Feta Makes Everything Better
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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Pasta Filata Cheeses: Not Just for Pizza or Pasta
Pasta Filata: it’s kind of fun to say. And wouldn’t you know, this family of cheeses is also fun to
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The Best Cheeses for Communing with Nature
It comes as maybe no surprise that a question frequently asked of Northwest cheesemongers is, “I’m going backpacking; what would
What Happens at Cheese Camp Doesn’t Stay at Cheese Camp
Yeah, I went there—with the bad “what happens at _______ stays at ________” reference in the title AND to cheese
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Fresh Cheeses to Freshen up Your Summer Picnics (and Everyday Life)
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
Burrata and I have had a complicated relationship since my time in the cheese biz. That’s because it hasn’t always
Willoughby: An ode to the ‘Stinky’ Cheese I Brought to an Idaho Wedding
Never travel without a cheesemonger. Or, always invite a cheesemonger to your party. I’ve said one of those things before,
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Spring Cheeses: What They Are and Why You Should be Eating Them Now
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)
More than a week has passed quietly on The PhCheese blog. Why? Because the cheese doc has been dealing with
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Cookie Butter: A Sweet Pairing for Spring
A few weeks ago, I was kneeling on the floor, stocking 22-pound wheels of gouda into the depths of my
430 Pounds of Cheese
Four-hundred-and-thirty pounds of cheese. Let that number sink in: 4-3-0. It sounds like it could be a metaphor for my
Everything You Didn’t Realize You Needed to Know About Irish Cheeses
Somebody (my mom) asked me last week if I was going to write any posts about Irish cheeses leading up
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Upcoming: Three Days of Cheese!
There’s this wonderful thing in the Bay Area called The Cheese School of San Francisco. They offer classes and tastings
What Makes a Cheddar Cheddar?
I’ve been writing a fair amount about cheddars on here over the past few weeks. It’s a category of cheese
Is My Cheese Still Good?
My parents are pretty lucky; they have a personal cheese specialist they can just dial up whenever they have questions