Best Burrata Recipe: How to Make Creamy Homemade Burrata at Home
Learn how to make creamy homemade burrata with this beginner-friendly burrata recipe guide. Includes serving ideas, storage tips, and common mistakes to avoid.
Cheese Storage Guide: Simple Tips for Freshness
Learn practical cheese storage tips to keep cheese fresh longer at home. This guide explains common storage mistakes, moisture balance, airflow, and how Cheese Grotto helps create a more stable...
Dutch Baby: a great way to enjoy soft cheeses
Brunch with Artisan Cheese? Our recipe for a Dutch Baby is sure to please! What could be better than an eggy, buttery, steamin' hot puffy pancake to showcase soft cheeses...
Rinds of Passage: the Journey into the World of Cheese
Becoming a cheesemonger is often a winding journey fueled by curiosity and passion, where learning to care for, evaluate, and share cheese turns a job behind the counter into a...
Caring for Cheese Like a Cheesemonger
A cheesemonger isn’t just someone who sells cheese—they’re caretakers, educators, and passionate stewards of a living, evolving food. As a Cheese Grotto owner, you’re learning those same skills at home.
What kinds of cheese can I store in the Grotto?
When we designed the Cheese Grotto for home storage of naturally-made cheese wedges and wheels, we wanted to create a microclimate that would help all cheese types thrive. Cheese loves...
How to Buy Cheese for the Apocalypse
One of my favorite moments selling cheese at Formaggio Kitchen was quite unexpected. It was the end of a long day of helping the regular customers. As usual, I waxed poetic about...
Where can I store my Cheese Grotto?
Based on extensive testing in a dairy lab and with top cheese experts, a Cheese Grotto stored in the fridge can prolong the shelf-life of cheese 3X longer than cheese paper...
Homemade Burrata Recipe
There’s nothing better than digging into a ball of pillowy, luscious burrata cheese—except maybe learning to make it at home. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make your...
How to Create a Romantic Cheese Board for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to set the mood with a romantic evening at home. And what better way to celebrate than with a beautifully curated cheese board? Whether...
The Best Sparkling Wine and Cheese Pairings for New Year’s Eve
We all know what to drink on New Year’s Eve: something dry and sparkling that we can toast when the clock strikes midnight and we bid the old year adieu....