Articles written by Susan Axelrod
Susan Sherrill Axelrod is a former editor of Culture. Her love affair with cheese began at age 12, when she bicycled to a gourmet shop to taste an exotic newcomer—French brie. She lives with her partner in midcoast Maine, where she enjoys a well-made cocktail, hiking with their dog, Lucy, and spending as much time as possible on the water.
6 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with Cheese
It’s Earth Day, 2022, when we are all (hopefully) thinking about what we can do to help the environment. For cheese lovers and curd nerds everywhere, there are plenty of delicious, cheese-centric ways to make a difference. First and foremost, sourcing artisan cheeses from producers that follow sustainable practices is a no-brainer, and not just […]
Centerfold: Carpenter’s Wheel
Photographed by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith The story of Carpenter’s Wheel began in 2009 as an experiment. Following his success with smaller aged cheeses such as Cabra LaMancha and Black & Blue, FireFly Farms co-founder Mike Koch wanted to do more. “I was interested in rounding out the line with a big-format, […]
Best of Class winners at the 2022 World Championship Cheese Contest
Among the Best of Class winners is a cheese with a seaweed center made by a one-woman operation in Maine.
The 2022 Good Food Award Winners for Cheese
The winners of the 12th-annual Good Food Awards were announced today, and while we congratulate all the winners, we are especially excited to celebrate those in the cheese category! The awards ceremony will be held on March 4, 2022 in San Francisco. For a list of all the winners, click here. […]
In Queso You Missed It: January 9, 2022
We love grilled cheese and Ina Garten, so when she creates a new recipe for our favorite sandwich, we sit up and pay attention. Ina uses basic white bread, sharp Vermont cheddar, and Stonewall Kitchen Mango Chutney—a combo that husband Jeffrey proclaims is “the best grilled cheese sandwich I’ve ever had.” In its Clued In […]
Cheese Thoughts and Trends for 2022
The first full year of the pandemic brought both challenges and rewards to the US cheese industry. Many artisan cheesemakers went into 2021 having made a significant pivot the year before—setting up e-commerce sites to sell directly to consumers in the wake of restaurant closures and cheese counter shut downs. Natural cheese consumption actually went […]
Our Best Cheese Memories of 2021
Despite the myriad challenges of 2021, it can be uplifting to take a look back at the good times we managed to have. For the curd nerds at culture, many of those good times naturally involved cheese. Here are our cheese-centric highlights of the year—raclette seems to be the clear favorite! My top cheese experience […]
