It’s difficult to envision James Bond shaping rounds of goat cheese as part of his latest operation. However, that is exactly what Virginia Hall did.
While in deep cover during World War II, the “most dangerous of all Allied spies,” according to the Gestapo, went so far as to offer cheese samples to her jackbooted quarry.
Transformation was Hall’s ace up her sleeve, whether she was turning milk into cheese or morphing from the heiress of a wealthy banker into a callus-handed French dairymaid. What was most remarkable was how someone with a prosthetic limb could so persistently elude notice.
Read the rest of this story at our link in bio. 🕵️♀️
✍️ Chris Allsop (@ocez)
@gruyere_aop Vorderfultigen spezial over 18 months from Bergkäserei Vorderfultigen in Switzerland has been crowned the World Champion Cheese at the 2025 @guildoffinefood #WorldCheeseAwards in Bern, Switzerland. 🧀
This aged cow’s milk cheese stood out among more than 5,200 cheeses from 46 countries—a record-breaking year for entries.
“The host country scoops the biggest prize in cheese again,” says John Farrand, managing director of the Guild of Fine Food, which organizes the World Cheese Awards. “The reality is that this cheese has won through our multilayered and robust blind-tasting judging process and ended up achieving the highest score, impressing the Super Jury judges from 14 different nations.”
The winning Gruyère comes from a small creamery just outside Bern. It won by one point over France`s Crémeux des Aldudes aux fleurs, a soft cow`s milk cheese studded with flowers.
American cheesemonger Hanna Lee (@hcocobolo) was also recognized in Bern as the @cheese_academy Young Cheesemonger of the Year, an award celebrating rising stars in the cheese world. 👏
Tap the link in bio for this year`s list of 14 Super Gold cheeses, including an American offering from @murrayscheese. 🥇
What happens when you take a flagship cheese and roll it in hay? If you’re @jasperhillfarm, you win awards. 🏆
Calderwood starts as Alpine-inspired Alpha Tolman, then transforms when washed with brine and pressed with Jasper Hill`s own toasted hay. The result is a cheese that captures Vermont`s terroir in every bite.
Read more about this award-winning cheese at our link in bio and swipe for a closer look. 🌾
✍️ @beccahaleypark
📸 @adamdetour
👗 @kendraelizabethstylist
The most distinguished of cheese crystals, tyrosine, is not a component of stone but a foundation of life itself. 🧬
Tyrosine crystals are the crunchy starbursts found in the paste of many Alpine-style, Italian, and Dutch cheeses. They are made from the amino acid of the same name, which is an organic compound and therefore not a mineral.
At the link in bio, discover two factors vital to the formation of these crystals—and why you don`t always find them in aged, hard cheeses.
✍️ @theaffineur
🧀 Vintage Lot 18 by @artikaasgouda
2025 Hot Lister @vnesst of @agnes_cheesery and @agnes_pasadena put together this moody and elegant cheese board for us in 2023.
“Almost every table at Agnes orders the cheese plate,” she says. “The monger chooses the cheese, writes the description and goes to the table to explain every cheese and connect with the guests.”
Feeling inspired? Tap the link in bio to recreate this plate.
📸 @adamdetour
👗 @kendraelizabethstylist
Alexandra Holt (@pastry_slut_) is known for doing things her way. After burning out on toxic masculinity in the Michelin-starred and fine dining kitchens where she started her career, Holt opened her 24-seat restaurant, @roxanne_philly, in Philadelphia’s Italian Market in 2022. Except for a single server, she was the only person on staff, executing ambitious, unexpected, and acclaimed tasting menus entirely on her own.
Last year, Holt closed that location and reopened in a larger space, this time with a bar and a team of four servers. But she’s still the only cook in the kitchen; Roxanne 2.0 remains an undiluted, unfiltered expression of Holt’s personality and hospitality approach.
Naturally, a burger on Holt’s menu could never be just a burger—and like many of the chef’s most exciting dishes, it highlights her love of cheese. Link in bio to discover what makes this burger special, plus which @roellicheesehaus_ cheese is on top.
📸 @paul.s.bartholomew
✍️ @arockjonestown
Happy National Nachos Day! 🧀🎉
Make yourself a plate and celebrate—tap the link in bio for recipes and a brief history of everyone`s favorite Tex-Mex dish.
