They came in their hundreds, from far flung UK and Tasmania, from Twizel and Katikati, Auckland and the Waikato, from Wellington and of course from Eketahuna. Cheese makers and mongers, those who wanted to learn and those who were there … Continue reading Eke ‘18 – Cheese, chat and community
Extra cold storage has been ordered, display tables are being sourced, and across our little nation cheese makers, mongers and fanatics are getting ready to descend on Manawatu for The Great Eketahuna Cheese Festival on Monday 14 May 2018. I … Continue reading Are you coming to The Great Eketahuna Cheese Festival?
I had to take care unwrapping Whitestone’s Kurow Chèvre. You know it’s going to be something special when the cheesemaker has put it in a funky cardboard box. Even before I’d cut the tape holding the paper wrapping in place I could tell Kurow is a delicate beauty. The rind blossoms ivory and white, and laying it gently on the board It shimmers, almost threatening to collapse. Cutting into it shows it is a textally gorgeous cheese. The rind is al dente with just enough bite on the tooth, it barely contains a chalky inner suspended in a glossy, liquid … Continue reading Kurow Chèvre – geek out on goat
On 14 May, 2018 some big cheeses will descend on a small town in Wairarapa for the second Great Eketahuna Cheese Festival. Put it in your diary, I hope to see you there! The Eketahuna festival is set to become … Continue reading The Great Eketahuna Cheese Festival 2018
Predinner nibbles are a tradition in my family. A chance to catch up over chips, dips and cheese, washed down with wine and plenty of chatter. A warm, noisy, joyful affair. And no more so than at Christmas, where a … Continue reading 5 tips for a Christmas cheese board
It stunk out my lab, laughed my brother when a Christmas cheese parcel arrived in Washington DC a few years back. I’d added Stinking Bishop to the Murray’s Cheese Shop’s online order because I’d read about it but I’d never … Continue reading Stinking Bishop at The Stinking Bishops
“I declared them at Customs.” My mum excitedly handed me two packs of Wisconsin cheese curds. They came via a wine’n liquor store in Washington DC where my brother and his ‘sconsin partner Brady live. Cheese curds were the great … Continue reading Cheese curds Poutine love
Silky sweet flesh poised between the sharp tartness of skin and seed, New Zealand table grapes grace us for a short time. A fleeting moment, their brief local season reminds me of hot childhood days in the Hamilton, plump ripe … Continue reading Roasted grapes and ricotta
Sometimes it’s hard to put together a cheese plate when you’re a cheese geek. Like when you’re on holiday, cut off from specialist food stores, with just a regular supermarket and a hankering for a feed of cheese. That … Continue reading Composing a cheese plate
A hot cheese scone, lashings of butter and a fresh pot of coffee. Nothing beats it. So it was with great delight that my mate Kate made griddle scones at the bach last week, substituting the oven for our trusty … Continue reading Cheese Griddle scones on the barbeque
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