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Daphne Zepos

Daphne Zepos ranks among the most outspoken and dynamic cheese advocates in the United States. More

Daphne Zepos ranks among the most outspoken and dynamic cheese advocates in the United States. She is a former board member for the American Cheese Society, and was Chairperson of the ACS Annual Cheese Competition from 1999 to 2002.
Assembling a Patriotic Cheese Platter

Assembling a Patriotic Cheese Platter

Honor Independence Day and Bastille Day with ambassador cheeses from the U.S. and France.… More »

Cheeses to Welcome Summer

Cheeses to Welcome Summer

Summer calls for a mix of strong and mild cheeses that have one thing in common: they can hold up in the heat.… More »

A New Use For Goat Cheese

A New Use For Goat Cheese

Goat cheese isn't just for spreading on crackers; this cheesemonger shows how to use it to make dessert.… More »

The Art of America's Cheese-Makers

The Art of America's Cheese-Makers

A trip to the Seattle Cheese Festival makes the author realize how many wonderful cheeses are made in the U.S. Elbowing through the crowds at the 100-year-old Pike Place Market, she discovers countless gems.… More »

Welcome Back, Roquefort

Welcome Back, Roquefort

Days after the U.S. dropped threatened tariffs on luxury food imports from Europe, the author celebrates a classic French cheese and ponders what life would have been without it. She also offers a theory for how American officials were convinced to cancel the taxes.… More »

A Cheese of Romance and Transition

A Cheese of Romance and Transition

Named after a band of French Resistance guerrillas, Fleur de Maquis epitomizes the end of winter. It is rubbed with rosemary, juniper berries, fennel seeds, and tiny red chili peppers. A fresh, mild, moist sheep's milk cheese made on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean.… More »

Deeply Inhaling a Prizewinning Cheddar

Deeply Inhaling a Prizewinning Cheddar

From Wisconsin's Carr Valley, Snow White Goat Cheddar gives off the aroma of toffee and tastes even better. The wheel weighs around 38 pounds, and develops a mottled, gray, and white surface. And it won Best of Show at the Winter Artisan American Cheese Fair. The winning cheddar.… More »

Who Are These People, "Cheesemongers"?

Who Are These People, "Cheesemongers"?

As American cheese begins to edge in on the European-dominated cheese world of old, increasingly prominent U.S. cheesemongers face an existential crisis of sorts. The cheese revolution has many questioning who they are, what they do, and -- most importantly -- what they should be called.… More »

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