Jeffrey DiMaio, CCP, CSW is the manager at Mazzaro’s Italian Market, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and among the first group of individuals to pass the inaugural...
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Anthea Stolz took a summer job at a cheese counter in 2004 and turned it into a career. She is now the cheese buyer at Bi-Rite Market in San Francisco.
Q: What (if anything...Emiliano Lee is a veteran cheesemonger who recently moved to California to be the artisan market manager for Farmshop in Santa Monica; he is noted for championing an appreciation of domestic cheeses.
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Q: What does AOC stand for and why does it matter?
A: Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, or AOC, is a French food-labeling term that protects the style, ingredients, and origin of a product. Many of...
Q: I’m having a dinner party, and I’d like to offer cheeses for guests to nibble on during the cocktail hour. How many kinds of cheese and how much of each should I serve?
A:Too many different flavors...
Q: Are there any rules for choosing which jam to serve with a particular cheese?
A:First off, there are no rules when serving or eating cheese. Anyone who says there are lacks creativity and lives in...
Q: Cheesemakers often refer to their “cave.” What exactly is it?
A: Essentially, a cheese cave is a temperature- and humidity-controlled space that provides an optimum environment for cheese storage...
Q: What is the difference between Brie and Camembert?
A:To understand the true differences between Brie and Camembert—both flat, soft disks of white, mold-ripened cow’s milk cheese—one must look to the...
Q: I've just gone crazy at our local shop and brought home an incredible selection of cheeses. Now what? How should I store my cheeses at home?
A:The most foolproof method of keeping your cheese in...
Q:I’m going on a weeklong camping trip this summer and would like to take along some good cheese that does not require refrigeration. Got any recommendations?
A: Nothing is quite as lovely as dining al...
