Feb 7, 20197 minCrystals, Crunch and CheeseYou have most likely eaten, and perhaps even crave for, cheese with ‘a crunch’. Cheeses such as Goudas, Parmesan, and Cheddars have...
Aug 10, 20186 minCheese, the Microbiome and You.One of the hot health-related topics in the past couple of years or so, is the microbiome and how it affects human health. We thought it...
Apr 26, 20184 minCricket Creek Farm — A Farmstead Raw Milk Cheese Dairy in MassachusettsWay out in northwest Massachusetts, you will find Cricket Creek Farm. It's at the end of long dirt road, which itself is at the end of a...
Apr 9, 20185 minLactose Intolerance ExplainedWhat is Lactose and what is Lactase? All mammals are weaned on their mother's milk, which provides for them easily digestible and...
Feb 22, 20183 minMilk Allergy ExplainedWorking behind a cheese counter, we talk to our customers about the impact dairy products can have on health, be it as an important way...
Jan 11, 20182 minWhat does the Colour of Cheese tell us?If you spend just a few minutes in front of any cheese case, you will probably be struck by how different the cheeses look. They are of...
Oct 18, 20173 minReinventing the Wheel: Milk, Microbes and the Fight for Real CheeseOn a delightful - and unusually - warm October Sunday evening, Boston Cheese Cellar was fortunate to host Francis and Bronwen Percival....
Sep 20, 20172 minBra; Cheese 2017, Day ThreeIn the bright sunhine of an early morning start in Bra, on a stage set at the bottom of the main piazza, Bronwen Percival, (one of the...
Sep 19, 20173 minBra, Italy; Cheese 2017. Day Two.The city of Bra has a population of 30,000 people. During the Slow Food festival, this swells to 300,000. Ten times the normal number of...
Sep 15, 20172 minBra, Italy; Cheese 2017. Day one.Bra is a town in the Piedmont of Italy to the west of Milan and south of Turin. From the top of the town, in the far distance you can see...
Jul 26, 20173 minOf Cows, Milk, Microbes and Cheese.The rumen of a cow is the organ where the break down of the grass, hay and other foods into usable products occurs. In fact, without the...
Apr 25, 20175 minCheese & Milk Terms ExplainedWe are bombarded with jargon everyday, all day: at our work, from our friends, from the radio, the television, and the internet. There...