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The Best Ways to Cook with Cheese in 2022


From pasta in whole wheels of camembert to clothbound cheddar brownies, these are our favorite cheese-centric recipes of 2022.

Best Cheeses 2022: Sheep’s Milk


Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith CROZIER BLUE (pictured above)J&L Grubb Ltd. / Cashel Blue | Fethard, Ireland This rich, sweet wheel gets its name from St. Patrick’s Crozier, a silver relic in the shape of a shepherd’s crook said to be carried by the saint—a fitting name for a sheep’s milk […]

Best Cheeses 2022: Goat’s Milk


Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith ST. GERMAIN (pictured above)Blakesville Creamery | Port Washington, Wisconsin This semi-firm and mild, milky winner is made in a style similar to sheep’s milk, natural rind tommes from the Pyrenees. Only St. Germain hails from one of Wisconsin’s newest creameries. Founded in 2020, Blakesville Creamery makes […]

Best Cheeses 2022: Cow’s Milk


Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith WHITNEY (pictured above)Jasper Hill Farm | Greensboro, Vt. Made with the raw milk of Jasper Hill’s grass-fed herd, ACS First Place Best of Show winner Whitney leverages Jura-mountain inspiration into something uniquely Vermont. Its tacky pink exterior contains a pliant, milky white paste redolent of juicy […]

Regions to Watch: New Zealand


Of the top 10 culinary reasons to visit New Zealand, artisan cheese sits below rare native Manuka honey, above eating cultivated kiwifruit, and right on par with sipping wines that don’t make it out of the country at the same rate as Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc does. To understand the cheese landscape of this South Pacific […]

Best Cheeses 2022: Mixed Milk


Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith BAMBOOZLE (pictured above)Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy | Allison Park, Pa. Like a trick by Willy Wonka, this multi-medalist possesses the magical ability to conjure an entire meal within a single bite. The second you sink your teeth into a supple slice of Bamboozle, your palate […]

Best Cheeses 2022


To choose this year’s featured cheeses, the culture team combed through the winning wheels and wedges from the following competitions: World Cheese Awards (2021), World Championship Cheese Contest, American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, Good Food Awards, sofi Awards, International Cheese and Dairy Awards, and the New York International Cheese Competition. Key to abbreviations: WCA: […]

Best Cheeses 2022: Buffalo Milk


Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith BUFFALO MILK BURRATA (pictured above)Deca & Otto | Colombia Small-scale farmers have been raising water buffalo in Colombia’s lush northern prairies for generations,and Deca and Otto works with producers raising 100 percent grass-fed herds to produce their line of fresh cheese, yogurt, and dulce de leche. […]

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