Wisconsin’s Master Cheesemaker Program Shows Quality and Commitment

With Wisconsin holding the distinction of “America’s Dairyland,” the task of becoming a licensed master cheesemaker is one of the most challenging processes in the nation’s dairy industry. However, its graduates say the hard work is worth the value added to Wisconsin cheese.

Meet Canada’s Newest Cheese Producer: Winnipeg’s Chaeban Artisan

March 31, 2021 Dan Clapson, Eat North

Based out of Winnipeg, Chaeban is known first and foremost as a Syrian ice cream purveyor with an array of unique flavours that folks can’t (ever) seem to get enough of. In recent months, Chaeban’s owner Joseph Chaeban has also added the role of cheesemaker to his resume and in January, he and his team debuted their first line of cheeses.

How a Cheese Goes Extinct

Mary Holbrook died in February, 2019, at the age of eighty, following a short illness. She left behind no children, and her cousin’s daughter, Catherine Ochiltree, was unable to continue the difficult work of farming and cheesemaking in her absence. By July of that year, the farm ceased production, and Holbrook’s cheeses—Old Ford, Cardo, Sleightlett, and Tymsboro—slipped out of the living tradition and into the pages of history.

California Cheesemakers’ Select Cheese Box Debuts in Support of California Artisan Cheesemakers

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and dairy exporter HarbyrCo today announced the launch of “California Cheesemakers’ Select”, a curated box of hand-picked California artisan cheeses available for delivery to consumers throughout the U.S.

Join Sartori Cheese’s Pam Hodgson for a Virtual Cheese Tasting Webinar

June 3, 2020 Sartori Cheese

Join Michael Landis of Food & Beverage Educational Services and Pam Hodgson, Master Cheesemaker @Sartori Cheese, on June 11th for a talk about the history of Sartori, the farms, creamery, cheese making and of course, a Virtual Cheese tasting with Pam & Michael.