Boards laden with cheese, charcuterie, colorful produce, and artful garnishes have become an Instagram standby, but for food stylist Meg Quinn (@ainttooproudtomeg) boards have long been a way of life. “If this charcuterie and cheese board movement is a trend, I was probably one of first,” she says.
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Jennifer Greco Shares Her Love for French Cheese Culture in Paris
Jennifer Greco photo credit Rachel Coyle
On a recent afternoon in Paris, I spent three glorious hours tasting a panoply of cheeses in a class led by French cheese expert, Jennifer Greco. Read more about her background and her quest to taste every one of France’s almost 2000 different cheeses
A Cheesemonger Shares How to Create an Instagram Worthy Cheeseboard
Editor’s note: We swoon over CCP Cheesemonger Carol Penn-Romine’s Instagram feed @hungrypassport which is filled with drop dead gorgeous cheeseboards. Lucky for us, she’s sharing some of her best advice for creating your own.
Cheeseboard photo credit Carol Penn-Romine
You want to create a superstar cheese board for your next
Why the Pennsylvania Macaroni Company is a Magnet for Cheese Lovers
Adam Ehrlichman and staff at PennMac photo credit Hollie Stephens
In Pittsburgh’s Strip District, famous for its international grocers, Pennsylvania Macaroni Company—or PennMac, as it is best known locally—started out in 1902, selling dried pasta and olive oil, supplying local mom-and-pop grocery stores. Today, it’s a top destination for
How Perrystead Dairy is Supporting Family Farms from the City
Yoav Perry at Perrystead Dairy
Philadelphia-based Perrystead Dairy’s graphic red logo signals a clear message: pastures in the foreground, with an urban skyline in the background. For founder and celebrated cheesemaker Yoav Perry, this was always the intent for his operation: connecting dairy farmers in need of a consistent revenue
Cheese Shops We Love: Di Bruno Bros.
Location
The original Di Bruno Bros shop is located in the Italian Market
930 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Family Matters
Di Bruno Bros is a family-owned business that opened back in 1939 at Philadelphia’s Italian Market. It has since grown into five retail locations, a catering business, a
How the Syrian Cheese Jibneh is Made and Enjoyed
Jibneh cubes Courtesy of Robin & Sue Photography & Styling
“Jibneh was a staple in my fridge growing up,” says Benita Kasbo, a Syrian immigrant who has lived in the U.S. since childhood, and has made and sold jibneh through her New Jersey-based business, Kasbo’s Market, since 2017. Jibneh
Cheese Shops We Love: Cheese & Wine Traders
Location
186 Williston Road
South Burlington, VT 05403
Vermont selections photo courtesy of Cheese & Wine Traders
Vermont Pride
Since Nick Savasta and his husband John Howard bought Cheese & Wine Traders in 2015, their mission has stayed the same: to provide the best customer service while highlighting Vermont’s community.
Good Enough to Eat: 8 of the Prettiest Cheese Coatings
Coated cheese
We know there’s sometimes a bias against flavored cheeses, but not all flavored cheeses have added inclusions, some cheeses have coatings. There’s no denying that cheeses coated in flowers or herbs or even wine are often showstoppers. Some of these coatings add flavor, others don’t, but they
Explore Cheese History at the Amsterdam Cheese Museum
Fully stocked shelves photo credit Anna Mindess
Did you know that the huge scales which weighed cheeses in the town centers of 17th century Europe were also used to weigh women to see if they were witches? (Since witches ride on broomsticks, it was believed that they had to be