After graduating with a degree in journalism, and gaining experience in the catering industry, this American blogger began writing "Beauty and the Cheese". She tries new cheeses, which she then uses in recipes and shares them on her blog.
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This is the blog of a French family that tries a new cheese every week, and the wine that goes with it! Their love of cheese is a great excuse to be inquisitive and to travel the country!
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This site presents us with an encyclopedia of cheeses, including where they come from, which season they should be eaten in, and how to choose a cheese according to its affinage. It also has nutritional information, an FAQ, and recipes to choose from
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British Cheese Emporium is a blog written by an English cheesemonger living in Germany. He shares his cheese experiences and highlights the differences between Germany and his home country in terms of the profession of being a cheese monger and cheese itself.
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Neal’s Yard Dairy consists of 2 shops in London, and an online store. On the site, each cheese comes with a detailed PDF about its characteristics and its producers. You can also read about how the company was created and what they do.
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This site is dedicated to dairy products, from their history, to how they are made, to how to conserve them. Each product comes with its own personalised glossary. Recipes and menu ideas can also be found on the site, as well as a well-being section.
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This site presents the Swiss AOC cheeses and other specialities. As well as this, they offer the latest news, a profile of each canton and the cheeses they produce. There is a list of cheese retailers in Switzerland, classified by department or region.
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This site presents all of the AOP cheeses made in Auvergne, including Cantal, Saint-Nectaire and Fourme d’Ambert etc. You can also discover recipes, la route des fromages (the cheese road), and other news and information.
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The website presents the 7 AOP and IGP cheeses from Savoy, including their characteristics and where exactly they can be produced. They also recommend cheese and wine from Savoy pairings and recipes.
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The website provides a database of more than 590 cheeses, from 55 different countries. You can refine your search by type, country, texture and milk. There is also a list of vegetarian cheeses.
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"I Love Cheese" is a site dedicated to cheese lovers, featuring several guides to cheeses from all over the world, articles and recipes.
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"Les produits laitiers" is a site made by the Cniel for the general public to give information about milk, cheese and other dairy products. Discover info on health and nutrition, farming and land, and economy and society. There are a range of games to keep the children entertained too.
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"Fromage du mois" is a blog which began in 2006 by three American friends. The concept is simple: they try a new cheese every month, and write an article about their discovery.
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This site hosts a large and varied range of recipes with the main ingredient being... cheese! There are family recipes, healthy recipes, recipes on a budget, and regional recipes, including much more. Find all the traditional recipes or discover new ones!
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This is the official site for AOP Langres. You can find out about the history if this cheese, the secrets on how its made, including rules and regulations, and info on where it’s made, as well as recipes with Langres.
3 Wheeled Cheese is a blog which collects and exposes a range of articles, written by people all around the world about raw milk cheeses, from France to England, Brazil to New Zealand. It also promotes eco-friendly modes of transport like e-Tuk Tuks.
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American, Tami Parr, created the Pacific Northwes Cheese Project in 2004, to promote and support local artisan cheeses, in the Pacific Northwest region.
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Cheesemaker, Sarah Marcus set up the Briar Rose Creamery, in Oregon, in 2010. She specialises in goat’s cheese production and shares her experiences on her blog.
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Culture cheese magazine delivers the latest news on cheese in America. On the site, you can "Ask the Cheesemonger" all your burning questions, read blogs, pairings and recipes.
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After Robin lost her job in 2008, she decided to follow her dream in becoming a cheese journalist, and now writes for the American Cheese Society. Her blog is full of cheese news, cheese tasting, and fun factoids.
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Good Cheese magazine is published annually to coincide with the World Cheese Awards. Primarily a publication for buyers, retailers and cheesemongers, it showcases artisan cheeses to be sold in the shops, and provides full coverage for the World Cheese Awards.
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After attending the Cordon Bleu in London, Sue Reidl began writing blogs and articles. She is a real foodie and shares her foodie finds and favourite recipes in the blogosphere.
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Serious Cheese is a community of bloggers that give advice and write reviews. The focus on the style of cheese, the type of milk used to make it, the ageing process, pairings and tasting notes.
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Slow Food is a worldwide organisation which links the pleasure of eating good quality food to community and the environment. They have more than 100,000 members and 2,000 food communities and regularly organise campaigns to promote good, fair food, including good cheese!
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This site promotes West Country Cheddar. It references farmstead and artisan producers in the South-West of England of this protected designation of origin cheese.
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This blog follows the new cheesemaking adventures of Jowett Cheese, based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Read about the construction of the dairy, to the first production of cheeses.
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The Foodie Bugle is a magazine for food and drink lovers. You can find articles written about producers, suppliers, cookery schools, events, cookery books, and food photography. The writers support small, rural producers and the shops, hotels and restaurants that they supply.
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This e-zine is dedicated to cheesemakers, cheesemongers and cheese mavens. On the site, find interviews and videos with producers and mongers from all over the English-speaking world.
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This website specialises in cheeses from Quebec, with a database of producers and sellers in the area. Take a look at the ‘art of tasting’ section which gives advice on how to consume these Quebecker products.
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Quesos de leche cruda is a blog dedicated to raw milk cheeses. Written by two collaborators of SerTãoBras, a Brasilian association which promotes raw milk cheese, they present artisan and raw milk cheeses in articles and on video.
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A campaign for real milk is an American association created in 1999, with the aim of encouraging international access to raw milk. The website presents the advantages and health benefits of raw milk and a list of raw milk producers in the States. They also give the latest news on the legal situations and availability of raw milk in other countries around the world.
