It’s finally September folks, and we don’t know about you but we’re ready to curl up under a blanket of melted raclette and ring in the coming fall. Take a moment and sink into this long weekend with some tasty tidbits we gathered up for you.

Here’s what you may have missed this week:

• Rejoice! It’s almost Mont d’Or season, which means the famous French stinker is coming back to cheese counters.
   
• The Netflix for cheese people has arrived and we’re ready to binge. 
   
• In case you want to know what that cursed Egyptian cheese from last week tasted like, science has the answer. 
   
• If you’re tired of the same ol’ biscuit or croissant breakfast sandwich, this egg, ham, and cheese crepe might be just what you need to start your morning.
   
• A Co-Op in Basque is launching a crowdfunding campaign to preserve local cheese and traditions. Cheers to that!  
   
• A new, organic, Italian cheese company is set to launch in Indiana. Score for the Hoosiers!
   
• The secret to Eli Zabar’s famous grilled cheese? An appliance you may already own! 
   
• The easiest blue cheese dressing ever. We all need this. 
   
• Goats love when you smile at them says the most heartwarming study ever completed.
• He’s got the Rolly on his arm and he’s pouring Chandon and he makes the best mac ‘cause he’s got it going on. Snoop Dogg’s dropping his cookbook this fall and it’s surprisingly innocent. 
   
• Glad we’re not the only ones eating bagged shredded cheese at 3 AM. These memes are there for you when you’re too lazy to grate it fresh.
   
• This London dairy is making apple brandy brushed cheese and a cheddar brie hybrid. Sign us up for a taste!
   
• Know how to make the most of these fleeting days of grilling weather? Culture contributor Adam Centamore does with this list of cheeses to adorn your juicy end-of-summer burgers! 
   
• The 46th annual Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival is this weekend in Arthur, Illinois and word has it they’re giving away 700 pounds of cheese. Be still my heart. 
   
• Speaking on behalf of Midwesterners everywhere, freshly fried cheese curds can make you feel and do a lot of things, and this sweet couple took it to the next level with a proposal! 
   
• If you’re reading this, we know you’re a fromage fancier just like us. But could you be swayed by cashew-based cheese? 
   
• According to the latest report, we should all be eating twice as much cheese. Not asking any questions about that.  
   
• John Legend vs Rihanna mac and cheese smackdown! The results (and ingredients) may surprise you.  
   
• Take a peek inside Murray’s cheese caves in Queens, New York! Ah, the miracle of cheese affinage.

Krista Sheley

Krista Sheley is a lifetime dairy lover and artist born and raised in the Midwest. She currently resides in Chicago with her two cat sons and can usually be found scouting new recruits for her army of houseplants.