Articles written by
Mallory Scyphers is culture's Executive Content Director and has been with the company since 2019. She lives on Mobile Bay with her husband, two young daughters, one old Shetland Sheepdog, one rambunctious golden retriever, and one calico cat. Her favorite cheeses are alpine styles and mineral-y blues.
What Kind Of Cheese Is That? How to identify a cheese style
Repeat after us: brie is not a style of cheese! It’s classified as a “bloomy rind,” and there are all kinds of “brie-like” cheeses across the globe. To cut down confusion when it comes to types of cheese, we’ve crafted a simple chart: TYPEDEFINITIONEXAMPLESBlueThe growth of blue mold on or in cheeses.Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Stilton, or […]
How To Eat Cheese The Right Way
How To Use All of Your Senses When Eating Cheese There have been papers published about the euphoric attributes of cheese and its ability to keep you coming back for more. To teach you how to make the most of your cheese-eating experience, we’ve pulled an article from our Summer 2010 archives, highlighting acclaimed cheese […]
How Does Cheese Get to the Store?
Following the chain of cheese distribution It’s important to know where your favorite cheeses and accompaniments are coming from and what it takes to get them from farm to table. We chatted with Sonia Chandwaney, vice president of sales and marketing at Peterson Cheese, a Seattle-based importer and distributor since 1947, about a cheese’s journey […]
How To Become Friends With Your Local Cheesemonger
Don’t be intimidated by those folks behind the counter! Their job—beyond obvious cheese sales—is to turn skeptics into believers and expose your palate to new flavors and textures. Here are five tips and tricks from Rachel Johnston, sales and operations manager of Chicago-based cheese shop All Together Now, that’ll help you strengthen your bond with […]
Expand Your Cheese Vocabulary
Want to impress your friends and/or local monger? Expand your curd-lexicon! Our cheese dictionary is packed with terms to help you understand cheeses and talk to cheesemakers and cheesemongers with confidence: Affinage: The craft of maturing and aging cheeses, from the French word affiné, which translates to finished or refined. Affineur: The person who cares […]
How to Properly Wrap Cheese, According to an Expert
While there are no hard rules when it comes to enjoying cheese, there are rules for properly storing cheese to avoid food waste. When traveling on a cheese-focused trip in France, Formaticum founder Mark Goldman keenly noticed how Parisian cheese shops wrapped and packaged their cheese. They weren’t using plastic. So, Mark filled the gap […]
How to Build a Better Cheese Board
Over the past five years, there’s been a noticeable shift in human grazing habits. We’ve discovered the ease of a snack board, and cheese plate curations have skyrocketed in popularity (#cheeseboard has over 2.2 million posts on Instagram!). The shift from going out to hosting has opened doors for creativity when it comes to board […]
Just In Time for the Holidays: Professional Takes on Seasonal Cheese Pairings
Cheese shop owners and makers speak on their favorite cheese pairings this holiday season. JULIAN DELL’OSO Amabel Provisions, Buffalo, New York Why did you launch a cheese shop in Buffalo? We love cheese, and Buffalo’s loss of Nickel City Cheese & Mercantile left a void we wanted to fill. Inspired by memories of our wedding […]
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, […]
