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A Wisconsin Cheese Journey: Part 3

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 CheeseAdmin

[This is the final post in a three-part series on the Cheesemonger Invitational winners’ trip to Wisconsin in October. You

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It’s Been a Long Summer!

Posted on October 10, 2019October 9, 2019 CheeseAdmin

If you follow this blog, you haven’t seen a new post since May. Somehow five months passed and October has

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Fantello Farmstead Creamery: A New Washington Cheesemaker to Know

Posted on May 13, 2019 CheeseAdmin

It was a grayish, early spring day in western Washington when I set out to spend my day off doing

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Lost Peacock Creamery: From #ThatFarmLife to Fabulous Farmstead Cheese

Posted on April 10, 2019 CheeseAdmin

In a recent post, I briefly explained the difference between artisanal and industrial cheeses. But among artisanal cheeses, there are

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How to Tell if a Cheese is for Cooking or Just Eating

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 CheeseAdmin

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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How Blue Cheese is Made at Twin Sisters Creamery

Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 CheeseAdmin

Looking at a wedge of blue cheese with lines of blue mold rippling through it, you might assume that the

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8 Weeks of Celebration Cheeses: Week 7

Posted on December 20, 2018 CheeseAdmin

One of the qualifying factors for a cheese to be considered a “celebration cheese” is its availability. I’ve talked about

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There’s White Stuff Growing on Your Cheese That Isn’t Mold

Posted on November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 CheeseAdmin

Two weeks ago, one of my best friends and ex-cheese comrades, Chelsea, brought our old mentor/boss-lady, the illustrious Kim Martin,

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What do you ask a cheesemonger?

Posted on September 8, 2018 CheeseAdmin

“Where’s your bathroom?” – That’s the No. 1 question I answer all day, every day at work. Despite the mundaneness

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What is the Difference Between Chèvre and Goat Cheese?

Posted on July 11, 2018November 11, 2018 CheeseAdmin

“Where’s your goat cheese?” I answer this question at least three times a day at work; my response is usually

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Alp Blossom Smells Like Heaven

Posted on May 7, 2018 CheeseAdmin

If I could only smell one scent for the rest of my life, it would probably be the scent of

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The Cheeses Every Home Must Have

Posted on May 2, 2018 CheeseAdmin

This has been a big year for The PhCheese so far. Not on the blog front so much, unfortunately, but

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Parmesan vs. Parmigiano: What’s the Difference?

Posted on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 CheeseAdmin

I grew up consuming Parmesan that came out of a green shaker. It was grated, it was white, and it

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Why You’ve Gotta Try Garrotxa

Posted on March 14, 2018 CheeseAdmin

It’s the cheese that nobody knows how to pronounce in our goat cheese section. How do you even ask a

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What You Need to Know About White, Fuzzy Rinds

Posted on March 8, 2018March 12, 2018 CheeseAdmin

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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