Tag: raw cheese

  • Finding the ‘Taste of Place’ in Cascadia Creamery’s Cheese

    Finding the ‘Taste of Place’ in Cascadia Creamery’s Cheese

    This is a story about some of Washington state’s finest cheeses and the fairytale-perfect land where they are made. If you drive south on Interstate 5 from Seattle until you cross the Columbia River into Oregon, take Highway 84 East at Portland. The highway meanders along the south bank of the river, treating you to…

  • What’s the Deal with Raw Cheese, Anyway?

    What’s the Deal with Raw Cheese, Anyway?

    A woman came into my shop recently searching for “raw cheeses.” She didn’t care what kinds they were, so long as they were raw. This was exciting to me as a cheesemonger, given the hullabaloo this year over raw-milk cheeses. In case you weren’t aware, one person died and seven people became sick with Listeriosis…