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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Yeah, I went there—with the bad “what happens at _______ stays at ________” reference in the title AND to cheese
Continue readingWhat Happens at Cheese Camp Doesn’t Stay at Cheese Camp
Burrata and I have had a complicated relationship since my time in the cheese biz. That’s because it hasn’t always
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
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A few weeks ago, I was kneeling on the floor, stocking 22-pound wheels of gouda into the depths of my
This week’s cheese of the week is a special little guy I picked up in California, its native homeland. The
In a bright, naturally lit room lined with six long black tables and headed by a podium, each of the
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One whole, free day to spare in San Francisco before our course at The Cheese School began meant that Alicia
Continue readingHow to Experience the Bay Area Like a Cheesemonger
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
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
My parents are pretty lucky; they have a personal cheese specialist they can just dial up whenever they have questions