Culture is the ultimate publication for those who love cheese. Our bi-monthly magazine is devoted to delivering the most innovative, eye-opening stories about the world’s many cheeses and cheesemakers. Within each issue, you can travel to gorgeous cheese regions, meet passionate makers and mongers, discover one-of-a-kind recipes, and even learn how to make your own cheeses. Stunning photos, engaging narratives, and expert-guided editorial lineups make culture a resource for readers of any background.
Culture aims to nurture passion for great cheese through accurate, engaging storytelling that focuses on the people and places behind cheese.
Co-owners Lassa and Stephanie Skinner founded culture along with cheese expert Kate Arding in 2008. Stephanie, our publisher, was intrigued when Lassa, then a cheesemonger and now our retailer liaison, mentioned that there were no magazines filling the artisan cheese niche.
Editor-in-Chief Courtney Hollands comes to culture with more than a decade of experience writing and editing for magazines, newspapers, and the web. She started her career as a small-town reporter and has covered everything from fashion and travel, to music and beer for Boston magazine, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, and even Rolling Stone.
Leigh Belanger stands tall as culture‘s food editor. She’s been a food writer, editor, and project manager for over a decade, serving as program director for Chefs Collaborative and contributing to local newspapers and magazines, where she’s written about whoopie pies, food policy, and cheesemaking chefs. Her first book, The Boston Homegrown Cookbook, was published in 2012. She lives and cooks in Boston with her family.
Becca Haley-Park is culture‘s associate editor and resident stinky cheese cheerleader. A native New Englander, she now lives and works in Boston.
Grant Bradley is a web editor for culture and never ceases to thank his nameless human ancestor who figured that leaving some milk around for a while and then eating it was probably a great idea. Raised on California’s Central Coast, educated in the Pacific Northwest, and transplanted to New England, Grant likes to write, edit, and code things. And cheese—he likes to eat cheese.
Amy Fukuizumi loves few things more than writing and cheese. As a testament to these loves, she drove across the country to join culture: the word on cheese. Her goal as Social Media Manager is to make the world (digitally) feel this love (and “Like” it a lot).
Cheese-a-holic Molly McDonough joined the culture team as an intern after a stint making cheese in Switzerland. She currently edits our extensive online cheese library and ensures that our magazines have accurate cheese facts from Europe where she recently completed her masters in agriculture and food science.
Brooklyn-based creative agency Red Herring Design brings to culture a love of food (especially cheese!) and an eye for visual presentation. Led by founders Carol Bobolts and Deb Schuler, the firm creates award-winning designs for a wide range of clients and has been nominated three times for a Grammy Award for best packaging.
Brand manager Rebecca Carrington (left) and West Coast sales rep Natalie Herman (right) are always ready to help connect producers and retailers with a food-loving and cheese-centric audience.
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