Cheese News

Yorkshire's produce is famed around the world but in a special year for the county, a food and drink showcase will get a continental twist.

Storms may have lashed Banks Peninsula over the last week with power blackouts common, but the spotlight was on Barrys Bay Cheese as it took out 11 medals including six golds and the coveted Countdown Champion of Champions Award at the New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards.

Did you know the worldwide group of Langham Hotels has its own signature fragrance? They pump it ever so faintly through the foyer.

Mr Rogerson set-up the group with the help of the British Cheese Board following his election as local MP in 2005 and has served as its chairman until the announcement this week.

Kel Grey is the sixth generation of his family to farm The Pines, a picturesque dairy farm overlooking Kiama with panoramic views from the coast and across the Jamberoo Valley.

A Te Aroha goat farmer took out the award for Champion Cheesemaker at this year's New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards.

After being named Cheesemonger of The Year by the World Cheese Awards, The Courtyard Dairy in Settle has now been selected as a finalist for the BBC Food and Farming Awards Best Food Retailer.

Mark Bodzin is hoping that many of his fellow kosher foodies will say, "Cheese, please," and support his efforts to bring high-end kosher cheddar to the market.

Have you heard about the Danish-educated Armenian immigrant from Lebanon who hired a Portuguese cheesemaker in California to produce paneer for Indians? Actually, that's not a joke, In a nutshell, that is the story of Anto Baghdassarian, the owner of Central Valley Cheese in Turlock, Calif.

Hey ladies, how about a drive up to West Marin County for a weekend of kayaking, cheese and oysters on the banks of Tomales Bay? Located about an hour and a half north of San Francisco on Highway 1, Nick's Cove and Cottages is a serene and beautiful place to spend a weekend surrounded by nature and delicious treats.

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New retail stores, a cross-country tour called Belle's Big Adventure and a website redesign are just a few milestones on the horizon for award-winning goat cheese creamery Belle Chevre as it embarks on its 25th year in business.

Now, we all knew Europe was snobby about cheese. According to NPR , one of the caveats of a new trade deal between the European Union and the United States could mean that American cheese makers would have to change their cheese classifications to remove any semblance of names that have "historical ties to Europe."

Craig Ramini, founder-cheesmaker at Ramini Mozzarella, drizzles olive oil over pieces of his handcrafted cheese, made from water buffalo milk, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Tomales, Calif.

"The shortage of cheese is quite normal as in spring milk hardly suffices newborn calves," says the resident of Tsakhunk village of Armavir marz.

It's National Cheese Doodle Day! Cheese doodles are a snack food made with cornmeal that has been puffed, baked, and coated with cheddar cheese.

Cowgirl Creamery, founded by Peggy Smith and Sue Conley, is among the cheese makers competing in the Best in Cheese Competition, a highlight of the California Artisan Cheese Festival.

The world's largest cheese competition is coming to Madison in two weeks, and with it, a chance for the public to taste 50 of the world's most rare cheeses - and to witness the final round of judging to determine the 2014 World Champion Cheese.

A Dutch-style cheese made in Akaroa - Aged Gouda by Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese - won the coveted Countdown Champion of Champions Award for large cheese producers.

It has been tough this winter, with all the cold temps and snow. But what has been even worse is the new process for salting the roads.