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Michelle and Stevie Webb, owners of the Cheese Shop and the soon-to-be-open Wedgewood in Carrboro, North Carolina lean against a counter around many jams and cheeses.

Only in Your State: A North Carolina Cheese Shop Offers Speakeasy-style Dinners


A European wine and cheese bar in the small town of Carrboro, North Carolina? Absolutely. Michelle and Stevie Webb are “cheese entrepreneurs.” Unsurprisingly, their series of “Speakcheesy” dinners in a speakeasy bar consistently sells out.

Top Chef Finalist Dan Jacobs Shares His Favorite Cheeses to Cook With


Top Chef Season 21 contestant Dan Jacobs shares his favorite Wisconsin cheeses—and a recipe for how to make one!

This Houston Restaurant Fires Comfort Food with a Southern European Twist


Houston Restaurant Rosie Cannonball Dishes Southern European Comfort Food

Chef’s Dish: A Michelin-Starred Indian Restaurant Showcases Menu Featuring Parmigiano Reggiano 


Junoon, a Michelin-starred restaurant known for its robust Indian menu, has recently demonstrated how Parmigiano Reggiano pairs impressively with other cuisines without compromising cultural flavors. 

Chef’s Dish: Canela Bistro and Wine Bar


More than 10 years after it opened, Canela is still serving loyal customers both traditional Spanish and Spanish-inspired California cuisine, along with an ever-changing, exclusively Spanish wine list. 

Chef’s Dish: At Mish Mish, Fried Armenian String Cheese Sets the Fun, Casual Vibe


The fried Armenian string cheese has become one of the most popular dishes on Mish Mish’s menu, a flagship small plate that sums up Tewfik’s vision: easy, simple, fun. 

French Alpine Fare Meets a Love for Maine Cheese at Alice and Lulu’s


Photography by Nicole Wolf Chef Lex Godin can pinpoint when they fell in love with Maine cheese. It was 2017, and they were working as the executive chef at 45 North, a ski resort restaurant in western Maine, which served Kennebec Cheesery’s Sugarloaf, an aged, Alpine-style goat’s milk cheese. Due to a delivery hiccup, Lex […]

Chef’s Dish: Southern Classics Meet Mediterranean Flavors at The Lazy Goat


Photographed by Paul Mehaffey Tucked up against the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Greenville, South Carolina, garners its fair share of accolades these days for its food scene, which is bubbling over with good places to eat—notto mention three James Beard Award nominees. But that wasn’t the case in 2007 when restaurateur Carl Sobocinski […]

Chef’s Dish: Modern Japanese fare at Miami’s Kojin


Chef-owners Pedro and Katherine Mederos offer a sublime experience at their 10-seat hidden gem.

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