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This Cheese-Stuffed Juicy Lucy Burger Lives Up to Its Name
Storing/Aging cheese
I just opened a sever-year-old can of Cougar Gold cheddar (I was told to keep it for at least five years). It's almost two pounds of cheese -- much more than I can eat/serve in the next couple of m...
Relationships Helped Cheesemakers Through Pandemic
At the recent American Cheese Society virtual conference, data and observations on how the specialty cheese industry fared during the pandemic were shared. Please remember to support local chees...
How to make a California classic cheese bouquet
By Jessica Lawrenze, courtesy of the California Milk Advisory Board.
The United States- Where good cheese goes to die
having spent most of the last month in the US ( both East and West coasts ) I was amazed at how incredibly difficult it was to find cheese that could be counted as even close to edible either in ma...
Grilled Cheese Collection + Zoom Cook-Off, April 16th, 2021
"April is Grilled Cheese Month and we’ve found a great way to celebrate with some of our favorite Bay Area Chefs! Join us on Zoom for a Grilled Cheese Cook-Off featuring San Francisco Chefs and Re...
Artisan cheese collections selected by Straus Home Ranch
While many places are opening up again, those planning to stay at home a bit longer might want to check out the California farmstead cheese collections curated by the Straus family. Shipping is inc...
"Good" American Cheese-Does it exist?
I've slowly come around to eating good cheese; I get the good parm not the shaker kind and eat more of the Vermont artisanal cheese than I used to. But I admit it, I love american cheese for g...
Best cheese choices for homemade nachos
Cheese recs and technique options for homemade nachos.
12/3 Cheese Chat with Reggie Jones of Central Coast Creamery (Zoom)
" Join us for a fun and informative discussion with Reggie Jones of Central Coast Creamery. We will discuss their award-winning products, seasonal offerings, and more! Bring any questions you may h...
Amid calls for boycott, Costco removes Palmetto Cheese from 120 of its stores
A sign in front of the remaining Palmetto Cheese products at the Myrtle Beach Costco location: “The * (asterisk) on this sign means that these 2 items are discontinued and will not be re-ordered...
Wisconsin cheese demand in volatile times
This newsletter from the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association has some interesting observations on the shifts in demand at the food service and consumer level and the resulting price volatility. Due...
California Cheesemakers' Select Cheese Box Debuts in Support of California Artisan Cheesemakers
" . . . The California Cheesemakers' Select box will feature a different selection of four artisanal cow's milk cheeses, sized 5-8 oz. each, every month on the https://californiacheesebox.com/ webs...
Amish Cheese Maker Moves To Online Sales — Without The Internet
"Daniel Byler started a recent Friday morning by packaging online orders of Camembert, cheddar and other cheeses scheduled for customer pick-up at the local farmers market the following day. But un...
Cheese prices hit record high just weeks after hitting nearly 20-year lows
" . . . Each trading day at 11 a.m. Chicago time, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange operates a 10-minute session in which buyers and sellers — typically large dairy food cooperatives, cheese producer...
Cheese o'Clock guided virtual tastings with Janet Fletcher & Laura Werlin
A four-part series of guided virtual tastings of cheese with selected wines led by Janet Fletcher and Laura Werlin, two of the most knowledgeable cheese educators, to celebrate American Cheese Mont...
Everything you think you know about American cheese is wrong
Nice to hear this from the other side of the pond.
Franklin's Teleme Cheese is in trouble
" . . . Peluso’s troubles began when his creamery landlord experienced a series of financial blows in quick succession—'a perfect storm,' says Peluso. The landlord stopped repairing the creamery eq...
Valley Ford Cheese & Creamery | Sonoma County
Sunday's almost-Spring mild temperature and blue skies inspired a drive to the Sonoma Coast. Lots of other people had the same idea and the tiny hamlet of Valley Ford was booming with visitors. Ope...
Patty's Original Cheese Zombies | Concord
A couple years ago, proximity to Patty's Original Cheese Zombies in Concord while in the far East Bay for another matter was my chance to check out the beloved fast food treat invented by the Mount...
Artisan Cheese In The New Decade
" . . . First, and happily, the beloved Laura Chenel brand had gotten a new cheese maker and some serious support for simply and significantly better offerings. The standard bearer Fresh Cheve has ...