The secretive sweet & nutty Jarlsberg

January 28, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello Cheesy1’s, As the cheese from Christmas starts to dry up and we return to choosing our favourite cheeses that get us by week to week, who can forget the classic Jarlsberg. Jarlsberg is produced by TINE and is “Norway’s largest producer, distributor and exporter of dairy products with 11,400 members (owners) and 9,000 cooperative […]

Wishing you a very cheesy Christmas!

December 2, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, […]

Bavarian Red – A rich & buttery washed rind starting point.

September 28, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Good Morning Cheesy1’s, Within the last few weeks we have started stocking Rougette Bavarian Red from Käserei Champignon on the Waitrose cheese counter. If you are a fan of Cambozola this will be instantly recognisable because it uses the same size mould as Cambozola, but all is not the same when it comes to taste. This […]

Wendolyn Cheese takes a holiday

August 21, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hello Cheesy1’s! Today I bring you a cheese that has taken a short holiday and its called Wendolyn. It gets it’s name after Todd and Maugan’s Mum – Wendy and is made by Trethowans Dairy best known for their Gorwydd Caerphilly. This washed rind cheese has been taken out of the running for a year or […]

Cheese Of The Month: Ignite your cheese taste buds with Sparkenhoe Blue.

August 8, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, It’s time for the 2nd Cheese Of The Month and for August I’m featuring an exciting new cheese called Sparkenhoe Blue. The Cheese Of The Month is in Partnership with The Courtyard Dairy who very kindly provided the cheese for me to use and write about for you to all enjoy reading […]

Another fantastic British Cheese Awards at Royal Bath & West Show 2018.

June 24, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Good Morning Cheesy1’s, I think by now all the cheese I tried at the British Cheese Awards has finally been digested and what another superb year it was for the Awards particularly on it’s 25th Anniversary. This year I was Stewarding to see things from a different perspective and I quite enjoyed it the new […]

25th Anniversary of the British Cheese Awards in three days time!

May 27, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, In just a few days time the Judging will begin at the 25th British Cheese Awards at the Royal Bath & West Show. It’s sure to be a brilliant day with cheesy people from across the globe meeting to celebrate its anniversary. Juliet Harbutt the awards creator will be flying in from […]

Learn more about Farmhouse cheese with ‘Cheese Chats’.

May 14, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, Today I bring you a new project from The Courtyard Dairy called ‘Cheese Chats’. Andy Swinscoe says “In our quest to increase public understanding and knowledge of farmhouse cheese and traditional farming, The Courtyard Dairy has begun recording a series of in-depth video interviews that we are calling ‘cheese-chats’. The series features […]

Cheese of the month (April): St Andrews Cheddar

April 14, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Welcome to the new Cheese of the month segment! We would like to introduce you to the newest feature on the blog with the help from Andy at the Courtyard Dairy we bring you the first of many ‘cheese of the month features’. This is a way of bringing you artisan cheeses from field […]