Deli

Rogue Creamery is proud to announce that employee Tom Van Voorhees is among the first class of American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professionals™ (ACS CCPs™). Van Voorhees is part of an elite group of 121 individuals who passed the inaugural Certified Cheese Professional™ Exam, which was held on August 1 in Raleigh, N.C. This prestigious group consists of cheese professionals from across the United States and Canada and Van Voorhees is the only cheesemonger certified in the state of Oregon. For a full list of ACS CCPs™, please visit www.cheesesociety.org. …

Spartan Stores is initiating a precautionary recall of certain deli products due to concerns of possible Listeria Monocytogenes contact. …

Some of the most captivating imports at Bay Area cheese counters these days come from Pascal Beillevaire, a respected cheesemaker, cheese-ager (affineur) and retailer in France. …

Stripy Jack, or Five English County Cheese, made by Singleton's Dairy in England, is a fun and approachable cheese with an interesting look. …

Humboldt Fog prompted my discovery of several more gateway cheeses — cheeses that are so good that you can't wait to recommend them to someone else, in hopes that they also experience a dairy epiphany and get addicted as well. …