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Articles written by Stephanie Skinner

Former publisher Stephanie Skinner founded culture along with her sister Lassa and cheese expert Kate Arding in 2008. Stephanie was intrigued when Lassa, then a cheesemonger, mentioned that there were no magazines filling the artisan cheese niche.

The Goat Ladies Who Built American Chèvre


4-H teen Jennifer Bice receives a champion award for her Nubian kid. We are living in that tech-fueled world and we know the names of those industry makers by heart. But running quietly alongside the tech boom, another revolution has been unfolding; one that receives far less attention but has transformed the way Americans eat—the […]

Bimi’s Canteen: A Cheese Lover’s Haven In Upstate New York


A BREEZY, RURAL RESTAURANT IN CHATHAM, NEW YORK, WITH A TOUCH OF THE BIG CITY Bimi’s Canteen in Chatham, NY. Photo credit Christian Harder Photography. The aesthetic at Bimi’s Canteen and Bar is an eclectic mix of grand yet sparse, beautifully lit for comfort and clarity. This is hardly surprising considering the owners are Ellen […]

UNFI Advances American Specialty Cheese


UNFI expands its Cheese & Specialty, American Artisan program to include more small cheesemakers.

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Making His Mark: Cheesemaker Thierry Graindorge of E. Graindorge


Third-generation Livarot cheesemaker Thierry Graindorge has an eye on the US market

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Ruminations: Summer Snow Storm


Freak July weather collides with a cheese named Summer Snow

Bye, Josh


Publisher Stephanie Skinner reflects on the life of Josh Ozersky.

Winter 2015 FFS Wrap Up


All the trends worth taking note of from the winter 2015 FFS in San Francisco, courtesy of culture publisher Stephanie Skinner

Shannon Welsh, cheese buyer for Heinen's Fine Foods, in front of a cheese case at the grocery store

The Business of Mongering: Heinen’s Fine Foods


Shannon Welsh of Heinen’s Fine Foods sits down with us to talk about her job as a cheese buyer for the grocery chain as well as how Heinen’s operates

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