Tips To Care For Your Cheese
Here are some tips to care for your cheese and keep it in its best condition… Storage Cheese is always best when enjoyed fresh, however our cheeses can be stored […]
Does Cheese Make For Sweet Dreams?
Cheese-induced dreams can depend on several factors, such as the age and type of cheese eaten, how much is eaten and the delay between eating the cheese and falling asleep. […]
A History of Brie de Meaux
Brie de Meaux is the crown jewel of all Bries and, in our opinion, the finest of them all. Luxuriously creamy, rich with earthy notes, and steeped in centuries of […]
Stilton ‘King of Cheeses’
Stilton is far and away the UK’s most popular blue cheese with over 1 million cheeses made per year which are exported all over the world. It doesn’t just taste […]
Cheese and Picnics
There is widespread difference of opinion on who actually invented picnics or ‘le pique-nique’ but there are two obvious protagonists: the English and the French. In the 1600’s, the French […]
The Perfect Date Night: Fondue
Fondue ‘became’ the national dish of Switzerland after some passionate promotion from the Swiss Cheese Union in the 1930s. The earliest recipes for basic cheese fondues however, can be found […]
Alpine Cheese Wine Pairing
Stretching from France through to Austria, the Alps are one of the most beautiful and iconic mountain ranges in Europe. They immediately conjure images of jagged snow-capped peaks, rolling green […]
A Quick Guide to ‘Best Before’ Dates
According to one of the UK’s supermarkets over 55% of us throw away anything that is past its Best Before date! What an enormous waste we say, especially when the […]
The Legend of Vacherin Mont d’Or
Every September, the village of Les Charbonnières in Vallée de Joux holds an entire festival dedicated to one, remarkable cheese – Vacherin Mont d’Or AOC. The Fête du Vacherin Mont-d’Or […]