Category: Milk And Diary

The secret to a great cacio e pepe lies in the balance of Pecorino Romano and black pepper. That same cheese defines many of Rome’s most iconic dishes, from carbonara and amatriciana to trippa alla Romana, and reflects a culinary tradition rooted

Just as many of us have had a revelatory moment crossing from commodity to artisan cheese, butter can inspire a similar revelation. Anyone who has graduated from mass-market American supermarket butter to European-style butter has already tasted that difference; the latter

Food is as much a part of any travel experience as visiting museums or monuments. A meal on the road is all the more special when the dish is something specific to the region you’re visiting, something you can not get anywhere else.

France produces more distinct cheeses than any other country — though exactly how many depends on who you ask. The late French President Charles de Gaulle famously joked about the difficulty of governing a country with 246 cheeses, though even

The Kentucky Derby is held annually on the first Sunday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The oldest continuously running sporting event in the United States and the first leg of the Triple Crown, it is worthy of watching and celebrating in style with a festive cheese spread

Walk into any reputable cheese shop today, and cheesemongers command the counter with the heavy hitters of the Italian dairy world. They stack shards of crystalline Parmigiano-Reggiano and slice into lush wedges of Gorgonzola Dolce, offering

There’s a cheese so central to Maltese identity that locals simply call it “the cheeselet.” It’s a cute little name for something so essential to the culture. Ġbejna, from the Maltese word ġobna (cheese), refers to small, round cheeses made from just milk, salt, and rennet. These palm-sized

Cheese and mushrooms are a natural pairing, bringing together rich, savory depth and earthy umami. When it comes to this flavor combination, most of the attention has gone to truffle cheeses, but there’s more to the category than truffles alone.

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Serving cheese for dessert isn’t a new idea. From a dinner party finale cheese plate to cream cheese frosting and cheesecake, cheese is often used to bridge the savory and sweet and to end the night with a comforting, creamy bite. But we’re willing to bet you haven’t heard of

You might be skeptical about taking cheese to the beach, just as I was skeptical about Great Lakes beaches. “That’s a lakefront,” I told one Chicago native shortly after I moved from South Florida. “Beaches have palm trees and salt water.” It didn’t take long for