Cheese News

One of the more enduring skits from "Monty Python's Flying Circus" features a flummoxed John Cleese trying but failing to secure a serving of cheese from a cheese monger who has no stock.

Ever wonder what it would have been like to grow up on the Straus family farm? Or, what that experience might look performed as a one-woman show - with cheese? Then you definitely won't want to miss Vivien Straus' E-i-E-i-OY! - In Bed with the Farmer's Daughter .

When was the last time you caught a whiff of a smelly human foot? It probably wasn't too pleasant.

U.S. lawmakers have mobilized on behalf of American cheesemakers, with Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Charles Schumer of New York leading the way, because the European Union is raising a stink over U.S. companies' use of the word "parmesan" and other cheesy monikers.

A trade battle is ripening between the U.S. and Europe over cheese names. As part of trade talks, the EU wants to ban the use of names associated with Europe - like Parmesan, Gorgonzola and feta - on cheese products made in the U.S. Ohio dairy farmers applauded Buckeye Sens. Portman and Brown for looking out for the interests of dairy farmers and ... (more)

When you buy Parmesan cheese, do you think it is from Parma in Italy? Is feta, which comes from the Greek word for "slice," always Greek? The list goes on to include Cheddar , Muenster , and Roquefort .

Hutchins will demonstrate how to make farmer cheese and cheddar cheese using milk from her farm.

From top left, Cashel Blue farmhouse cheese, Dubliner, Blarney Castle and Kerrygold aged cheddar make a great assortment for an Irish cheese plate.

San Francisco firefighters prevented a five-alarm fire from spreading from a condominium construction site to nearby buildings on Tuesday.

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

As everyone knows, Parmesan cheese, in it's original, natural form comes in tall, shiny green shaker cans, and is the consistency of powdery cat litter.

In addition to making baked goods, charcuterie, jams, mustards and more from scratch, Deer Valley Resort is now producing its own cheese, following the hire of cheesemaker and Belgium native Corinne Cornet-Coniglio.

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

I can answer with an unhesitating yes, but apparently some people are wary of the idea.

Researchers subjected fabric samples coated with milk proteins to flammability tests.

The rebuild of the St. Albert cheese factory got a major boost from Queen's Park Monday with a cash infusion of $1 million.

Located at Glynhynod Farm, the home of the renowned Caws Teifi Cheese, it has taken more than a year to get the gin ready for the market.

Carlo Cavallo of Meritage Martini Oyster Bar & Grille has opened a second Sonoma restaurant, the Burgers & Vine Barbecue Joint, in the former Cucina Viansa space.

Joan Jett sounds like a barking seal as she bellows at her son, Roy Orbison, hoping to keep him out of trouble.