Fun Along The Whey

Matthew McMahon in Monterey, MA

It’s amazing how much warmth a person can portray with their eyes only! I loved this interview! Matthew McMahon is a “f...

Cindy Johnson in Seguin, Texas

Cindy at her #3 daughter’s graduation from the University of Texas at San Antonio (with a master’s degree in Biomedical E...

Haleem Moussa's Shanklish Cheese

Haleem Moussa holding his farmer’s cheese with pepper, oregano and parsley on the left and his labni on the right. Halee...

Aline LaForge in Applegate, Oregon

Aline and her husband, Ned Tompkins have a small farm outside the tiny town of Applegate, Oregon (population 1,116). Alo...

Valencay-Style Cheese by Marybeth Bullington

We interviewed Marybeth Bullington of Elfin Acres in Creswell, Oregon recently (click here). Marybeth gets a LOT of fresh...

Making Pecorino Toscano and Variations by Yoel Blumberger

Yoel stirring curds One fun aspect of a blog that like this is that we hear from people all over the world (like Yoel B...

Marybeth Bullington in Creswell, Oregon

Marybeth with her aged dill Caerphilly Marybeth contacted us recently to suggest that we interview a friend of hers who ...

The Cheese Show

This is a bit of a departure from our usual interviews, because Olivia Vessel and Joe Russell are most definitely insane(...

Maia Donadze in Madipola, Sri Lanka

Maia with her mini gouda We take notice when there is a comment at one of our interviews from Sri Lanka. That’s a long ...

Jim Harrington in Theodosia, Missouri

Jim and his wife, Josie have a Youtube channel with a name we think is irresistible (at least to us New Englanders) – Oza...

Becky Collins Brooks in Accord, NY

Becky with her 5 month aged cheddar Becky and her husband, Barton raise Wagyu cattle at their beautiful farm in the Cats...

Diane Johnson in Belen, New Mexico

My name is Diane Johnson. I have been making cheese since 2013. I love making cheese. Montasio. It has really good, g...

Meredith Wecker in Heath, MA

Meredith Wecker The town of Heath (population 706) is way off “the beaten path,” even in rural western Massachusetts. M...

Gina Jeffries in Concrete, WA

Gina Jeffries I was born and raised in Skagit Valley which is in NW Washington state. I was the typical horse crazy gir...

Mary Karish: After Her Interview

Mary with the men in her life – her hubby, John and her sons, Raymond and Joseph as they are about to devour her roast tu...

Robyn Gatens in Ashburn, Virginia

Robyn with her latest cheesemaking adventure – a Cotswold with onions and chives We’re never surprised when we find out ...

Alexia Allen in Woodinville, WA

Alexia with a big, fresh cheese wheel Alexia is one of the founders of Hawthorn Farm, located on 8 acres in a suburb of ...

Donna Hambleton in Lion's Head, Ontario

Donna with some of her preserves. I live in the village of Lion’s Head, Ontario. It is located on the North Bruce Penins...

How to Make Special Containers for Aging Cheese

Yoel with his pottery container Creating Small Sub-Environments for Cheese Aging By Yoel Blumberger* 1. Introduction – ...

Jessica Winslow & Steve Smaha in Austin, TX

Steve & Jessica It’s rare that both halves of a couple make cheese, so, we very seldom interview two people at once...

Ilda Costa-Sarnicki in Hamilton, Ontario

Ilda Costa-Sarnicki with her “Sun Kissed” Sao Jorge at 5 weeks, conceived on National Cheese Day, 2021. She plans to age ...

Sylvain Puccini in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sylvain Puccini In 2019, we did an article about cheese making workshops in Montreal (click here). The classes were bei...

Ruth Cohn in San Francisco, CA

Ruth Cohn making a marbled cheese. She told us, “Stirring two pots at once, is like kayaking in Kona – the rhythmic, cir...

Bob's Fromage Caprese

Bob Albers Bob Albers is a retired electronics engineer who has traveled all around the world, and now lives in Mandevil...