Imran Saleh in Pakistan - Camel Milk Cheese
Imran with a few of his artisan cheeses. This is our 9th post about Imran since 2013. Since we first got to know him, he has been an innovator. He taught himself to make cheese and, since then,...
Kathy Lynch in Queensland, Australia
Kathy Lynch in her studio I live on 45 acres of beautiful land on the Sunshine Coast with an abundance of forests, creeks and bees. A lot of my time is spent mowing, restoring the forest and gar...
Erol Sozen in Bloomington, Illinois
Erol Sozen Erol comes from Turkey, a country where cheese is highly valued. Most of the cheese there is the kind Erol makes – fresh, white cheese. It is served at all meals, particularly breakf...
Dennis Woods in Portland, Oregon
Dennis with Tomme, after light press They say if you want to get something done, ask a busy person. It’s true. I asked Dennis to answer my questions for this interview and he got right back to ...
Upcoming Cheese Festivals (Current)
Ricki Carroll (The Cheese Queen) at the Festival of Cheeses in 2015. This used to be the last event at the annual American Cheese Society Conference. This list is brought to you by cheesemaking.c...
Cheese Scented Nail Polish: It’s real! Velveeta teamed up with Nails, Inc. (click here) 12 Hour Cheesemaking Video(!): Interviews and learning sessions hosted by Gavin Webber. (click here) B...
Maureen Blais-Gestrich in Sarasota, Florida
Maureen with Butterkase, Dunlop and Red Leicester on the press, Mountain Tomme on the platter and Pyrenees on the bamboo mat. Maureen has made 49 different kinds of cheese so far and she’s a rela...
Making Cotija (Mexican Parmesan)
Lately, it seems like every recipe I see online and feel like making has Cotija in it. The corn dishes, in particular, appeal to me.* If I make the crumbly, salty cheese now, it will be ready for ...
Gavin Webber’s Latest Cheese: The incredibly beautiful Red Windsor. (click here) Cold Pizza?: It’s a specialty in the Ohio Valley and they share the recipe. (click here) Kashmiri Cheese at 70...
Vivian Lucero's Trip to the California Artisan Cheese Festival
Cheese please! In 2019, we had the pleasure of interviewing Vivian – Vivian Lucero in Otis, Oregon. She is a master cheesemaker, gourmet cook and gardener. Her cheese looks fabulous. Unfortunat...
Hal Wentzel in Niagara, Wisconsin
Hal pointing to an apricot blossom a few weeks ago. The trees were just planted last year. In our opinion, Hal and his wife, Carol, are pretty much the Eighth Wonders of the World(!) Twenty yea...
Jennifer Rollins in Sydney, Australia
Jennifer in her kitchen with a couple of vacuum packed cheeses and a tomme. Jennifer seems to be good at everything she does – she’s an “A student” through and through. She started a food blog i...
Rhonda Bates in Frisco, North Carolina
Rhonda with Earl and Louise Rhonda is a professional artist with many talents. When she was younger, she made her living any way she could – by hanging wallpaper, waitressing and cleaning houses...
Simple but Spectacular: Yummy cheese balls with mozzarella inside. (click here) Cheese Heist: 3500 pounds, worth $23,000(!) from dairy farm in Netherlands. (click here) 1st Place Feta: A small ...
Molly Brown in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Molly at left with her grandmother, mother, and dog Muffin. Molly Brown is no stranger to adventure as you will see in her story. When questioned about that, she said, “I think everyone who goes...
Whoops! Cheese Making Disasters
Molly Brown in Altoona, PA told us her first bandage wrapped cheese, a Lancashire looks worse than it actually was. She only had to trim some spots off the surface of the cheese. (We’ll be posti...
Shirley Hampshire in Kingston, Michigan
Shirley Hampshire Shirley and her husband, Randy have 6 grown kids and 9 grandchildren, so far. Due to Covid, daycare options are limited so they are finding themselves babysitting quite a bit r...
Gruyere from a small dairy in Switzerland: Maker at left holding 1st place trophy (for the third time!) at World Championship Cheese Contest. Judges at right with actual cheese. (click here) D...
Gert and Connie Kok in Pretoria, South Africa
Gert & Connie Kok South Africa is a long way from most of us. However, the internet brings us together in fascinating ways. In the comment section of Paulette Walker’s interview, Gert reques...
Keith Stuart Phoenix in Warboys, Cambridgeshire, UK
Keith Stuart Phoenix There are a lot of good things that came out of the Covid lockdown. Many folks had a chance to do things they had never had time for before. Keith, for example, was undeterre...
Deb told us these little guys are the reason she moved to Texas. (They’re not required to do farm chores yet.) It’s always an honor when someone who’s as busy as Deb agrees to do an interview wi...
Alan Stables in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Wishing you all the best! To all cheesemakers – check this out if you sell your own cheese. This is the first time we have had the opportunity to interview a cheese salesman. Alan is the Sales D...
Paulette Walker in Cincinnati, Ohio
Paulette with her Gorgonzola Dolce, Bel Paese, and Blue Stilton When I first contacted Paulette about doing this interview she was reluctant. She wrote “I don’t know if you would find me nearly ...
Love this! From Lame Dad Humor (click here) Video for Kids: Two young boys do a great job of making goat cheese rolled in dill. (click here) How to Make a Cheese Board: Simple, short, clear vi...
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