📸 @ninagallant_
👗 @monicafoodstylist
Cheese that grows up beautifully 🧀💛 Vermont Creamery wheels start mild and develop funky, earthy, and oozy personalities as they age. You know these cheeses—but do you know how they evolve?
From fresh and lactic to fully ripened, Vermont Creamery’s lineup transforms under the guidance of Geotrichum candidum, aging expertise, and carefully managed microbial communities. Each of their six aged cheeses develops distinct flavor profiles and textures, highlighting the artistry behind every wheel.
Learn more about @vermontcreamery`s line of aged cheeses at our link in bio.
GIVEAWAY! 💙🧀 We’re celebrating Rogue River Blue season with @roguecreamery — and we’re giving away five of their limited-edition Rogue River Blue Celebration Boxes.
This is the blue that became the first and only U.S. cheese to win World Champion at the World Cheese Awards. It’s made once a year, wrapped in grape leaves macerated in pear brandy, and aged for months to develop its signature savory-fruity depth.
Each Celebration Box includes two special vintages of Rogue River Blue (2025 + 2024 Reserve), plus pairing snacks and exclusive Rogue River Blue merch to make it a true tasting moment.
HOW TO ENTER
Follow the link in our bio and enter by Nov. 11 for a chance to win!
pov: it`s officially entertaining season 🧑🍳
Just a few faces and plates from Counter Culture Austin. 🤠
It was a delicious day of community, connection, and cheese education. (And there was a @schallerweber barbecue to boot.) 🌭
Counter Culture`s coming to a city near you in 2026. Stay tuned for updates, but in the meantime: Tag a friend who you`d like to go with! ⤵️
Need a last-minute Halloween costume? We got you. 🧀
"Athens" by @dianekochilas, host of @pbs`s @mygreektable, officially hits bookstores today. Inside this new cookbook, you`ll find a standout recipe for Kaseropita Kourou: A savory cheese pie Kochilas describes as "insanely fattening but delicious."
Experience a taste of Greece for yourself—find Kochilas`s recipe at our link in bio.
From "ATHENS," by Diane Kochilas. Copyright © 2025 by the author, and reprinted with permission of St. Martin`s Publishing Group.
🎃👻🍬 Swipe for spook-tacular inspo for your Halloween cheese boards. 💀🪦🧟
What cheeses are you serving this year? 🧀
We asked a cheesemonger from Asbury Park, New Jersey, (@cestcheesenj) to share her favorite cheese and @springsteen song pairings. She delivered. 🔥
Enjoy these before or after seeing @thebrucespringsteenmovie for a cheese-filled start to your weekend. 🧀
Whether your guilty pleasure is Snickers or Starburst, you`re going to want to pair that candy with cheese. 🍬🧀
We swear, this is not a trick—Halloween candy and cheese complement each other. Swipe for a few of our monger-approved pairings & find our full guide for #Halloween2025 at the #linkinbio. 🎃
🌽 + 🧀 Candy Corn + @mariekegouda`s Mature Gouda
🍫 + 🧀 @twix + @miltoncreamery`s Prairie Breeze
🍋 + 🧀 Lemon @starburst + @cypressgrovers` Humboldt Fog
✍️ @alana_ped
Wrinkles never looked so good 🧠🧀 Vermont Creamery’s Geotrichum-ripened aged cheeses go from fresh to luscious in just weeks—swipe to see the science (and creamline!) behind the rind.
Scorpio season starts tomorrow, so get ready to break out the blue cheese. Specifically, a hunk of the finest Roquefort you can find.
"Mysterious Scorpio is all about savoring dark delights from hidden depths," says @astrolocheese. Therefore, Scorpio`s preference is for all cheeses funky, cave-aged, and served with fermented foods and drinks.
Pair with a glass of Sauternes—a sweet white wine made with grapes affected by the mold responsible for noble rot. 🧀🍷🦂
Heading to the farmers` market? Get a couple pounds of in-season potatoes to make a dish of comforting Potato-Leek Gratin covered in @comte_usa. Recipe at the link in bio. 🍳
📸 & ✍️ @raerobey
Screenshot this for later & get our guide to making compound butter at the #linkinbio. 🧈
✍️ @christine.rudalevige
