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Cheese-a-Topia favorites (part 3)

Ok, Last of the non-cheeses…Another local winner was Jana McClelland who took 3rd for her salted butter. This is actually the butter I have in my fridge right now. The McClellands are a long-time North...

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Cheese-a-Topia favorites: soft-ripened

Ok, it’s been a couple of weeks and I’m still reviewing the ACS. It’s all good, right? I mean, what else do we have to write about in cheese land? I’m going to first review a bunch of cheeses that I...

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Cheese-a-Topia favorites: Blues

How about some blues? I’ve written about a lot of the good ones in this category over the years so here are two that surprised me. North Hendren Cooperative Dairy Black River Caraway Blue. All I can...

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Cheese-a-Topia favorites: Appalaichian

Alright, the ACS conference feels like years ago and I’m still not finished mentioning my favorite cheeses. I need to get a move-on, eh? A cheese that surprised me with how much better it has gotten...

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Cheese-a-Topia favorites: Saxon Green Fields

Another cheese that surprised me was the Saxon Creamery Greenfields: The batch at the show seemed to finally reach the bigger flavor and pungency that I’ve always wanted from this cheese. This is true...

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Cheese-a-Topia favorites: Mayor of Nye Beach

I’m a big fan of River’s Edge Chevre. Their Up In Smoke and Valsetz are staples in our domestic goat section. However, I had never tried the River’s Edge Mayor of Nye Beach until the judging. I had no...

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Cheese-a-Topia favorites: Pastoral Blend

Another fabulous cheese was the Sartori Reserve Pastoral Blend: Though this company does that mid-word, corporate, internet-capitalization thing that drives me nuts (“SarVecchio” Parmesan,...

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Cheese-a-Topia Favorites: Caldwell Crik Chevrette

The one cheese that I voted for in the top three that didn’t place was the Estrella Family Creamery Caldwell Crik Chevrette: Frankly, I don’t understand why more judges didn’t put this in their top 3....

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Cheese-a-Topia Favorites: Best in Show

Finally, here’s my last entry on my favorite new (to me*) cheeses at this year’s American Cheese Society Conference. This is one of the things that differentiates me from other food bloggers… I feel...

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One last Cheese-a-Topia post

Here are a few on my favorite cheese folks with Bay Area roots: Sheana, Emiliano, Brad, Ocatvio, and me. What an awesome picture!

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