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DIY Recipe: Homemade Paneer Cheese

Paneer is a Indian cheese with a slightly chewy consistency and mild flavor, very similar to queso blanco. It holds its shape well and doesn't melt, so you can saute it, grill it, or crumble it into ...

The Cheesemonger: To Rind or Not to Rind?

When it comes to cheese, one of the most oft-asked and misunderstood queries is in regards to rind. There are two basic schools of thought when it comes to the question of The Rind. The first argues...

The Cheesemonger: The Cellars at Jasper Hill

Last Sunday, we visited The Unfancy Food Show, the second annual Brooklyn fest that celebrates local and small food producers, coinciding with The Fancy Food Show taking place at the Javits Center thi...

Boston (and New York) Store Review: Formaggio Kitchen

Our problem with Formaggio Kitchen is two-fold: 1. They actively encourage our addiction to fine cheeses and cured meats. 2. Their selection of of these items is so vast that we haven't yet been able...

San Francisco Market: Ferry Building Marketplace

The Ferry Building is a historic building that opened in San Francisco in 1898 and was a major transportation hub in San Francisco before the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge were built. Damaged in ...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Ferry Plaza

We went to the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market on Saturday and summer is in full swing here in San Francisco. Berries, stone fruits, and tomatoes have arrived!...

The Cheesemonger: What's Your Epiphanal Cheese?

Most people who adore cheese can recount a moment from their past when everything became just a bit clearer. It's what we call The Cheese Epiphany, and it's when you have your first deeply emotional r...

Recipe: Raw Artichoke, Mushroom, and Parmesan Salad

When artichoke season begins in cold and damp March, we're eager to warm up with comforting braises and bakes. But now, at the tail end of the season, we're looking for light dishes that celebrate the...

The Cheesemonger: The Dessert Course

Many times, the best way to end a meal is not with something sweet. And luckily, the European trend to serve cheese as dessert is catching on more and more everyday in this country. We see it in resta...

Cheese-Injected Tomatoes, Cyber Toasters, and More
Seen, noted, and found delicious. 05.29.08

Today in the roundup of linky-linkage from around the food web, here are the standouts. Tomatoes injected with cheese (any cheese! Not Velveeta.) plus a toaster museum, and more... ...

Northern California Store Review: Oxbow Public Market in Napa

While in Napa last weekend, we visited the new Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa. Oxbow is a large food hall where everything on sale is food-related in some way; from spices to tea, to wine and k...

The Cheesemonger: Grill That Cheese

With summer and grilling season in undeniable full swing it's only appropriate to share one of the most Weber-friendly cheeses. With potential for a crusty, smoky exterior that yields to a relentlessl...

The Cheesemonger's Seasonal Spotlight: Goat Cheese

Spring is the best time to make goat cheese, which means that we're at the height of the season to eat it. Now, more than ever, you can taste a bright, piquant freshness in some of the younger, smalle...

Farmer's Market Report: Rhône-Alpes, France

On the way back to Geneva from Languedoc, we stopped at another market in the French Alps region of Rhône-Alpes. Here are some pictures from this beautiful market; we hope you enjoy them....

Web Resource: iGourmet

We've mentioned before that we love online shopping for gourmet food items. Another of our favorite online resources is iGourmet, who we really like for cheese purchases....

San Francisco Market: 24th Street Cheese Company

After picking up fresh produce at the Noe Valley Farmer's Market, it's nice to stop into the 24th Street Cheese Company two doors down. When we open the door and walk in, we're hit with the aroma of ...

How Much Will You Pay For Crackers?

We gladly splurge on good cheese (Stichelton is our new favorite). But, when we treat ourselves to a cheese that's nearly $40 a pound, we don't want to spend too much for the crackers. Are we the on...

Good Product: Cowgirl Creamery Cheese Safe

When we go shopping at Cowgirl Creamery, Rainbow Grocery, or Bi-Rite and pick up several wedges of fromage goodness, we like to make sure they stay fresh. This wooden cheese safe from Cowgirl Creamer...

Good Question: Does Anyone Have Tips for Making Cheese and Yogurt at Home?

As long as we're talking about yogurt, here's a great question from reader Sarah. I just finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and I'm interested in the chapters re: making your own cheese an...

San Francisco Chronicle Food Section Roundup

This week in the San Francisco Chronicle: recipes for absinthe cocktails, ways to win over beet haters, fish tacos, and pecorino senese cheese....

Recipe: Cheddar Olives

When planning a cocktail party, we always make sure to have one "straight-from-freezer-to-oven" recipe, and we make extra. You can keep refilling the tray as long as you need to, and any leftovers st...

San Francisco Market: Cowgirl Creamery

Inside the food lover's paradise known as the Ferry Building sits every cheese lover's fantasy: Cowgirl Creamery, one of our favorite cheese shops in San Francisco....

Expert Interview: Gordon Edgar, Cheese Buyer of Rainbow Grocery

I sat down for a cheese tasting with Gordon Edgar at San Francisco's Rainbow Grocery. Gordon buys the cheese for Rainbow, and sits on the Board of Directors of the California Artisan Cheese Guild. I...

Slate Cheese Boards

Are you serving cheese at your Oscars party this weekend? Do you get annoyed when your guests jab their fingers at your lovely cheese board and say, "What's that one? How about that?" ...

Cypress Grove Chevre

Mary Keehn from Cypress Grove Chevre in Arcata, California was the second titan of the artisanal cheese world I met during my recent sojourn in San Diego for the Fancy Food Show. She was part of the ...

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