Tag: what’s good

  • How to Pair Cheese and Beer

    How to Pair Cheese and Beer

    The first beverage pairing that comes to mind for many cheese eaters is wine. But humans have been eating cheese with both wine and beer for a very long time. Humans started making cheese between 6500 and 6000 BCE.[i] Then they started making the oldest-known wines in 5980 BCE[ii] and the first beers around 5000…

  • A Wisconsin Cheese Journey: Part 2

    A Wisconsin Cheese Journey: Part 2

    [This is a continuation of a three-part series on the Cheesemonger Invitational Winners’ trip to Wisconsin in October. You can read the first part here.] After two nights in Madison, I found myself charmed by Wisconsin. The landscape was not as boring as I imagined it would be, the people were friendlier and more open…

  • Fantello Farmstead Creamery: A New Washington Cheesemaker to Know

    Fantello Farmstead Creamery: A New Washington Cheesemaker to Know

    It was a grayish, early spring day in western Washington when I set out to spend my day off doing what I do best: getting cheesy. I drove from my home in Federal Way through the town of Auburn and into an agricultural area beyond that I had never before explored. The space between Auburn…