Cheeses are alive, and cheeses of all types are influenced by their environment. Once a cheese leaves the caves and enters the suppy chain, we need to do more than cross our fingers that it will make it to a customer in good condition. One of the responsibilites of cheesemongers...

[caption id="attachment_39071" align="aligncenter" width="3230"] Left to right: HRN interns Yvette Caban Resto, Emily Pontecorvo, Claire Alsup, Natasha Verdon, Ope Omojola, and Dinavie Sanchez Salazar.[/caption] It’s fall in New York City. For us, that means the Chelsea boots and knit scarves are out, neighborhood rats have agreed to make themselves scarce...

The Bedford Cheese Shop's Charlotte Kamin and Nate McElroy join Diane Stemple in the studio to discuss their book - A First Course in Cheese. "In a world where we are so sound bites, and online media, and screens, and short attention spans, it's really nice to see traditions being...

In today's episode of Cutting the Curd host Greg Blais chats with Piero Guerrini of Dolce Valle Dairy on the island of Trinidad. Piero - an Italian expat and former photographer - produces cheeses inspired by his Italian roots on an island that is home to one of the most...

This week on Cutting the Curd, host Greg Blais is talking drunken cheese stories with guests Charlotte Kamin and Nate McEllroy of Bedford Cheese Shop, and Matt Rubiner of Rubiner's Cheesemongers Grocers. Kicking off the show trying to pry some crazy stories from the guests, Greg recalls a few...

What happens when a punk kid figures out how to handle cheese? The Bedford Cheese Shop is born! Get some insight into running a cheese shop as Greg Blais and guest co-host Matt Rubiner chat with Charlotte Kamin, owner of Bedford Cheese Shop- an old-fashioned cheese shop dedicated to providing...

Cutting the Curd returns after a brief hiatus! This week, Anne Saxelby is joined in the studio by Diane Stemple of Jasper Hill Farm. Diane will be hosting Cutting the Curd while Anne is on maternity leave! Tune in to hear how Hurricane Sandy affected the cheese business in New...

We're talking local and artisanal retail on this week's Let's Eat In! On this episode, Cathy Erway is joined by Nichelina Mavros and Celia Churcher of Depanneur in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Depanneur is located on North 3rd Street and Wythe Avenue, and specializes in fine cheese, bread, and charcuterie. Tune in...

On this week's episode of Cutting the Curd, Anne Saxelby and Sophie Slesinger are in the studio talking about the Cheesemonger Invitational. First, Anne and Sophie talk with Adam Smith of Cowgirl Creamery in Washington, D.C. Adam was this year's Cheesemonger Invitational champion, and he discusses the rigors of the...

This week on Growing Good Alessandra is joined by her home-team of mommies: Melissa McCallister, Sarah Trogdon, and Amy Woodruff. They talk about their home-made products from natural beauty products for babies to Goldies Soaps to all natural sunblock. Learn about the natural deodorizing properties of witch hazel and uses...