Category: Milk And Diary

Croatia’s cheese tradition is rich, regional, and still largely undiscovered. From the squeaky škripavac of the mountains to rustic cheeses aged in lambskin, these cheeses tell the story of the country’s diverse landscapes and rural life. 

Paški sir from Pag is the best known and most awarded internationally, but

There’s nothing like gooey, melty cheese to help elevate our favorite comfort food creations. The creamy texture is key, but adding cheese to baking can also help heighten the flavors of other ingredients in the recipe, making for a richer bite. But not every cheese reacts the same way when

There comes a time in every horoscope writer’s life when she is asked to unlock the cheesy mysteries of her own sign. For this author, that time has come. One would think that would make for the easiest assignment; that I could simply pick my faves and pronounce them “Tauresean”

The California Artisan Cheese Guild has been sponsoring the annual California Artisan Cheese Festival for 16 years and after moving to virtual due to the pandemic, it’s back in person in Santa Rosa again. We reached out to the guild’s executive director Anthea Stolz to learn more.

What’s the background

It’s a very intimate act, cooking that is. And, in the South, making someone a plate simply proves that you were indeed raised right. So, where cheese is involved, well, that’s a love language all its own. From dips and spreads to sides, mains, and dessert, cheese plays starring roles

Editor’s note: Austin Banach is one of the Official Conference Cheesemongers for the American Cheese Society’s 2023 conference in Des Moines. We previously featured Liz Steeves, another Official Conference Cheesemonger.

Austin Banach currently works as a cheesemonger and cheese department manager for Guido’s Fresh Marketplace in Great Barrington, Massachusetts—the

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3 Cedar St, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Cheese & Community

In some ways, the pandemic proved instrumental in leading Jessica Galen to the type and size of the cheese shop she opened in November, 2022 in Dobbs Ferry, New York. The store

Editor’s note: This story is an expanded version of the authors vignette “Monterey Jack: Cheese Creation Myths” published in Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure by Reedy Press in 2022. 

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Vermont is famous for Cheddar. But is there a Vermont style of Cheddar? If not, what is that makes Vermont Cheddar special? A few years ago, a group of five Vermont cheesemakers launched The Vermont Cheddar Project, a collaborative initiative intended to promote

The words “cheese” and “fashion” are not typically found together, but brands and people are starting to bring those disparate ideas together. For instance, in early 2025, Kerrygold, the Irish dairy cooperative, collaborated with Irish jean brand Native Denims to create “The Cheese Pocket