Tasting Notes: Métier Brewing Company Beers and Cheese
This year has wrought its share of terrible things, but one bright spot in the darkness is the beautiful foods
Continue readingTasting Notes: Métier Brewing Company Beers and Cheese
This year has wrought its share of terrible things, but one bright spot in the darkness is the beautiful foods
Continue readingTasting Notes: Métier Brewing Company Beers and Cheese
The first beverage pairing that comes to mind for many cheese eaters is wine. But humans have been eating cheese
Did you ever have an elementary or middle school teacher ban a word from the classroom, saying that everyone was
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[This is a continuation of a three-part series on the Cheesemonger Invitational Winners’ trip to Wisconsin in October. You can
Wisconsin: it’s America’s dairy land, the state that generally comes to mind when people think about cheese in the US.
It was a grayish, early spring day in western Washington when I set out to spend my day off doing
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In a recent post, I briefly explained the difference between artisanal and industrial cheeses. But among artisanal cheeses, there are
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Here’s a conversation that happens at least once every hour at the cheese counter: Cheesemonger: “Let me know if I
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Looking at a wedge of blue cheese with lines of blue mold rippling through it, you might assume that the
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Cheese and chocolate pairings don’t always work. But when they do, the combination can be magical. I will admit that
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Last month, on January 13 and 14, I competed in the olympics of cheesemongering. If you follow me on Instagram
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It’s that time again: out with the old, in with the new; a fresh start; a renewed sense of [insert
We have made it to the end of my “8 Weeks of Celebration Cheeses” series—and subsequently to the end of
[Originally published on December 18, 2016; revised December 12, 2017.] In honor of the holiday season that surrounds us, I
One of the qualifying factors for a cheese to be considered a “celebration cheese” is its availability. I’ve talked about