Cheese Blog
A New Champion of Farmstead Cheese in Wisconsin
Veronica Pedraza makes award-winning cheese from a herd of 1,500 sustainably raised goats!
July 2022 Cheese of the Month Club Selections
The July shipment of our monthly cheese club has three cheeses perfect for warm weather. Read on to learn about this month's selections and sign up to have this month's club shipped straight to your door!
June 2022 Cheese of the Month Club Selections
The June shipment of our monthly cheese club has three special cheeses you'll want to take your time with—including one not otherwise available for retail sale! Read on to learn about this month's selections and sign up to have this month's club shipped straight to your door!
Best-in-Class Butter: Animal Farm Creamery Has a New Home
Call it a cult following: if you know, you know. And our customers know that Animal Farm Creamery's grass-fed cultured butter is some of the best you can buy, anywhere.
A Five Minute History of American Artisan Cheese
Read on to learn more about the birth, death, and re-birth of artisan cheesemaking in America!
May 2022 Cheese of the Month Club Selections
The May shipment of our monthly cheese club contains three assertive cheeses you'll want to try in a variety of ways: together and apart, sliced and melted, and crumbled into dishes made with the new growth of spring. Read on to learn about this month's selections and sign up to have this month's club shipped straight to your door!
Jasper Hill Farm: Dairy Revivalists of the Northeast Kingdom
Jasper Hill Farm is one of the great cheese success stories of the past 25 years. If you've tasted their cheeses, like Harbison, Alpha Tolman, and Whitney, you know why—these people know their dairy!
What is Mediterranean Grilling Cheese?
A perfect grilled cheese is a beautiful thing. So is a cheese you can grill on its own. That's right, no sandwich needed—we're talking about grilling cheese!
Ask a Cheesemonger: What is Bloomy Rind Cheese?
What is a bloomy rind cheese and makes it bloom? Welcome back to Ask a Cheesemonger, where Jill Tardiff, the manager and specialty foods and beverage buyer of our Chelsea Market shop, answers all your burning questions about cheese.
April 2022 Cheese of the Month Club Selections
Our April cheese club honors this transitional season with a selection of late winter and early spring cheeses. Read on to learn about this month's selections and sign up to have this month's club shipped straight to your door!
How to Pair Cheese and Charcuterie
Perfect cheese and cured meat pairings for your charcuterie board!
Nettle Meadow Farm: The Happiest Animal Retirement Community in the Adirondacks
Nettle Meadow is the producer of Sappy Ewe and our bestselling Kunik, a bloomy rind goat's milk cheese spiked with Jersey cream that was recently honored as one of the world's top 20 cheeses from the World Cheese Champion Contest. The quality of their cheese reflects not only a commitment to traditional cheesemaking, but also their passion for animal welfare.