Tag: cheese love

  • Celebrate Cheesemas with a Charming Deal

    Celebrate Cheesemas with a Charming Deal

    ‘Tis the season to buy gifts for our friends and family. Whether we’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, Festivus, or just general seasonal awesomeness, sharing seems to be the name of the game in December. In honor of this spirit of giving, I’m offering a pretty Gouda deal on the cheesiest hand-crafted charms…

  • Behold, the Black Pearl!

    Behold, the Black Pearl!

    When Culture Magazine asked for photos of the best cheeses we have eaten this year (#BestCheese17 photo contest), my mind immediately went to Tieton Farm & Creamery’s Black Pearl. I have eaten a lot of cheese this year. I have eaten a lot of truly wonderful, life-changingly good cheese. But to my mind, the best…

  • A Tale of Cheese as Old as Time

    A Tale of Cheese as Old as Time

    Not too long ago, one of my dear readers submitted a question to the blog (something anyone can do, by the way; it’s nice to get a message from someone who isn’t a spambot). That question was as follows: Can a cheese be too old to eat? The question was prompted by the video I…

  • A Couple of Reasons to Try Coupole

    A Couple of Reasons to Try Coupole

    Let me tell you something about my current Cheese of the Week, Vermont Creamery’s Coupole. This petite little brain of a cheese comes in a neat little wooden crate, its delicate exterior protected to a certain extent from the pressures (and cheese pressers) of the world. Its name borrows from the French word for cupola,…

  • Seven Pairings for Lovers and Friends

    Seven Pairings for Lovers and Friends

    Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I am crazy about cheese, And I guess I love you, too.   Today is Valentine’s Day. Or, as you prefer it, Galentine’s Day or whatever. It’s kind of a last-minute holiday for many people. (Which is totally fine—it’s going to be OK, all right?) Regardless of what or…