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Eat Wisconsin Cheese is an information site dedicated to cheeses made in this northern state. On the site, discover a Wisconsin cheese encyclopedia, recipes, pairings, advice for organising cheese themed evenings and interviews with chefs.
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Our cheeses is a site linked to the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec (Federation of milk producers in Quebec). They present cheeses from the region, as well as recipes, advice and a blog.
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Matt Spiegler, blogger from the states, shares interesting articles he has found on line covering all aspects of cheese from cheese making to cheese appreciation. He also talks about the cheeses he has tried and what he thinks of them.
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How do you use cheese as an ingredient for all kinds of meals and all kinds of occasions? The blog written by "Murray’s Cheese", an American company, will be able to give you some ideas. It also presents the cheeses sold at Murray’s.
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Chef and cheese enthousiast, this american blogger presents her favourite cheese and thoughts about this food, covering a wide range of subjects!
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American blogger, Jeanne Carpenter, blogs about cheese news in Wisconsin. She writes about production, cheesemongers, competitions and tastings. In 2009, she created the ’Wisconsin Cheese Originals’ association, which dedicated to tasting and learning about Wisconsin artisan cheeses.
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I Make Cheese is a blog that follows the adventures of an enthusiastic amateur cheesemaker. He shares his recipes, his mishaps and successes!
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Cheese and wine retailer, Jeff Diamond, presents his selection of cheese and wines, and tells the tales of his travels in search of the best food and wine around the world.
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In this blog, Alexandra Matson, cheese enthusiast, writes about her interviews with artisan cheesemakers across Europe that she meets on her travels.
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Gianaclis, cheesemaker, shares her experiences in terms of cheese production, and gives advice to others making cheese. She has a rather scientific and technical approach to his posts.
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"Cheese by hand" is a project created by two Americans who want to learn more about artisan cheese production in the states. The blog talks about their meetings with cheesemongers, their experiences and their lives.
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Laura Werlin, writer and cheese expert, presents the main types of cheeses, how to store them, what to consider when buying them and what tools you need to cut them. She gives advice on how to organise cheese and wine evenings and has a number of cookery lesson videos, with the main ingredient being cheese.
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This blog gives the latest news of "Lactography", a distribution company of Mexican cheeses. The company also heads the ’Mexican Institute for Cheese’, which promotes artisan Mexican cheeses and encourages the creation of Mexican controlled designation of origin cheeses. Follow their activities on their blog (in spanish and english).
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Juliet Harbutt, writer and member of the Guilde des fromagers, organises masterclasses and workshops for cheese lovers and has a penchant for artisan and raw milk cheeses. The site also presents the latest news on the British Cheese Awards that she created in 1994.
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Patrick McGuigan, based in Brighton, is a freelance food, wine and travel journalist. His site features a range of posts, from English cheese to international cheese competitions.
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This American blogger does not keep her enthusiasm for cheese quiet. She speaks about cheeses she has tried, her visits to cheese shops and even her own attempts at making cheese!
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This blogger devotes his time to reviewing artisan and farmstead cheeses. On the site, you will also find articles about cheesemaking, advice on pairings and his thoughts on the lastest news in the cheese world.
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Founded in 1983, the American Cheese society promotes american cheeses in North America. The association currently has 1 500 members, including producers, cheese guilds, retailers, students and enthusiasts.
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This American blogger and author is passionate about finding cheeses made by local producers who dedicate their lives to artisan cheesemaking.
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Cais is an Irish association which was set up to inform its members about the art of cheesemaking and hygiene. They actively promote small-scale production and handmade unpasteurised cheeses.
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This association aims at raising the profile of British cheeses, and encouraging only the highest quality of quality cheesemaking. On the site, producers, retailers, wholesalers and cheese lovers can exchange ideas and access a database of artisan and unpasteurised cheeses available in the UK.
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Teacher and blogger, Madame fromage is dedicated to artisan cheese discoveries, and writes about her visits to dairies, and favourite recipes.
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This site, edited by Anicap (National interprofessional Caprin Association) is dedicated to goat’s cheese and in particular, references farmstead producers in France.
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The site for AOP cheeses, created by Cniel (The national and interprofessional centre for dairy economy) aims at promoting French cheeses with protected designation of origin status. They have detailed reports for each AOP cheese, and invite us to discover the AOP cheeses of our European neighbours.
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Profession Fromager, created 10 years ago, is a cheese magazine for professionals. As well as providing the latest news, the website hosts an online forum, which presents numerous producers, and a list of 2000 raw milk cheeses.
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Australian, Will Studd, major defender of raw milk cheese around the world, travels the globe in search of new cheese related discoveries. This site shares his experiences and groups together all of his resources (DVD, books…).
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Stefano Mariotti edits this well documentated site, that gives the latest news on traditional Italian cheeses. On the website, you can find videos, PDF documents and descriptions of cheeses.
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This professional association represents dairy retailers in France. Read their stories, find job and training offers, and information for retailers.
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The Milk Factory is a project set up by Cniel (The national and interprofessional centre for dairy economy), featuring a gallery and creative laboratory for dairy products. Their aim is to give room to creativity and artistic research around dairy products. The ideas laboratory has a varied program of exhibitions, films, publications and other events.
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The Guilde International des Fromagers is a big community in the cheese world, with over 5,600 members, including producers, affineurs, salesmen and retailers from all over the world. Their core values include a respect for tradition and cheese-making expertise.
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