What’s the Deal with Raw Cheese, Anyway?
A woman came into my shop recently searching for “raw cheeses.” She didn’t care what kinds they were, so long
A woman came into my shop recently searching for “raw cheeses.” She didn’t care what kinds they were, so long
Never travel without a cheesemonger. Or, always invite a cheesemonger to your party. I’ve said one of those things before,
Continue readingWilloughby: An ode to the ‘Stinky’ Cheese I Brought to an Idaho Wedding
You know it’s a good day when a Rivers Edge Chèvre shipment arrives. True Love, Up in Smoke, Peony, Sunset
I’ve written briefly in the past about summer- and winter-milk cheeses—wherein two wheels of the same type of cheese will
Continue readingSpring Cheeses: What They Are and Why You Should be Eating Them Now
More than a week has passed quietly on The PhCheese blog. Why? Because the cheese doc has been dealing with
Continue readingHow to Really Taste Cheese (and Other Foods)
A few weeks ago, I was kneeling on the floor, stocking 22-pound wheels of gouda into the depths of my
In a bright, naturally lit room lined with six long black tables and headed by a podium, each of the
Continue readingMusings on an Intensive Three-Days of Cheese
Somebody (my mom) asked me last week if I was going to write any posts about Irish cheeses leading up
Continue readingEverything You Didn’t Realize You Needed to Know About Irish Cheeses
There’s this wonderful thing in the Bay Area called The Cheese School of San Francisco. They offer classes and tastings
I’ve been writing a fair amount about cheddars on here over the past few weeks. It’s a category of cheese
My parents are pretty lucky; they have a personal cheese specialist they can just dial up whenever they have questions
Cutting into a clothbound cheddar is easier when it only weighs 10 or 20 pounds, as opposed to 90. This
Nothing says adult relaxation like cheese, beer, and Legos, right? I’m so stoked to have this wheel of Winnemere from
Cheddar has myriad uses in everyday American cooking. That’s a no-brainer. Why wouldn’t you put cheddar into the 1,0001 things
The PhCheese hasn’t been online much for the past few days, but with good cause. I started a new job