The Magazine of Tasteful Living!
A sampling of Spain’s most famous cheeses — Cabrales, Manchego, Torta del Casar and Zamorano. PHOTOS BY LESLIE LEVY Man-made state-of-the-art big-city cheese caves conveniently bring some of the best of these dairy products to the masses. However, there’s nothing like walking into a bona fide nature-made cave filled with
There are plenty of reasons to explore the diverse world of vegan cheese. I have worked in the cheese industry for about two dozen years, and mostly experienced a mix of outright dismissal and turning up of noses at the very concept of vegan cheese. “Vegan cheese is just not
There are countless ways to enjoy this inherently unique cheese. Blue cheese is not exclusively blue. Look closely at the veining throughout a blue cheese and you’ll see shades of blue, green, and gray in a beautiful web. All cheese is the controlled spoilage of milk. With blue cheese, this
Finding the perfect flavor combinations for the perfect sandwich. Take a trip to the Rogue Creamery Cheese Shop in Central Point, OR. Located on State Highway 99, a little over 30 miles north of the California border, you can’t miss it. Outside, a larger-than-life sign atop the veiny, blue-and-white building
Only about 40 dairies produce this unique, semi-hard cheese from Eastern Switzerland. There is nothing like the taste of place in a high-quality, hand-crafted cheese. One of the best examples of this is Appenzeller. This unique raw milk, semi-hard cheese is made in Eastern Switzerland from the dual canton of
‘King of Cheese’ is the symbol of Italian culture and tradition. There’s most likely no more beloved and renowned cheese than Parmigiano-Reggiano. After all, one doesn’t get the moniker “King of Cheese” without a high level of splendor. The apex of Italian cheesemaking and a symbol of Italian culture and
Fresh flavors are a great place to start when selecting picnic picks. Nothing says summertime like a cheerful, delicious picnic spread unfurled on a blanket in a park, on a beach, or in a garden. Ideally, the sun is shining, you’re surrounded by your favorite people, and you can relax
This specialty ham hails from a province in northeastern Italy, but has a Bavarian background. For those not familiar with speck, a cured and smoked ham, looking at its origins presents a conundrum. The German name for bacon, speck originates from South Tyrol, which, although located in northeastern Italy, has
This cheese is a story of generations of tradition, expertise and innovation. I was on a trip to the Jura Mountains learning about Comté when a cheesemaker took me aside. “There’s no such thing as Comté,” he says. “It’s Comtés. Every single wheel is unique.” The same thing can be
Packing worlds of flavor and functionality. A hybrid generally refers to an animal or plant that is the result of breeding two different types of the same species, usually to improve upon some trait or traits. Such crossbreeding can produce a grape that withstands cooler climates or a cow that
Walk into Willow on the Green, a quaint shop located in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco across from the Golden Gate Park, and you’ll find 40 or more types of cheese made in the United Kingdom. There are Scottish favorites like Anster, a firm, crumbly, slightly tangy farmhouse
At the foot of the Acropolis in Athens lies the Acropolis Museum, a repository of treasures recovered from the hilltop site of ancient temples and edifices. From the museum’s cafe, you can gaze up, toward the Parthenon, the rebuilt fifth-century B.C. temple of Athena that sits on top of the
