Shop Talk: New Kids on the Block
Zach Berg (left) and William Werner, owners of Mongers’ Provisions 1. MONGERS’ PROVISIONS BERKLEY, MI When Mongers’ Provisions co-owner Zach Berg returned to his hometown in Detroit from the Bay Area in 2018, he noticed an absence of specialty cheese stores in the area. “The grocery stores existed, but if you wanted to find a […]
In Queso You Missed It: March 6, 2022
Photo by Andy Manis Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 World Cheese Championship, including American cheeses on the World’s Top 20 Cheeses list: Land O’ Lakes Aged Cheddar; Klondike Cheese Co. Odyssey Peppercorn Feta; BelGioioso Cheese Co. CreamyGorg; Roelli Cheese Co. Red Rock; Arla Foods Castello Smoked Cracked Pepper Gouda; Roth Grand Cru […]
Cheese Plate: All Cheddar
This cheddar-centric plate showcases cheese artisanship on both sides of the pond.
Cheese Styles: Traditional Swiss
In Switzerland, traditional cheesemaking serves many functions. Without the low-intensity, seasonal cow grazing that helps to regenerate and maintain them, these grasslands—hotspots of biodiversity— would begin to disappear.
Cheese Styles: American Cheddar
Before the 20th century advent of processed cheese food known as “American cheese,” cheddar was the national standard.
Cheese Styles: Blue
Centuries ago, blue cheeses were probably all mistakes. Modern cheesemakers prefer consistency and control, so they inoculate the milk or curds with the mold of their choosing.
Cheese Styles: Pecorino
As a class, pecorinos are relatively simple cheeses to make. Many recipes have changed little since Roman times.
Cheese Styles: French Goat
Photographed by Molly McDonough While giant cow’s milk wheels have taken center stage throughout history as the Savoie region’s most iconic cheeses, goat’s milk cheese has always been there, too, ducking the spotlight. Now, Savoyard goat cheese is coming into its own. A growing number of creative producers are turning out the firm and flavor-rich […]
Cheese Styles: Brie
Soft and curvy, with oozing, voluptuous love handles, Brie has enchanted poets and emperors for centuries.
