What You Need to Know About White, Fuzzy Rinds
The other day, a mother and her pre-teen daughter were in the shop buying cheese. In our soft-ripened cow’s milk
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The other day, a mother and her pre-teen daughter were in the shop buying cheese. In our soft-ripened cow’s milk
Continue readingWhat You Need to Know About White, Fuzzy Rinds
Once upon a time I wrote about Mahón, and my deep and undying devotion for that cheese. I share those
This weekend, an older couple came into the shop looking for Death & Taxes. While I knew exactly what cheese
Ah, the dead of winter. That means different things to different people, to be sure. In general, we associate this
Sorry I’ve been MIA, my dear cheesy friends. We’ve spent the last 6 weeks trying to buy a house in
“This is cheese?” That’s the question—always practically shouted, always with incredulity—we get 99-percent of the time when a customer notices
Continue readingWhy Do Cheese Shops Always Sell Fig Bread and Date Cake?
I was going to put together a holiday gift guide for last-minute shoppers, but I waited as long to finish
[Originally published on December 18, 2016; revised.] In honor of the holiday season that surrounds us, I give you the
It is a fact that not all cheeses melt equally. Sometimes we have to discover this the hard way, by
Continue readingThree Reasons Why Some Cheeses Just Melt Better
‘Tis the season to buy gifts for our friends and family. Whether we’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice,
We are now four days removed from the American Thanksgiving holiday. (Yes, Canadians are also Americans, but their Thanksgiving was
One of the biggest questions swirling around the internet’s cheese circles this week is, “What are you putting on your
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This is a story about some of Washington state’s finest cheeses and the fairytale-perfect land where they are made. If
Continue readingFinding the ‘Taste of Place’ in Cascadia Creamery’s Cheese
When Culture Magazine asked for photos of the best cheeses we have eaten this year (#BestCheese17 photo contest), my mind
One of the most common questions cheesemongers get from customers is a varietal of “what fruit goes with this cheese”