Round 1 of the Washington Post's 6th annual beer tournament, Beer Madness kicked off the competition last week with some resounding insults, and new favorites in the beer department. Check out the this play-by-play from Greg Kitsock:
In the Crisp category, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) flip-flopped, as is a politician’s prerogative, switching his initial vote for Bell’s Lager to Fordham Helles Lager . Six of his fellow...
In a recent paper published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists working for the Centers for Disease Control found that raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products (including cheese) were significantly more likely to cause foodbourne illness than their pasteurized counterparts:
...the high incidence of outbreaks and outbreak-associated illness involving nonpasteurized dairy products is remarkable and greatly disproportionate to the incidence...
As we all know, Cheese Crime continues to run rampant worldwide - theft being its most common manifestation. The latest incident was in Salt Lake City, where thieves broke into deli and made off with the best meats and cheeses they could find. The Deseret News has the story:
Troy Petersen, manager of the market and deli at 1516 S. 1500 East, said the theft was...
Cheese Is Alive was sad when chocolate bars studded with gouda suddenly disappeared from her life, but lo and behold, she found a new treat!
Laughing Moon Chocolate from Vermont makes some very delicious chocolates and they have a bonbon/truffle/callitwhateveryoulikeitschocolategoodness that is blended with Bayley Hazen Blue from Jasper Hill. As you all know by now, Jasper Hill makes some of...
This video is from Riverford Dairy, and was filmed this last March when they let their cows out of their winter lodging. As you can see, the cows are very excited to get back out to pasture after having been penned up all winter. Have you ever seen cows run so fast?
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Looks like Kraft just got some healthy competition. Organic Valley made this big step just two days ago. We're really interested in seeing the long term results:
Organic Valley, the nation's largest cooperative of organic farmers and a leading organic brand, today announced the launch of Organic Valley American Cheese Singles-unprocessed, 100 percent real organic cheese slices, as opposed to "processed cheese food," perfect for grilled cheese sandwiches, lunches and snacks...
Ella Lawrence, on Bay Area Bites, recently visited Barinaga Ranch, where she learned a bit about both the cheese and Marcia Barinaga - even a little family history. I think we'll all agree that she had a good time:
Barinaga herself traveled to the Basque country for the first time at age 12, and has since returned five times. “My family there...
Things are moving along for the Clock Shadow Creamery owned by Robert Wills of Cedar Grove Cheese, and as Milwaukee's first cheese factory is setting a good example in many ways:
As Robert Wills waits for the equipment to arrive for his new artisan cheese factory in Walker’s Point—the first ever in Milwaukee—he is thinking about more than profit and loss. His new enterprise is also about “green” enterprise, social...
CBS this morning took a trip down to Latte Da Dairy in Texas, where they found some well cared-for goats and some excellent cheese:
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With the recent popularity of craft cocktails, it's no surprise that bartenders and mixologists are reaching for exotic and nontraditional ingredients to create unique concoctions. This bartender took drinking to a whole new level when he rose to the challenge of using a Kraft mac and cheese flavor packet:
Challenged by Justin Anderson (Branch 27, the Bedford, La Sirena Clandestina) with the cheese packet from a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese, Naha bartender Steve Carrow...
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