Kategori: Milk And Diary

When you’re after a wine to pair with food, a vino that can stand-up to complex flavors is a must. Reaching for a full-bodied red—characterized as wine with an alcohol content of 13.5% or more—will satiate the palate, and if you focus on the nuances of

The verdant rolling hills of Somerset County, England are perfect for raising dairy cattle. Before WWII, approximately four hundred dairy farms were making Cheddar cheese. Today, there are less than one hundred.

The story behind the rise and fall and rise of artisanal Somerset Cheddar is

Between Marshall and Point Reyes Station, off Highway 1, a thin ribbon of road hugs verdant, rolling hillsides, winding its way to Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company. A visit reveals the cheese-tasting marketplace, an open, light-filled, airy, and beautiful space. Open to the public, on

Location

149 Cherry Street

New Canaan, CT

A Local Favorite

Named for a line in the award-winning epic romantic war film The English Patient, Plum Plums Cheese is an engaging, stylish shop showcasing cheese amid a gourmet experience. Signature orange and yellow walls and a logo that features the word

I’m just back from attending the New York International Cheese Competition and I thought you might want to get a firsthand account of how it went. It was held at Larkin Cold Storage in Long Island City, Queens which is run by third-generation cheesemonger and importer, Adam

Avant-garde French chef Laurent Quenioux hosted elaborate ticketed dinners in his Highland Park backyard in the Before Times and became known for his beyond-abundant French cheese carts with housemade condiments. During the pandemic, he delivered raw milk cheeses to customers spanning from Dana Point to the Pacific Palisades.

A Store That Creates Fans

My first visit to Sheridans happened in what was still a pandemic-centric world, and the modest, flagship store in western Ireland’s otherwise vibrant city of Galway was only letting in a few people at a time. Having waited to get in,

Round Table Farm, in Hardwick, Massachusetts, is a creamery and flower farm owned by young queer couple Marlo Stein and Archer Meier. Their path to farmstead ownership has been faster than either of them expected. Both under the age of 30, with a smattering of various agricultural experiences between

In the march of holidays that occurs from October to December every year, Halloween (now expanded to the broader “spooky season”) is perhaps the least food-centric, candy overload notwithstanding. Unlike many other holidays, though, where the pressure is on certain foods that will be the centerpiece of the occasion, Halloween

The hard cider industry is now booming in the U.S. In 2020, the U.S. market accounted for just over 11% of global cider consumption. There are now more than 600 cideries across the country, the majority in New York and Michigan. All of this is great news