Hey folks, I just finished writing up my week-long cheese trip to France and figured some of you may be interested in reading it.

Here it is, a cheese buyer's trip to France

FYI, It's picture heavy. Lots of good stuff like this:

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The other day I bought some Forster Kase (recommended by the storeperson at the Bedford Cheese Shop) for $38/lb.  $38!  The most I'd spent at Zingerman's for cheese I think was $24/lb, though there are probably pricier ones there.  What's the most expensive cheese you've run into?
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I found this really informative video about the different types of cheeses one should consider when making there own cheese plate.  I found it very helpful, and now I do not feel like such a moron when figuring out what cheeses to get.

Making A Cheese Plate

Blue cheeses are originally a product of the environment in which they were ripened. In the case of Roquefort, the Roquefort caves in which the cheese was stored were teeming with Penicillium roqueforti.

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I just found a study that showed that cheese helps you think (link to the article at the bottom):
Scientists have found that people with high levels of the brain chemical serotonin are more likely to succeed in delicate negotiations affecting their own interests. Serotonin is manufactured in the body from the amino acid, tryptophan, which is present ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! I've been a member of the community for a short while, and this is my first post. I LOVE cheese! However, I'm here to ask your advice on a specific recipe. I'm going to make this baked macaroni and cheese recipe over the long weekend, and I was going to modify it to include some of my favorite, melty cheeses. However, they claim that ( Read more... )

So I went to the 'Manchester Food Lovers Festival' at the weekend, wasn't too impressed with the general turn out of cheese people there's normally a much wider selection at these things ( Read more... )

There is wonderful information on Cheese and videos at www.wineandfoodtube.com
Type in Richard Thomas in the search he is Australia's top cheese maker.

For March, I'd like to feature Cheddars from around the world at my store, and I'm in the market for a few. I have a Cheddar from Vermont, Canada, and Seattle, and England, but I'm looking for a few others, particularly Ireland (St. Patty's day and all.) I've heard some good things about Kerrygold, and they make a couple of Cheddars I'm looking ( Read more... )

Without a doubt, the most fun part of my job (other than eating cheese, of course) is putting together the displays on the back counter every day. This means I get to play around with different styles and props and put cheese together in some sort of attractive manner. if you've ever had an inkling of interest in interior disign, it's like that ( Read more... )