Category: Adventures in Cheese

  • Watch us Cut the Cheese!

    Watch us Cut the Cheese!

    Many people don’t think about how their cheese gets to them. My mom even said she never thought about how cheese gets into those nice wedge shapes at the store, but assumed a machine cuts the pieces. In the shop I work at, we actually cut our cheese by hand–well, with a wire. Mostly that’s…

  • Who’s the Big Cheese Now?

    Who’s the Big Cheese Now?

    My cheesemonger bestie is showing this 180-pound wheel of French Emmentaler who’s boss today. Which can only mean that I have some big plans ahead for a post (or maybe postS? Uh oh!) about Swiss-style cheeses like this big boy.

  • Notes from the 2016 Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival

    Notes from the 2016 Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival

    There was cheese everywhere. And by everywhere, I mean throughout the entire ground floor of the Seattle Design Center. Tables and tables of cheese samples, cheesemakers, cheese purveyors, and cheese pairings. It was a sight to behold. I arrived on the scene of the Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival with two of my dear colleagues, Alicia…

  • Ferndale Farmstead Cheeses

    Ferndale Farmstead Cheeses

    [metaslider id=12] On a recent continuing education trip for work, a group of cheesemongers visited Ferndale Farmstead which is located–go figure–in Ferndale, Washington. Up in Whatcom County, not too far from good ol’ Canada, lies one of Washington state’s cheesiest counties. In other words, Whatcom County is home to the greatest population of cheese producers…