by Scott Pikovsky | Jun 16, 2017 | Cheese & Dairy, Newsletter
If you have ever been to our warehouse for a cheese tasting, you know that one of our most prized non-edible possessions is our trusty cheese wire. The Handee Cheese Cutter is the universal standard in the cheese industry, and was a tool of the trade that Katie...
by Scott Pikovsky | Jun 16, 2017 | Cheese & Dairy, Newsletter
Rich and creamy, with a gooey melt and just enough earthy funk to hit home, Fontina Val D’Aosta may as well be a perfect cheese. Often imitated but never replicated by cheaper alternatives like wax rinded Danish Fontal, or Fontinella; Fontina Val D’Aosta...
by Scott Pikovsky | Jun 6, 2017 | Cheese & Dairy, Newsletter
There’s something downright practical about a cheese that has the utility of being just as good for cooking as it is for noshing. Comté is an AOC protected French cheese that has unparalleled (and delicious) versatility in both applications. Hailing from the...
by Scott Pikovsky | Jan 4, 2017 | Cheese & Dairy, Newsletter
Our fearless leader, Scott, just got back from judging the World Cheese Awards in the coastal Basque town of San Sebastian… poor guy. He came back to Minnesota laden with a few great versions of classic cheeses from new producers, as well as a couple of...
by Scott Pikovsky | Nov 22, 2016 | Cheese & Dairy, Newsletter
Bob Wills (not to be confused with the eponymous country singer) is legendary in his own right as something of a living patron saint to Wisconsin cheesemakers. You might recognize some of his protiges: Mike Gingrich from Uplands Cheese (makers of Pleasant Ridge...
by Scott Pikovsky | Nov 22, 2016 | Cheese & Dairy, Newsletter
The story of Green Dirt Farm begins with husband and wife Sarah Hoffman and John Spertus, two medical school graduates working in San Francisco. Sarah grew up living on a series of small farms (her father: a Naval Officer, preferred living in the country as opposed...
