Daphne Zepos
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Jul 4 2009, 8:22 amAssembling a Patriotic Cheese Platter
Honor Independence Day and Bastille Day with ambassador cheeses from the U.S. and France.read more
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Jun 23 2009, 8:26 amCheeses 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.read more
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Jun 18 2009, 8:00 amA New Use For Goat Cheese
Goat cheese isn't just for spreading on crackers; this cheesemonger shows how to use it to make dessert.read more
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May 22 2009, 8:08 amThe 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.read more
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May 11 2009, 8:25 amWelcome 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.read more
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Mar 26 2009, 12:45 pmA 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.read more
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Mar 19 2009, 12:45 pmDeeply 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.read more
Sketch: History of Cheesemaking
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Mar 16 2009, 12:54 pmWho 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.read more
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Daphne Zepos
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. full bio
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