Learn To Make Cheese

Not a moment too soon, there’s Culture, America’s first consumer cheese magazine, and we couldn’t be happier!

At their website below, you can download articles from the first issue, Autumn 2009.  Their website features everything from recipes using cheese, pairings, a cheese retailer search, an “ask the cheesemonger” section, cheese events, articles and more.

You can subscribe or locate the print magazine and also sign up for their e-newsletter.

Culture: the word on cheese.

The Cheese Course
Nothing complements a good meal with friends like an exquisite selection of fine cheeses, whether it’s a grape leaf-lined platter of ricotta with honey, red pears and roasted chestnuts; a decorative Spanish tile topped with sheep’s milk cheeses; or a simple Italian salad of crostini dripping with melted fontina and white truffle oil.

The elegant tradition of the after-dinner cheese course is rapidly gaining popularity as part of home entertaining. Written by best-selling author and award-winning food writer Janet Fletcher, The Cheese Course describes the wonderful array of artisanal cheeses now available, offering suggestions for presentations as well as wine pairings and fruit and nut accompaniments.

This book is rounded out with 50 sweet and savory recipes for salads, breads and desserts that match deliciously with cheese.

The Pacific Northwest Cheese Project is one of our favorite cheese websites to read.  They posted a wonderful book review of Brad Kessler’s “Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese.” We’re looking forward to reading it.  The Los Angeles Times called it “Mouthwatering… delicious.” (more…)

Practical Cheesemaking

Practical Cheesemaking gives detailed advice on all aspects of the complex cheesemaking process for both the commercial cheesemaker in the dairy and the enthusiastic amateur in the kitchen. Topics covered include necessary equipment and ingredients; scientific processes explained; hygiene and control tests; storage, grading, and packing; and some tempting cheese recipes. Whether you are making cheese for commercial reasons or simply for your own use, Practical Cheesemaking will help you to produce a cheese that you will be proud to serve or to sell.