The Best Cheese Boxes to Gift this Holiday Season
Cheese boxes make great holiday gifts. Trust us, we’re professionals. It may only be November, but the sleigh bells tend to jingle earlier each year. Which can only mean one thing: It’s time to start thinking about which gifts you’re going to give friends and family at holiday gatherings this year. Luckily, your friends at […]
More Than Khachapuri: Explore Georgian Cuisine at this NYC Restaurant
If you’re at all tuned into cheese media, you’ve likely encountered mesmerizing images of khachapuri, a traditional Georgian bread bowl baked with a luscious filling of cheese. Dotted with cubes of butter and an egg yolk and mixed tableside to create molten cheese ribbons, khachapuri “puts on its own show,” says Tamara Chubinidze, owner of Manhattan’s Georgian restaurant Chama Mama. “It’s very Instagrammable.”
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, […]
Seven Fall-Favorite Cheeses You Need to Try
With autumn comes a shift in seasons and cheeses. Gone are your lavender-infused goudas and rinds dipped in wildflowers—a dip in temperatures means it’s time to dip into smoky blues and pumpkin-spiced logs. Fall for these seven cheeses with harvest time twists. Roth Cheese’s Smoked Moody Blue Blue Cheese If there’s a chill in the […]
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City as Cheese
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast is bold, complex, and crave-able, three words that could also describe our feelings toward cheese.
Meet Anthony Cho: The engineer-turned-cheesemaker shaking up Korea’s cheese scene
Haesun (left) and Anthony Cho (right) standing in front of their deli Restaurant seats at Cheese Flo A large deli case greets you when you open the door to Cheese Flo. Fromage blanc, stracchino, feta, Brillat-Savarin, halloumi, mozzarella, and crottin are scattered under the glass. Some of the cheeses are created in house and are […]
Save the Shepherd: The People Ushering In a New Era of Pastoralism
Photography by Chelo Lopez No farms, no food—it’s a phrase you’ve probably seen on a bumper sticker, but its message only tells half the story. To truly call out the forces threatening our grub, the slogan needs a slight tweak: No farmers, no food. For centuries, we’ve relied on traditions of ancestral succession to keep […]
9 Snackable Cheeses for Your Next Hike
Cheese can be a great mountain companion as an umami-licious, nutritious snack. Whether you pack a half-pound wedge or pre-cut cubes and slices in your favorite Snackle Box, our list of 9 cheeses with low moisture content are a perfect pairing with a long, hot, summer hike! L’Amuse Gouda Region: Beemster and Schermer, NetherlandsNotes: Butterscotch, […]
Are you the most talented Young Cheesemonger?
Entries are open for the Young Cheesemonger competition, the winner will be announced at this year’s World Cheese Awards In 1377, the Ordinances of the Cheesemongers were set down, limiting trade to only two official cheese markets in London. Selling cheese anywhere else was illegal. Thankfully, times have changed, and we now have over 1,500 […]
Minnesota Creamery Opens World’s First Creamstillery
Redhead Creamery Spirits utilizes a still that saves energy by reusing heat through four separate heat exchangers – much more efficient in time and energy than most craft stills, but able to bring the same craft taste and care for the soft whey flavor. At culture, we have covered some interesting things. We have explored […]
