Tag: cheese monger

  • A Cheese I Cantal Love Enough

    A Cheese I Cantal Love Enough

    It’s not enough for the French to have 6,000 types of native cheeses. They have to compete with the English on the one cheese that couldn’t get more English: cheddar. That’s right; the French have a cheddar, too. And it’s delicious. Really, ridiculously delicious. Sure, it’s not really a cheddar—and the French would probably not…

  • What is a Cheesemonger?

    What is a Cheesemonger?

    Someone significant once told me that, “nobody has ever heard of a cheesemonger with a PhD.” This was not so long ago, when I was frantically trying to finish up my doctoral dissertation so that I could get the heck out of grad school. The comment was a response to the suggestion that, rather than…

  • Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival

    Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival

    This week, I’m stoked about a cheesy event I get to take part in outside of work that doesn’t involve sitting on my couch and eating cheese with the boyfriend. (Not that that isn’t my idea of a good time, because it really is — but this is way more exciting.) My colleagues Alicia and…

  • Robiola, O Robiola. Wherefore art thou, Robiola?

    Robiola, O Robiola. Wherefore art thou, Robiola?

    We recently got in a case of Alta Langa’s Robiola Bosina due Latte. Shrieks issued from the cheese counter as soon as the box was opened and its contents discovered. We were THAT excited about this cheese. Let me put it another way: IT’S MY FAVORITE!!! As in, totally worth gratuitous page formatting and three…