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Manchego's Cousin - Campo de Montalban
As I was working behind the cheese counter today, I happened to be cutting Campo de Montalban which is one of my old favorites... It has probably been well over a year since the last time I tasted this...
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Meet the Cheesemaker Event at the CACF
Today I had the honor of being a part of creating the Fantasy Cheese Table at the California Artisan Cheese Festival. We had close to 75 different cheeses from local and out of state cheesemakers....
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Cheese Platters that WOW at the CACF
Today I had the pleasure of teaching the Cheese Platters that WOW course with Nancy today at the California Artisan Cheese Festival. We had a great turnout and I must say, the people who attended this...
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Tasty Nut Milk Cheese - Say What?!
Very exciting news! A vegan cheese that is actually tasty!!!Today we received two of the three cheeses available from Kite Hill... The Costanoa:And the White Alder:These cheeses are made from almond...
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A Local Gem - St George
Hello everyone!I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend and made some happy family memories. I had a wonderful time with my family as always. We even had an Easter egg hunt! This was especially...
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Big Ed's Farm Style Gouda
Today I got to spend a lot of time behind the cheese counter cutting cheese (much to my delight!) and one of the cheeses that we received today was the Big Ed's Farm Style Gouda from Saxon Homestead...
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Brescianella Stagionata
Hello everyone!A couple of days ago at the cheese counter, I was pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Brescianella Stagionata. It had been a while since I had had this cheese and the ones that we...
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Parrano!
Good day loyal readers!The more I write about cheese the more I realize how many cheeses I have yet to discuss! I was behind the cheese counter today and was cutting one of our most popular cheeses -...
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New York, New York!
Hello everybody!I'm so sorry for the brief absence. I actually took myself on a little trip to the East Coast these past few days to visit some friends as well as some cheese shops! In this post I'm...
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Consider Bardwell's Rupert
Good day everyone,As promised, here is a post on Rupert from Consider Bardwell. Thank you Poul for sharing this cheese with me! :)Cheese: RupertProducer: Consider BardwellRegion: Champlain Valley,...
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Quadrello di Bufala - That's Right Folks, Buffalo Milk Cheese!
First of all, for those who are interested, I am having a blast in my new position getting ready to open up the new distribution center for our region. That being said, I'm going to be in an office...
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One of my Favorite Goat Cheeses... Coupole!
Being that we are smack dab in the middle of Spring, I decided to feature one of my favorite goat cheeses... If you've been following along the past few months you may see a pattern developing in that...
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Mozzarella de Bufala and Caprese Salad!!
Hello everyone! I have made a promise to the group of Whole Foodies who are going to be taking the ACS Certified Cheese Professional Exam this summer that I would post on some of the more popular PDO...
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Herve Mons Camembert
Hello everyone!Today I wanted to talk about a rather well known cheese... Camembert.The Camembert that we are able to receive in the United States are different than the Camembert that you would get in...
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My Funky Friend - Munster-Gerome
Hello folks!Just got back home from a whirlwind week of traveling. Chicago and Indiana Monday through Thursday and then Los Angeles from Friday until today. It's been a busy week! I apologize that I...
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Taleggio - Continuing the Stinky Theme
When I decided to write about Taleggio, I realized that this is now the third rather pungent cheese I'm writing about in a row. I hope you all don't mind... I've been on a stinky cheese kick recently!...
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Young Mahon
Good evening everyone!Today I had the brilliant idea to grab a chunk of cheese from my fridge and bring it to work with me. I chose to bring the Young Mahon...Cheese: MahonProducers: VariousRegion:...
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Barber's 1833 20 Month English Cheddar
As the weather has been getting hotter, I've been less inclined to do any heavy duty cooking in the kitchen. When this happens, I like to fall back on a good old stand by that I enjoyed while growing...
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Bellwether Crescenza
Good evening and happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! I was fortunate enough to spend the weekend with my Dad and the rest of my immediate family and had a blast. Good food + good company +...
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Garrotxa - Tasty and a Weapon?
Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. Today I've decided to write about a tasty Spanish cheese called Garrotxa...Cheese: GarrotxaProducer: VariousRegion: Catalonia, SpainMilk:...
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