expert?
How can I learn to taste cheese the way the experts do? Tasting doesn’t have to be formal or prescriptive—cheese is the great democratizer, that incredible distillation of dairy that anyone with taste buds (and lactose tolerance) can enjoy. The rules are simple: Taste often and taste deliberately. Start a journal or photo log of cheeses you taste and record your observations. While […]
New on the Market for Summer 2018
We’ve rounded up six hot products that you should look out for on your next shopping trip. Skyr from Green Mountain Creamery Green Mountain Creamery, a Vermont-based producer of Greek yogurt, is expanding its dairy repertoire and introducing Skyr. The Icelandic style—available in plain as well as Salted Caramel, Strawberry Cream, Key Lime, and Vanilla […]
All the Cheese Events You Need to Know About for Summer 2018
From National Cheese Day to the yearly cheese-industry conference, there’s a lot happening in the cheese world this summer!
Table of Contents: Summer 2018
Features Belper Knolle Rolled in black pepper and studded with garlic, this unique Swiss cheese is the ultimate flavor bomb. By Rebecca Haley-Park Tapas Time Cheese plays a starring role in these iconic Spanish snacks. By Rebecca Haley-Park Un Otro Mondo Cheese in the Canary Islands—a Spanish archipelago off the Moroccan coast—is a world apart. […]
In Queso You Missed It May 13th
Photo Credit @ThatCheesePlate Hey there, cheese friends… Wait, what are you doing still reading your phone in bed? It’s Mother’s Day! Today’s the day to bust out that brunch spread with plenty of cheese. We’ve got this week’s cheesiest news, so you can be the table’s resident turophile. Here’s what you may have missed this […]
