The Best Way to Store Dense, Hard Cheeses
Hard, dense cheeses are a very broad cheese category. They range from a dry, crystalline aged Pecorino or Parmigiano-Reggiano to an alpine style cheese like Pleasant Ridge Reserve. I like to...
Hard Cheeses
Blanched Asparagus with Arugula, Pine Nuts, and Shaved Parm
The best part of Spring is that the precious forage found this time of year is deeply flavorful and expresses all notes of green and earth. After a frigid winter,...
The Best Farmhouse British Cheddars
Cheese Journeys' “Cheddar Odyssey” is an organized vacation highlighting the best farmhouse cheddars & cheeses in England. What is a farmhouse British or English Cheddar? This blog post explains and highlights...
Recipe: Grilled Cheese with Gruyère AOP, Mushrooms, Peppers, and Brin's Chili Pepper Jam
This grilled cheese recipe shows how versatile both Gruyère AOP cheese can be when cooking with cheese as well as how sweet and spicy peppers are a perfect pairing for...
How to Build a Healthy Cheese Plate
Health educator and cheese researcher, Babs Hogan, has discovered that specialty cheese is a superfood, and that it has real nutritional benefits. This post highlights the top 9 healthiest cheeses...
Our Complete Guide to Pairing Cheese and Chocolate (You're Welcome)
Both cheese and chocolate are delicious and complex. Both are maddeningly addictive. They make you feel elated, and are aphrodisiacs. Cheese and chocolate pair well together and they pair well...
Consider storing your cheese at room temperature.
If you have the proper cheese storage, you can store your cheese at room temperature for up to 10 days. Before refrigeration in Europe + the Middle East, specialty cheese...
[Video] Why is American Artisan Cheese Important? And How to Pair It...
Join us in a discussion on American Artisan Cheese. We highlight the American Artisan Cheese movement and why it is important to our local and regional economies. We also discuss...
Recipe: Cheese and Turkish Pepper Pide
A cheesy flatbread recipe that is made for a group gathering, pide is the Turkish version of pita bread that is traditionally prepared during Ramadan. It can be enjoyed with...
How to Store & Serve High Moisture and Low Moisture Cheeses , Pt. 3
The water content of a cheese directly impacts the storage method, and the duration of a cheese's life. In this post, I have separated cheeses into two categories below, as...
Recipe: Parmesan Cheese Straws with Islahiye Pepper
If you're entertaining, these cheese straws liberally sprinkled with Islahiye Pepper will satiate your guests upon arrival. They are excellent paired with sparkling white wine or pinot noir. You can...
How to Build a Beautiful Summer Cheese Board
In this blog post, we highlight how to make a summer cheese board at your next backyard event really pop and we consulted with an interior design expert for our...