The region of Monte Baldo, named for the highest peak on the east side of Lake Garda, is one of Italy’s most popular destinations for hiking, mountain biking, and scenic lake views. In addition to tourism, Monte Baldo produces Bardolino wines from the nearby foothills as well as alpine cheeses.
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What is Cheese Grading & Why Does it Matter?
Cheese grading, as opposed to cheese grating, is a very specific process used to evaluate cheese. To learn more about it, we spoke with Kate Neumeier Clarke, who is the president and CEO of Wisconsin Aging & Grading (WAG), and a third generation, licensed cheese grader.
Evaluating cheese is the
What Makes Cheese Stretchy?
Grilled cheese with stretchy cheese photo credit Second Mouse Cheese
When it comes to stretchiness, cheese stands alone. Virtually no other food replicates the ooey-gooeyness of a mozzarella or a triple cream.
But even among cheeses, the ability to melt and flow isn’t universal. There are “two large forces at
How Sparkenhoe is Saving Red Leicester Cheese
Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
Leicesterchire Cheese. Leicester cheese. Red Leicester. All of these names refer to the eye-catching orange/red colored cheese we know today as Red Leicester. One of the British territorial cheeses, like Double Gloucester or Cheshire, it is named for the area where it was originally made. Today there
Meet Top Cheese Book Collector Francisco Alcaide
Francisco Alcaide with Queso, corazón y vida
The world of cheese is populated by diverse characters who blend their personalities with their cheese expertise, bringing their unique insights and passions to the table. We have Cheese Explorers, Poets, Masons, Maids, Geeks, Spelunkers, and of course, dozens of mongers. In our
Cheese Lover’s Guide to Minneapolis
Spring skyline in Minneapolis photo credit Lane Pelovsky courtesy of Meet Minneapolis
Minneapolis is known for its cheese-stuffed Juicy Lucy burgers and deep-fried cheese curds, but Minnesota’s largest city also has plenty to offer when it comes to artisan and locally-made cheeses. From cheese shops to restaurants to an
Cheese 101 Pleasant Ridge Reserve: A Revered American Seasonal Alpine Style Cheese
In our new series of cheese profiles, we further examine those cheeses that have been called out as best sellers from places in our “Cheese Shops We Love” series. Up next, the superlative American Alpine-style: Uplands Cheese Pleasant Ridge Reserve.
Pleasant Ridge Reserve is so named for Uplands Cheese Pleasant
3 Value Cheeses: Piave PDO, Grana Padano PDO and Pecorino Romano PDO
Parmigiano-Reggiano is on everyone’s short list of the world’s greatest cheeses. It is a fantastic cheese with a rich history and a meticulous set of standards that result in the quality and consistency that make it one of Italy’s great exports–right up there with fine leather goods and high-powered sports
How A Visit to the World’s First Cheese Conveyor Belt Restaurant Improved My Life
Pick & Cheese, London’s cheese conveyor belt restaurant—the first of its kind worldwide—is both too casual and too cheese-centric to attract the attention of Michelin inspectors, more’s the pity, because never have I encountered a restaurant so worthy of international destination dining. Give it all the stars, along with
Cheese Shops We Love: The Fine Cheese Co. Bath
The Fine Cheese Co.
29 & 31 Walcot St.
Bath BA1 5BN, United Kingdom
“Seek out the best and when you find it, keep looking.”
Ann-Marie Dyas, The Fine Cheese Co.
Bath fine cheese photo credit Penny Sadler
Whether you’re new to the world of curds or an aficionado, a