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A Cheese for Every Relationship Stage


Love is in the air. Or…wait, maybe that’s cheese. Yeah, that’s definitely cheese.

Table of Contents: Autumn 2018


Features Mimolette This bright orange, flaky French cheese is perfect for fall. By Rebecca Haley-Park Fun Size Cheesy hand pie recipes fit for autumn tailgates. By Polina Chesnakova A Taste of Tassie The island of Tasmania is a hidden gem of the Aussie cheese scene. By Sonia Cousins For the Love of Goats Bee Tree […]

World's Largest Cheeseboard

Wisconsin Just Broke the Record for the World’s Largest Cheeseboard


The cheese board took over an entire street in downtown Madison and over 2,000 people lined up to eat it.

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The Definitive Guide to Vegetarian Cheese


Rich and satisfying, cheese easily rivals carnivorous options. But if you think cheese is automatically the vegetarian alternative, think again.

You’ve Gotta Follow @cheesebynumbers


This new Instagram account is serving up tips, techniques, and visual guides for picture-perfect DIY cheese plates.

In Queso You Missed It July 22nd


Good morning cheese lovers! As I’m sure you all know, today is National Hammock Day. That means you can find me hard-core lounging under a tree with a glass of wine in my hand and a plate of cheese and salumi on my lap. But that’s just the warm-up for the big event. Wednesday the […]

peach focused cheese plate

The Peach Cheese Plate


Mary Mayer of Georgia’s Cheeses & Mary shares her picks for a summery spread on this peach cheese plate.

In Queso You Missed It May 27th


Greetings honorable cheese lovers and happy Memorial Day Weekend! As Americans, we live in a free country, which means we are free to eat however much cheese we want, of whatever variety we want. whenever we want. And that, my friends, is something worth celebrating. Here’s what you might have missed this week in cheese […]

Whole Foods Cheese

How to Buy Cheese at Whole Foods


So it’s hump day: You’re looking for a midweek pick me up. Or maybe it’s Friday; you’ve survived the week, time to throw down some cheddar. Okay maybe it’s Monday, or Saturday, or the third Thursday of the month, and you’ve just endured your ninth bridal shower of the year and your annual review didn’t […]

What Exactly is a “Sharp” Cheese?


People often talk about how “sharp” a cheese is. What is sharpness, exactly?   “Sharp” is a colloquialism. Typically we don’t use it when judging or grading cheese, and it has no legal definition. You’ll hear it most often in the context of cheddar, where it’s sometimes synonymous with “aged.” For example, young cheddars are called […]