Mozzarella…from a New Source
In this eighth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our intrepid blogger, Grace, examines a very different source for mozzarella cheese…. A few weeks ago, I bought my ticket to France, which means...
View ArticleThe Cheese Talks
[Note: The image above is of Martone, a cow-goat cheese from LaClare Farms, one of the more “interesting” looking cheeses at Fromagination.] In this ninth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our...
View ArticleThree Delicious French Cheeses
[Note: We are weeks behind in posting Grace’s tales…but set to catch up quickly! The image above is provided by the Wandering Cheesemonger.] In this tenth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our...
View Article“Reading” Milk and Making Cheese
In this eleventh edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our blogger Grace explains a familiar concept: “High quality in = high quality out.” After almost two weeks at the farm, I’m exhausted but happy,...
View ArticleTry, Try Again
In this twelth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, Grace, our blogger whose mission is cheese, examines the mysteries of making good cheese. About two weeks ago, Marisa walked out of the laboratory...
View ArticleFrom Amateur to Fromager
In this thirteenth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, Grace, the ever-observant blogger, admires the process followed by her mentors. Marisa and Frederic Thomas never imagined themselves as...
View ArticleMarisa’s Art…and Science
In this fourteenth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our blogger on the dairy scene, Grace, heads toward the spiritual side of cheese. If I were to try and convince someone of the existence of a...
View Article‘Tis the Season for Fondue
The Wandering Cheesemonger has wandered back to Wisconsin in time for winter. She offers this advice for the season: Fondue is the perfect decadent treat for a cold winter’s night, traditionally eaten...
View ArticleAre the Goats in New York Different?
Another post from the Wandering Cheesemonger finds her now interning at a goat and sheep dairy/cheese maker in Thurman, New York (upstate): Nettle Meadow. Below is her first communication from midst...
View ArticleReflecting With Your Goat Cheese
[Note: The image above is of Crottin de Chevre, a goat cheese by Xavier David, soon to be sold at Fromagination.] In this seventh edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our intrepid blogger, Grace,...
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