Episodes

  • Taking Cheese to Market

    Taking Cheese to Market
    Nov 12 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This episode takes a look at the business of selling cheese at markets, a historic form of cheese retail which carries on to this day. Cheesemonger and affineur Nic Pivard of Curds and Whey, Jules Kane, co-founder of Cheesewick, the monthly Chiswick cheese market and Anita Robinson, Director of Somerset Cheese Company tell us their market stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Portuguese Cheese

    Portuguese Cheese
    Nov 5 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - With the 2024 World Cheese Awards taking place in Portugal, we look at the Portuguese cheese scene. Portuguese cheesemonger Diana Guedes, of Queijaria da Praca, who champions artisan Portuguese cheese, shares her insights into the country’s cheeses and its makers. Portuguese food writer and Culinary Backstreets guide Celia Pedroso, author of Eat Portugal, tells us about the role of cheese in Portuguese cuisine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Selling Cheese Well

    Selling Cheese Well
    Oct 29 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - In this episode we look at how to sell cheese well. Cheesemonger Oli Smith of Bristol Cheese talks us through his vision of what makes a good cheesemonger. Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023, Lily Morris of Morris of Usk, gives us an insight into the enthusiasm and cheese knowledge that won her this award https://academyofcheese.org/young-cheesemonger-of-the-year/. Cheese enthusiast Keith Kendrick, Good Food’s Group Managing Editor, who judges Young Cheesemonger of the Year at the World Cheese Awards tells us what he and fellow judges look for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Indian Cheese

    Indian Cheese
    Oct 22 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Historically, India’s best-known cheese is paneer, a cheese we devoted a whole episode to in the early days of this podcast. But the Indian cheese scene is changing and developing. I talk to the dynamic Mausam Narang, founder of Eleftheria Cheese in Mumbai, who in 2023 saw one of her creamery cheeses receive the accolade of being in the top 16 cheeses at the World Cheese Awards. I also speak to food writer Roopa Gulati, who gives me a mouthwatering insight into how cheese is used in the Indian kitchen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Cheese Rules!

    Cheese Rules!
    Oct 15 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Rules and regulations are central to the cheese world. Julie Cheyney of St Jude’s Cheese gives me an insight into the rules she has to follow as a cheesemaker working with raw milk. Cheese expert Ned Palmer, author of A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France, gives me an insight into the way France has protected and regulated the production of its historic foods and drinks, including cheese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Cheese and Smell

    Cheese and Smell
    Oct 8 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Cheese is famously a smelly food! Certain cheeses such as Stinking Bishop or Epoisses are notorious for their powerful aromas. Some people love the smell of cheese, others loathe it. I discuss this striking aspect of cheese with Professor Barry Smith, director of University of London’s Centre for the Study of the Senses, and Josh Windsor, Associate Director, Caves at Murray’s Cheese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • The Summer Cheese Kitchen

    The Summer Cheese Kitchen
    May 21 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Cheese is a wonderful food for hot summer days. To start with it doesn’t need cooking! Using cheese is a great way to add savoury flavour and textures to salads. There are also delightful cheese dishes to be made which are perfect for summer eating. Acclaimed food writer and broadcaster Thane Prince shares her insights into summer cheese cooking. Greek writer Carolina Doriti, whose cookbook Salt of the Earth is a beautiful journey around Greece through its cuisine, tells us about cheese in the Greek kitchen. You will definitely be craving a Greek salad once you’ve listened to her! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • The Kiwi Cheese Scene

    The Kiwi Cheese Scene
    May 14 2024
    In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - New Zealand’s cheese scene has grown in the last few decades. The renowned New Zealand food and wine writer and editor Lauraine Jacobs shares her insights into how it has blossomed. Simon Berry, MD of Whitestone Cheese on New Zealand’s South Island tells the story of why and how his farming family started making cheese during the 1980s and their progress since then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins