This year the American Cheese Society competition received 1,954 entries! On today's show the competition's Best in Show winners–Jasper Hill Farm and Cows Creamery–will join Diane to talk about their winning cheeses and how they got to where they are today. Cutting the Curd is powered by Simplecast

Amid the inspiring energy at this year's American Cheese Society conference, Elena chats with Gordon Edgar of Rainbow Grocery about the store's long-standing worker-owned business model and how it all works IRL. Cutting the Curd is powered by Simplecast

Kathleen Shannon Finn, past president of the American Cheese Society, Garde et Jure and Maitre Fromager in the Guilde des Fromagers Confrérie de Saint-Uguzon joins Diane to talk about the cookbook she's launching in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the American Cheese Society Conference this month. Cutting the Curd...

Nora Weiser, Executive Director of the American Cheese Society (ACS) and Bill Stephenson, Chair of the ACS Certification Committee chat about the new sensory evaluation TASTE test debuting at the ACS Conference this summer. From big picture industry impact to how on earth the logistics will work, Elena gets a...

On this week's episode, Greg Blais sits down with Cathy Strange, Global Cheese Buyer for Whole Foods Market. Cathy worked as a Specialty Team Member in three regions before becoming a Team Leader, then a Regional Coordinator. In 2000, with more than 20 years of food industry experience under her...

On the season finale of Cutting the Curd, Diane Stemple is on location in Denver, Colorado for the annual American Cheese Society conference! Tune in to hear her speak with Christina Fleming, a cheesemonger who now works at a cannabis boutique, about the differences and similarities between selling cheese and...

Consider Bardwell Farm produces award-winning cheeses from a property that was once the first cheese-making co-op in Vermont. With Angela Miller and Russell Glover at the helm, Consider Bardwell cheeses can be found at farmer's markets around New York and Vermont, and restaurants and cheese counters across the country. Tune...

The American Cheese Society's yearly conference provides a chance for cheese professionals from around the country – and the world – to gather and learn from each other for the benefit of artisan cheese. ACS also hosts an annual competition – the Oscars of artisan American cheese. Tune in to...

Wine and cheese pairing can be a daunting task, but not when one is armed with the proper tools. On this episode, Max McCalman returns to Cutting the Curd to talk about his Wine and Cheese Pairing Swatchbook and app, available on iTunes. "The first indication of a successful pairing...

Our holiday special returns: Drunken Cheese Stories! Take a shot or sip some wine, and tune in to hear host Greg Blais talk cheese with superstar friends of the show Max McCalman, Anne Saxelby and Matthew Rubiner. "We should not have to go to France to get our choice of...