I sit down with Blain Hages, head cheesemaker at Cherry Valley Dairy in Duvall Washington to talk about BUTTER!
Cherry Valley has racked up numerous awards for its golden butter and is a favorite of consumers and restaurants throughout the Puget Sound. Blain walks us through a butter-making day and what makes Cherry Valley so special.
https://cherryvalleydairy.com/
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Read MoreEmilia D'Albero's punk rock sensibilities and cheese education videos have created a distinct niche in the TikTok world. We discuss her trajectory in cheese, the realm of cheese in NYC, and the good (and bad!) of being perceived on the internet.
Would this episode be really punk rock without a few expletives thrown around? Just a forewarning that a FEW (I really mean few!) f-bombs do get thrown around.
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TikTok @punkrockparmigiano
Insta: @emdalbero
The Greene Grape: https://greenegrape.com/
Photo provided by Emilia's feature in Culture Magazine
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Read MoreSpend even the smallest amount of time in the cheese world and a few names always bubble to the surface. Andy Hatch is one of those names.
Cheesemaker and owner of Uplands Cheese in Dodgeville Wisconsin, Andy is widely celebrated as one of the best cheesemakers in the United States. His seasonal, pasture-based model of making cheese harkens to centuries of tradition while tasting modern and like nothing else before it.
https://uplandscheese.com/
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Read MoreRachel Perez has worn all the hats in the cheese industry but as the chair of the American Cheese Society's Judging and Competition Committee, she's using her vast skills to move us in new directions. We discuss all things competition and what you need to know for the coming year!
Cheesemakers! Entries are open now!
Find deadlines and information here: https://www.cheesesociety.org/acs-competition-2022/
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Read MoreKyra James is ready to disrupt the cheese industry in new and exciting ways! We chat about all the ways that she's going to do that.
Find Kyra's work here:
https://www.ownyourfunk.com/
https://cheeseculturecoalition.org/
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Read MoreMegan Lewis didn't intend to have a full-time cheese catering business but that's what she has successfully created in Fargo, North Dakota. We talk about the details of said business and the art of sticking to what you know you are good at.
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Read MoreListen in as I chat with Sarah Hoffman, owner of Green Dirt Farm, a sustainable, sheep milk dairy and cheesemaker in Missouri. We chat about the windy road to her life with sheep, serendipity, and get into the reasons why we don't see more sheep milk cheese in the US.
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Read MoreChris Eley helped begin the top-notch food scene in Indianapolis Indiana when he and his wife, Mollie, opened Goose the Market. What began as a retail butcher shop and neighborhood market has now turned into a nationally distributed charcuterie company that is widely regarded in shops large and small.
We chat about the process of making salami, his creative process in coming up with flavor profiles and of course about how COVID has affected them over the last two years.
https://www.smokinggoose.com/
Read MoreBuilding any sort of food business is a daunting venture but building a charcuterie business could be top tier level of difficulty. Join me as I chat with Mike Phillips from Red Table Meat in Minneapolis about that trajectory and all the things involved.
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Read MoreJessica Keahey has created a special culinary adventure through cheese in an unlikely place, Bentonville, Arkansas. In this episode, we discuss the many paths that she crossed to create Sweet Freedom Cheese, Arkansas's first cut-to-order cheese shop.
https://www.sweetfreedomcheese.com/
Read MoreAlyce Birchenough has been dairying and making cheese since 1978. Her farmstead operation is in Alabama on the Gulf of Mexico, not the first place people think of as a place for such ventures, but Alyce and her husband, Doug, have created something very special in an unexpected place. They opened their home to me and let me experience just how special it is. Take a listen to see how they've done it!
Read MoreLook's Marketplace is setting the scene for good food in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I chat in person with Beau Vondra about the expansion, COVID, and getting to film with Guy Fieri.
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Read MoreIt's been a long year for cheese shop owners around the country. Trying to keep a business alive during a pandemic while also balancing the safety of employees and consumers is a lot to shoulder. In this episode, I chat with Rich Rogers, owner of Scardello Artisan Cheese in Dallas, Texas, about how he was able to stay afloat over the last year.
https://www.scardellocheese.com/
Read MoreJulia Powers' presence is one you know well if you are involved in the Seattle cheese scene at all. She's been a cheesemonger, distributor, and volunteer throughout the PNW and beyond. Her new appointment on the American Cheese Society's Board of Directors is yet another avenue for Julia to share her talents with the cheese community.
We talk about volunteering, the pitfalls in distribution during COVID, and the icons that paved the way for us to become the cheese professionals we are today.
Read MoreCourtney's path to cheese went through two bachelor's degrees and a Ph.D. to get there. Here's how she's bringing that education to the counters she works behind and that experience to fill every waking moment with a cheese-related project.
WASCA: http://www.washingtoncheese.org/
Find Street Cheese on Instagram @streetcheesesea
The PH Cheese Blog: https://www.thephcheese.com/
Read MoreKatie Currier proves once again how special Wisconsin is when it comes to the world of dairy. This is your primer to the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and how they support dairying families throughout the state.
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Read MoreSteve Jones has curated a cheese world of his own in Portland, Oregon so the decision to close Cheese Bar, his shop of 11 years, was a blow to the Portland cheese scene. I chat with Steve to find out what lead to that decision and what's on the horizon for this man that can't stand still for any length of time.
Spring Brook Farm: https://www.sbfcheese.org/
Farms for City Kids: https://farmsforcitykids.org/
Read MoreRachel Juhl and Jess Perrie didn't mean to start a 5k fundraising event, but here they are in their sixth year of doing just that. In this episode, I chat with Juhl to talk about how The Cheeseletes came to be, the skills acquired in cheese that primed her for starting a non-profit, what we can expect from this year's race, and some open conversation about mental health struggles.
Content warning: discussions of mental health, addiction, recovery, and suicide
The Cheeseletes: https://runsignup.com/Race/UT/AnyCityAnyStateAnyCountry/TheCheeseletes5k
Ben's Friends: https://www.bensfriendshope.com/
Restaurants After Hours NYC: https://restaurantafterhours.org/
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Cheesemongers have been on the front lines of the pandemic and they've had to learn a whole new set of skills to sell. In today's episode, I chat with my personal cheesemonger about the difficulties of selling without sampling and trying to find a connection with consumers in a constantly evolving space.
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This week, we are staying in Nothern Washington as I talk with Daniel Wavrin from Ferndale Farmstead, a regenerative dairy, and Italian cheesemaking operation.
Find more info about them: ferndalefarmstead.com
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