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Why You’ve Gotta Try Garrotxa

Posted on March 14, 2018 CheeseAdmin

It’s the cheese that nobody knows how to pronounce in our goat cheese section. How do you even ask a

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What You Need to Know About White, Fuzzy Rinds

Posted on March 8, 2018March 12, 2018 CheeseAdmin

The other day, a mother and her pre-teen daughter were in the shop buying cheese. In our soft-ripened cow’s milk

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The Truth About Pairing Cheese and Fruit

Posted on November 4, 2017 CheeseAdmin

One of the most common questions cheesemongers get from customers is a varietal of “what fruit goes with this cheese”

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In the Buff—That Other Type of Cheese Milk

Posted on November 2, 2017 CheeseAdmin

We’ve got cow, goat, and sheep on our radars when it comes to cheese. But what about that other ruminant

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Trick-or-Treat! Don’t Forget the Cheese (Platter)

Posted on October 31, 2017 CheeseAdmin

Whether you are heading out for an early evening of trick-or-treating with some tiny humans or staying in to hand

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Three Reasons to Treat Yo-self to a Cheesemaking Class

Posted on October 19, 2017 CheeseAdmin

About a year and a half ago, we hired a new baby cheesemonger named Janna at the shop I worked

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Why You Need to Try Tête de Moine, the Tiniest Mountain Cheese

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 CheeseAdmin

You know it is autumn when your cheese shop bulks up on Alpine-style cheeses. The summer’s proliferation of fresh cheeses

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A Tale of Cheese as Old as Time

Posted on October 2, 2017 CheeseAdmin

Not too long ago, one of my dear readers submitted a question to the blog (something anyone can do, by

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Feta Makes Everything Better

Posted on September 6, 2017 CheeseAdmin

There’s a common saying in our household: “Feta makes it betta!” And let’s face it, it’s absolutely true. A salad

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What Happens at Cheese Camp Doesn’t Stay at Cheese Camp

Posted on August 6, 2017 CheeseAdmin

Yeah, I went there—with the bad “what happens at _______ stays at ________” reference in the title AND to cheese

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Grand Ewe’s One Tough Gouda

Posted on July 14, 2017August 6, 2017 CheeseAdmin

Okay, okay. I’ve definitely gotten the memos from my readership that this blog needs MOAR VIDEOZ. And so I took

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Fresh Cheeses to Freshen up Your Summer Picnics (and Everyday Life)

Posted on July 1, 2017July 1, 2017 CheeseAdmin

Fresh cheeses are the wee babes of the cheese world, you might say. Allowed to sit for only a few

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Burrata: The Dumpling of Cheeses

Posted on June 28, 2017 CheeseAdmin

Burrata and I have had a complicated relationship since my time in the cheese biz. That’s because it hasn’t always

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Spring Cheeses: What They Are and Why You Should be Eating Them Now

Posted on April 18, 2017 CheeseAdmin

I’ve written briefly in the past about summer- and winter-milk cheeses—wherein two wheels of the same type of cheese will

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How to Really Taste Cheese (and Other Foods)

Posted on April 13, 2017 CheeseAdmin

More than a week has passed quietly on The PhCheese blog. Why? Because the cheese doc has been dealing with

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The PhCheese is dedicated to cheese education. It is the passion project of a certified cheesemonger with a doctorate in German literature, Courtney C. Johnson. The PhCheese believes that good cheese should be accessible to everyone–and knowledge is power. So if you’re hungry for cheese knowledge, culture, pairings, recipes, and puns, this site is just what the doctor ordered.

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