On February 6th, the fun and fury that is SFBeer Week launches, and on Febuary 14th, Drake's Brewery and I team up for beer and cheese pairing.
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If anyone even slightly cheesy wasn't as present on twitter as normal, behind their normal cheese case at the correct hour last week, or had a glazed over look on their face from consuming high quantities of fermented dairy or salted meats, blame either or all of the following: The Cheesemonger Invitational, The Good Awards, and The Fancy Food Show.
Read MoreThough often harder to find in California then the size/color/style of the thing you're seeking in an Ikea store, Twig Farm's Mixed Drum cheese is one my favorite wheels around. Any of their cheeses charm, really, but the Mixed Drum is instantly seductive.
Read MoreCheese balls are not only a holiday rite of passage in America, they are a New Year's Eve's best friend. It's true that that they're known for the element of kitsch they bring to the Christmas table, as I explored in an article for NPR, but they really belong to the night. The night of New Year's Eve, that is.
Read MoreIf you're reading, "It's Not You, It's Brie, " I'm betting that many of you are thinking about your holiday cheese plates right about now. Perhaps because you got a little snacky last night while wrapping gifts (ahem…. like someone ) and ate all the Fiscalini Cheddar and now have to pick up more. Sometimes that just happens.
Read MoreThis month, the "It's Not You, It's Brie" cheese club heads west. That's right, the cheese club will now ship from my home state of California. Why the cheese move, you ask? Two reasons. It lets me access artisan cheese that I can only send from California, and, it'll let me lower the cost
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