Crafting high-quality artisanal cheese is not complicated, but it’s also not easy. Basically, heat a lot of milk, add bacterial cultures and enzymes to thicken it into a curd, drain it, salt it, and let it ferment and age. Of course, to make cheese like this, you must first buy fresh milk or own a […]
At Monteillet Fromagerie, Pierre-Louis and Joan Montiellet raise 50 French Alpine goats and 50 Friesian and Lacaune sheep on their 32-acre farmstead in Dayton, Washington, 28 miles northeast of Walla Walla. Pierre-Louis moved to the United States in 1979, after he met Joan, a glass and ceramic artist, in Mexico. They farmed wheat for 16 years […]
Since the 1970s, a cheese-making renaissance has taken hold on small farms all over England. Robin Congdon was one of the people at the vanguard, and his Ticklemore, a subtle, delicately textured goat cheese made on the Sharpham estate in Devon, is a modern classic. Red Leicester, a rich, nutty cows’ milk cheese, has been made […]
Pure Luck Farm and Dairy produces some of the finest goat cheese west of the Mississippi. Each year for over a decade, the American Cheese Society has presented Pure Luck owner Amelia Sweethardt with a ribbons to take back home to her farm in Dripping Springs, TX. While you can find Pure Luck’s award-winning artisan cheese at Whole Foods Market and […]
America is experiencing an artisanal cheese renaissance. The farm-to-table food movement has sparked a surge in artisan cheese craftsmanship as well as an appetite among consumers. Today, our host from WHYY Public Media in Philadelphia, PA, sits down with two local artisan cheesemakers and a cheese blogger to talk about the region’s ripening scene and the […]
One of the best known artisanal cheese producers in Northern California, the Cow Girl Creamery full-service, European-style cheese shop, located in San Francisco’s foremost gourmet destination the historic Ferry Building Marketplace, showcases their seasonal best like Mt. Tam, Red Hawk, or Humboldt Fog alongside the finest artisan and farmstead selections from America and Europe. Stop by for […]