Category: Milk And Diary

Cheese is having a moment in the Carmel region of Monterey County. 

Monterey County has long been a great destination for food, wine, and scenery. The Santa Lucia Highlands AVA put California pinot noir on the map for good reason, and the central coast is

Even those who don’t know much about cheese probably know about Raclette. In the age of hyper sensory food media, who among us has not been caught drooling over videos featuring an oozy mass of hot cheese being scraped over an eagerly awaiting plate of ham, potatoes, and cornichons

As we head into 2023, we thought it would be good to hear from those in the industry—specifically a cheesemaker, cheese importer, and a cheesemonger— to get a sense of how things are going and what they anticipate for the new year.

Our thanks to Mike Koch, president and cofounder

Jason Frye and his brothers had to make a choice about the family farm, Pleasant Lane Farms. Their family had been in the dairy business in Pennsylvania since 1795, thanks to an original Revolutionary War grant. Their parents, Marine Corps veteran Ralph Frye Jr. and his wife Ann, leased

TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author Jessie Sheehan invites readers to indulge in a mouthwatering selection of savory snacks in her latest cookbook, Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes: 100 Easy-Peasy, Savory Recipes for 24/7 Deliciousness (Countryman September 2024). Building on the success of her previous works,

In the past few years, pickles have been becoming more and more popular. The Datassential 2023 report found that 69% of consumers have reported liking or loving pickles; 43.9% of restaurants have some kind of pickled ingredient on their menu in

Whether the cheese lover in your life is new to the obsession, or a dyed-in-the-wool quesophile, we’ve rounded up 10 great gifts, from cheap and cheesy to indulgent, to meet all of your gifting needs this cheese…I mean, holiday season.

The holiday season presents myriad gift-wrapping

As the weather cools, many drinkers will reach for full-flavored and higher ABV beers, in place of the more refreshing and effervescent beers that they were sipping during the summer. But when it comes to pairing cheeses with stronger beers, which factors should you consider?

Editor’s note: Germany is the largest cheese exporter in the world and a formidable producer, yet it has only 9 cheeses that have PDO or PGI status compared to France with 55. Today we welcome new Berlin-based contributor Lauren Johnson-Wünscher who shares some of Germany’s most popular cheeses.

As the

Colorado is full of contradictions—it’s hippies and cowboys, ski slopes and tumbleweed, ranchers, and artisans. It may be best known for its outdoor recreation and craft beers, but there’s a thriving cheese scene here, full of surprising flavors and textures. Around the state, cheesemakers are experimenting and getting stunning (ok,