The Lady Makes Her First Cheese Wedding Cake
June 15: Update: The Lady decided to build a display of Cheese Wedding Cakes for the Kiosk. The above slideshow has the display, along with the original cake… The Lady has come a long way in a short time. A customer came into the store this week and discussed having a cheese wedding cake with The...
Golden Glen Creamery Farmstead Butter
The Lady recently met Kim, the GM at Golden Glen Creamery in Bow, Washington. The creamery had a Farmer’s Market “emergency” searching for personnel to man or woman one of its booths. The Lady, after obtaining my permission, of course, posted a “Help Wanted” on our blog to assist in finding the right cheesy person....
Mauri Gorgonzola Piccante D.O.C.
From the Lombardy region, Gorgonzola is one of Italy’s oldest cheeses. It is named after the village that was once a resting place for cattle returning from their summer grazing in the Alpine pastures. David, one of The Lady’s favorite cheese friends, gave her a sample piece to bring home for his favorite feline foodie...
Pasture Pride Juusto and Guusto Baked Cheeses
Last week in Wisconsin, one of the stops we made on the Wisconsin Cheese Tour was a Cheese Trade Show in Madison where The Lady participated in “speed cheesing”; spending between 10 and 15 minutes with a cheesemaker and then moving on… to the next cheesemaker. One of the companies with whom The Lady...
Grilled Cheese and Company – Finally a Restaurant That Specializes in Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
In today’s economy, opening any new business has got to be beyond scary. Matt Mancelotta and Vic Corbi in Catonsville, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, through caution to the wind and opened Grilled Cheese & Company last month with hopes of opening a second storefront by July. The concept is simple: grilled cheese sandwiches –...
Wisconsin Cheese Tour 2010 – Recap Trivia
The Lady and I want to thank the folks who made the trip possible: Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board: Robert Schindler, West Coast Marketing: a great tour guide and an all-around great guy. His enthusiasm for the cheesemakers of Wisconsin helped make the trip that much better. Tuesday the WMMB hosted a trade show for the...
Wisconsin Cheese Tour – Day 4 – Crave Brothers Sustainable Diary Farmers
This was the second visit to The Crave Brothers in Waterloo. The Lady and I are big fans of the Crave Brothers’ Farmstead cheeses, especially their Mascarpone and Les Frères washed-rind, a true Wisconsin Original. The Lady bought both the Mascarpone and Petite Frères when the group visited Woodsons earlier in the trip. Debbie Crave...
Wisconsin Cheese Tour – Day 4 – Roth Kase
The Lady was thrilled to return to Roth-Kase, the factory where she attended Cheesemaking 101 last year. The tour began in the making room where Lace Kase was being poured into hoops and flipped to remove more of the whey. This a low sodium and reduced fat cheese. The group saw the vats where the...
Wisconsin Cheese Tour – Day 3 – Cheese Trade Show in Madison
After Salemville, the group continued south to Madison and ended their cheese day with a cheese trade show at the Middleton Courtyard by Marriott. In what The Lady called “Speed Cheesing”, the group was divided into five small groups and spent ten minutes with representatives of several Wisconsin Cheese Companies. They met with Klondike Cheese,...
Wisconsin Cheese Tour – Day 3 – Salemville – Get Down Cheesemaking in the Amish Country
[twitter-follow screen_name='cheesemonger' show_count='yes'] Sometimes in life a moment comes and you just know it’s something special… the visit to Salemville Co-op Cheesehouse was one of those moments… After BelGioioso, we traveled south to Cambria, home of the Amish Community that makes Salemville Blue and Gorgonzola cheeses. In route we stopped at Ted’s Piggly Wiggly to...
