Does Pfizer make your cheese? The claim went viral on social media this year, leaving cheesemongers scrambling to answer questions from curious—and sometimes concerned—customers.
We asked Cheese Science columnist Josh Windsor (@theaffineur) to break down the science behind GMOs and rennet, arming you with the facts to field customer questions and set the record straight.
Read the explainer at the link in bio.
It`s @parmigianoreggiano Day! 🧀✨️
Swipe 👉 to crack the wheel.
📸 @adamdetour
These boards are killer 🧀 🔪
Halloween`s almost here 😋
🎨 Gale Galligan (@robochai)
During spooky season, we LOVE to eat cheese with a @stephenking adaptation or a modern classic by @jordanpeele on the TV.
Feeling brave tonight? Tap our link in bio for the complete list of cheese and scary movie pairings. 🧀👻
✍️ @pamelavachon_words
📸 & 🍽️ @shilpaiyereats
That’s a wrap on Counter Culture 2026! We went out with a bang in Portland at @baumansonoak, where we hosted not one, but TWO events on the same day.
Thank you to our presenting sponsors who make these events possible, to our team, and most importantly, to the wonderful cheese community. It means so much to us that you choose to spend the day with us, learning and connecting over our favorite thing: CHEESE!
Stay tuned for next year’s line up. And take a look at the rest of the pics at the link in our bio.
Scoutmaster approves. 🫡🧀
🎨 Gale Galligan (@robochai)
We couldn`t resist sharing another beauty shot of @quickescheese`s Vintage Clothbound Cheddar. ✨️
Produced on the Quicke family’s farm in Devon, England, Quicke’s vintage cheddar is clothbound, naturally matured for around 24 months, and selected from only the finest wheels. “It’s so much more than age that makes it a vintage,” says Jane Quicke (@janeqld), CEO of Quicke’s and a 15th-generation farmer. “That’s all to do with the selection grading.”
Keep reading @josiekrogh`s profile of this stunner from across the pond at our link in bio.
📸 @adamdetour
🍽️ @kendraelizabethstylist
Win a piece of Parm bigger than your head. 🧀
Culture has teamed up with @ambrosicheeseusa and @parmigianoreggiano.na to give THREE winners an eighth of a wheel of 22-month Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, plus a four-piece cracking knife set to open it up.
Fun fact: A full wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano weighs around 80 pounds. That means you’re winning a whole lot (around 10-pounds) of Italy’s iconic King of Cheeses, aged to nutty, savory perfection.
🧀 Enter at the link in our bio 🧀 And let us know who you`d share this chunk of cheese with!
#Giveaway closes October 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Open to residents of the continental U.S. See official rules for details.
Happy National Moldy Cheese Day! 💙
Find a few ways to celebrate at our link in bio.
🧀 @sequatcheese`s Shakerag Blue
📸 @ninagallant_
🍽️ @madstrap
✨️ NEW ISSUE ALERT ✨️
At the center of our grazing table is @quickescheese Vintage Clothbound Cheddar, in all its savory glory. Crafted by the Quicke family—who has been farming across the pond for 15 (!) generations—the primary flavor note of this cheese is buttery caramel.
Is your mouth watering yet? Tap the link in bio to get to know this showstopper of a cheese.
📸 @adamdetour
🍽️ @kendraelizabethstylist
✍️ @josiekrogh
It`s kind of amazing that you can pick up a gold bar and a hot dog in the same place, but that`s @costco for you. And while you`re there, you might as well get some cheese, too.
Tap our link in bio for some of our favorite cheeses that you can find at the big-box store. 🛒
For 13 years, the @vtcheesefest has drawn talented @vtcheese makers from across the state for a day of tasting and connection—and this year`s sold-out festival was no different.
Swipe for some of our marketing director @josiekrogh`s thoughts on the day and tap the link in bio to browse her best bites.
📸 @hollatyson of @provisionsintl
The vibe is ~spooky~ cheese 🧀🐈⬛
🧛 Vampire Slayer by @calkinscreamery 📸 @shilpaiyereats
🎃 Moses Reaper by @jasperhillfarm
😈 Mt Tam by @cowgirlcreamery 📸 @beryl_striewski
👻 Rolling Rock by @roellicheesehaus_ 📸 @nicole_wolf_photography
🌕️ Morro Azul by @queijospomerode
Think summer`s the best season for cheese events? Think again. Our fall calendar is packed with cozy dinners, fun festivals, and international fairs.
Don`t miss out—tap our link in bio for the full list. 🧀🍂
You can`t tailgate without cheese. Tap the link in bio for our best football season recipes. 🏈
🧅 Creamy Onion Dip by @collateral_cabbage
🥓 Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers Stuffed with Pimento Cheese by @virginiawillis
🍺 Gouda Beer Cheese Dip by @jaqbotto
3 Sessions. 20 Cheesemakers. One Delicious Day! 🧀
On Saturday, Oct. 3, join head monger & owner Mary Rizzo of @thecheesetraveler for a series of three guided tastings featuring artisan cheeses from cheesemakers across the Empire State. A portion of proceeds will go toward supporting the work of @newyorkstatecheesecouncil and @officialmeetingofthemilkmaids.
Each Taste New York Cheese session is limited to 35 guests, so choose one session or make a day of it and attend all three.
After you enjoy Taste New York Cheese at Rock City Centre, explore the iconic @littlefallscheese Festival, featuring New York cheesemakers, artisan foods, live music, and more. Come for the cheese. Stay for the festival!
📍Rock City Centre, Little Falls, New York
📅 Saturday, Oct. 3
Get your tickets today at the link in bio! 🎟️
Who`s ready for an unlimited cheese tasting party in PDX? 🧀 🎉
Join us for a special edition of Counter Culture After Hours at @baumansonoak on Oct. 6, featuring makers from the US and abroad.
Get your tickets for just $10 at the link in bio; all proceeds will go to @urbangleanerspdx. 🧡
Come hungry, bring friends, and eat ungodly amounts of cheese!
For more than 25 years, @WillStudd has been asking questions about cheese that extend far beyond how it tastes. Where does it come from? What traditions shaped it? What happens when those traditions collide with regulation, industrialization, consolidation, and changing consumer expectations? What is lost when cheese becomes disconnected from the place it’s from and people that made it?
Those questions are at the heart of Cheese: Searching for a Taste of Place, Studd’s latest documentary series and what he describes as a “legacy project” after decades spent traveling the world as a cheese educator, affineur, author, and filmmaker. The series moves between historic European cheesemaking regions and the evolving American artisan cheese landscape, exploring everything from raw milk and terroir to succession, scale, and the challenge of preserving character as demand grows.
We spoke with Studd about what “taste of place” means after a lifetime spent pursuing it, the cheesemakers and conversations that stayed with him, and why he still believes artisan cheese—and the people stubborn enough to make it—has a future worth fighting for.
Find the full convo at our link in bio.
A superstar lineup on last year`s Best Cheeses cover 🤩 Featuring cheeses from @boxcarrhandmadecheese @parishhillcreamery and @artikaasgouda.
Bonus points if you can name them!
