Category: Milk And Diary

We know—not everyone loves blue cheese—but we believe this piquant blue deserves more play in the kitchen. (And if you’re tried-and-true blue and ravenous for more, read our guide, Blue Cheese 101.)

We’re revisiting some classic cheeses and looking to chefs to help us get out of

The most common cheese shapes are wheels, wedges, logs, balls, and bricks. But for hundreds of years, cheese has also come in more unusual shapes. Whether sliced or not, these cheeses don’t just add visual interest to cheeseboards but influence the very flavor and texture of cheese. You’ll

In communities where no artisanal cheese shops exist, quesophiles often have to make do with grocery stores for their cheese needs. Among national chains, retailers such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s offer especially worthy cheese selections, as we’ve previously outlined here. If your weekly grocery shopping needs

The moon is made of cheese. It’s a trope that shows up in children’s books, television and other popular media. Wallace and Gromit went up to the moon for cheese in the 1989 film A Grand Day Out . In 2023, one of the villains of

If you live in Wisconsin, you are lucky: you can hardly swing a cheese curd without hitting a cheese festival. Wisconsin’s Art of Cheese Festival is one of the largest cheese gatherings in America annually, with many other regional and specialty cheese fests happening throughout the year. Local cheese

As far as word association goes, one would not necessarily imagine that “cheese” is commonly matched with “healthy.” In fact, in the European Union, there is a move by the regulating body for health and nutrition to mandate a “traffic light” rating system for all retail foods, where traditional

Philadelphians, be forewarned: we are about to go rogue on one of your most beloved culinary traditions, the iconic Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. Now, while I’m certain cheese pros the world over would have many excellent suggestions when it comes to what kind of cheese they’d recommend on a messy, steak-based

Arlington, Virginia’s Arrowine & Cheese has been a standby for D.C.-area cheese lovers for decades, thanks to its extensive selection of imports. The shop is owned by president Doug Rosen, who joined the business as a partner in 1999, and vice-president Shemsedin

While people may be used to cheese in desserts like cheesecake or tiramisu, cheesemakers, chocolatiers and other confectioners are transforming cheese into delicious chocolates and caramels. 

The past decade or so, we’ve seen the popularity of sweet and savory foods in the US

Global representations of Spanish cheeses are so often confined to Manchego. While this acclaimed cheese, in all its magnificent forms, has certainly earned its reputation, there’s much to be discovered outside of the La Mancha region; there’s cheese-filled culture and history in every corner of the peninsula.

Cheesemaking in Spain