The Cheese Explorer

The Cheese Explorer Emma Young, Cheese Consultant and author of ‘The Cheese Wheel’

ONLY ONE CAN STAY - ITALIAN EDITION 🇮🇹🧀 Only ONE can stay? Drop your choice in the comments!
20/09/2026

ONLY ONE CAN STAY - ITALIAN EDITION 🇮🇹🧀

Only ONE can stay? Drop your choice in the comments!

20/09/2026

BACK BEHIND THE COUNTER 🧀 ❤️

Yesterday I was in my happy place, a brief stint back behind the counter at my beloved

…and yes, I listened, Hat 4, old faithful, came back out of the attic after a heatwave and summer of baseball caps.

Lord, I’ve missed feeling cold 🧀 ❤️

Thanks for having me Monsy Wonsy

14/09/2026

VOUS SOUHAITEZ DEVENIR FROMAGER EN FRANCE? 🧀 ❤️

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La semaine dernière, j’ai eu le plaisir d’enseigner à ma 4ᵉ promotion de merveilleux étudiants à CIFCA, à Paris.

Le Cifca est l’école des commerces de l’alimentation par la voie de l’alternance.

Elle permet aux étudiants de développer leurs connaissances culinaires et d’acquérir une expérience concrète en vue d’une carrière dans les secteurs de l’alimentation et de l’hôtellerie-restauration.

Moi, j’étais là pour le fromage. Évidemment. 🧀

J’enseigne actuellement aux étudiants du CQP.
Le CQP Fromager est une qualification professionnelle qui se prépare en moins d’un an, en alternant formation et travail dans une fromagerie ou une entreprise du secteur.

Le programme porte à la fois sur la théorie du fromage, l’apprentissage pratique, l’analyse sensorielle et les compétences nécessaires à la vente et au conseil en fromagerie.

Le lundi 28 septembre, vous aurez l’occasion de rencontrer des écoles de fromagerie ainsi que des représentants de plusieurs fromageries parisiennes très réputées, afin d’en apprendre davantage sur le métier de fromager et sur la façon de vous lancer dans cette profession.

Je vous encourage vivement à venir, même si devenir fromager n’est pour l’instant qu’une idée/ ou un rêve qui vous trotte dans la tête ! 🧀

Retrouvez l’affiche à la fin de ce Reel pour plus d’informations.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ROQUEFORT? And how much do you love it? As much as I do? QUESTION ⁉️ Did you know there are 7...
11/09/2026

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ROQUEFORT?
And how much do you love it? As much as I do?

QUESTION ⁉️
Did you know there are 7 producers? Can you name me any in the comments below? There are some clues below…

CHEESE EXCHANGES

Yesterday Laurent DUBOIS PARIS and I had the pleasure of catching up with Sébastien Heran of Maison Gabriel Coulet RoquefortAOP at the VillageGastronomieIntl in Paris.

We were on the same table at a dinner last year where we were able to learn about Sébastien, the master affineur of Roquefort at Maison Gabriel Coulet. He is also part of La Confrérie des Ambassadeurs du Roquefort which was created just last year for the centenary of the Roquefort AO/AOP. The confrerie have THE best outfit FYI… an opulent turquoise cape. It’s beautiful.

Yesterday we had a great exchange, discussing all things Roquefort, seasonality, variations throughout the year, ageing and some LONG ageing experiments, and I mean long! It was a real pleasure to meet again.

Roquefort has a very big place in my heart too as it was at Roquefort Papillon where my good friend Makers & Mongers inducted Mark Alexander Hulme and I into the Internationale Guilde des Fromagers in 2023.
I might have some news on that this coming October too 👀

Please see some photos here from my first trip to Roquefort with Mons Cheesemongers in 2018 plus some photos from my induction in 2023. And a couple of cool ones from times since when I have been able to put the fancy outfit on too.

Make yourselves known in the comments blue lovers 💙 🧀

MONT D’OR AOP 🇫🇷 SEASON 2026/2027 IS BACCKKKK!Today, the 10th September is the first official day of the year when Mont ...
10/09/2026

MONT D’OR AOP 🇫🇷 SEASON 2026/2027 IS BACCKKKK!

Today, the 10th September is the first official day of the year when Mont D’Or AOP can be sold and I am on a mission to find one today and put it in my face. For my UK friends I am sorry this is a tease as we will still not be able to get hold of these raw milk French cheeses this season.

However… 🇨🇭 In 9 days time the beautiful Swiss Vacherin Mont D’Or AOP (which is thermised) will be out in the wild and I have another incredibly exciting trip at the end of the month to tell you about.

For now, enjoy some of my favourite photos over the years, featuring a Mont D’Or AOP we set alight with Mons Cheesemongers , the best truffled Mont D’Or I’ve had in my life at Laurent DUBOIS PARIS and a hungover combination with spaghetti hoops. From the time stamp the last one was just after a Beaujolais Nouveau celebration … it all makes sense, tout s’explique, cherche pas, docteur

IRISH CHEESE AWARDS 2026Stoked to have just landed into Dublin for this year’s edition of the CAIS Ireland Irish Cheese ...
01/09/2026

IRISH CHEESE AWARDS 2026

Stoked to have just landed into Dublin for this year’s edition of the CAIS Ireland Irish Cheese Awards!

Here are some snaps from last time but make sure to follow along to see the cheeses I discover!

Cheeseboard of dreams from Laurent DUBOIS PARIS shared with some very cheesy friends. Everything on point. EVERYTHING. M...
31/08/2026

Cheeseboard of dreams from Laurent DUBOIS PARIS shared with some very cheesy friends.

Everything on point. EVERYTHING.

Man, I love cheese.

Tomme Fleurette Truffée giving me the eye in my camera roll this morning…
29/08/2026

Tomme Fleurette Truffée giving me the eye in my camera roll this morning…

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