Greg O’Neill & Ken Miller-Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine Pastoral, Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine is one of America’s finest cheese retailers.  It seems like there are plenty of cheese shops around the country today but that was not the case when they opened their doors in 2004. They not only have great  [ Read More ]

A Classic American Cheese Shop Cheesemonger/owner: Peter Lovis Location: Concord Massachusetts (right outside Boston) Year Established: The store has roots going back to the 1860′s Employees: There are 16 employees year round and 24 during the holidays. Website: www.concordcheeseshop.com Store’s Facebook page MMM: Do you remember when you first fell in love with cheese? PL:  [ Read More ]

Ireland’s 1st Farmhouse Blue Cheese Sarah Furno is the second generation of her family to be involved in the business started by her mother Jane Grubb.  Their Cashel Blue was the first blue farmhouse cheese from Ireland and probably the best known Irish cheese around the world.  Their family farm is near Cashel Rock in  [ Read More ]

Adventures of an American Pioneer in Goat Cheese   Judy Schad along with Allison Hooper of Vermont Creamery and Mary Keehn of Cypress Grove, were the first really great goat cheesemakers in the USA.   It has been fun to watch the cheeses develop over the years.  All have grown very distinct personalities.  These cheeses  [ Read More ]

3rd Generation Cheese Importer Shakes it up! The specialty cheese industry is full of colorful people and Adam Moskowitz, like his father Joe Moskowitz, is certainly one of them.  I remember when he entered the business and I thought it was refreshing that he was from outside the industry.   He was not staid or  [ Read More ]

          Cheese Shop in Conneticut Features Local Artisan Cheeses   Fairfield Cheese Company is celebrating their second anniversary this week.  They are one of the many new cheese shops around the country.  They have a great selection and provide a lot of personal attention to their customers.  It’s nice to see  [ Read More ]