The Cheese Guy

07/31/2015

Welcome to the 32ND Annual ACS Awards!
Celebrating the finest cheeses made in North America!
There are approximately 110 Categories and the following cheeses were the winners of their respective category; then judged amongst the other category winners to determine which will be
"Best in Show"!

In Third Place:
"Harbison"
Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT

In Second Place:
A tie!
"Roth's Private Reserve"
Emmi Roth USA, WI
& Standard Market Cave Aged "Chandoka"
LaClare Farms Specialties, Wi


Best in Show:
"Celtic Blue Reserve"
Glengarry Fine Cheese, Ontario

Congratulations to this year's winners and to all the cheesemakers that make some of the finest cheeses in the world!

07/31/2015

We're carving up over 1400 varieties for The Festival of Cheese!
-There's over two tons of cheese in this photo!!!

07/30/2015

It's the Opening Session:
Cheese Camp 2015: Craft, Creativity,
Community... And Culture!
Our speaker is Mark Canlis from his eponymous restaurant in Seattle.

07/27/2015

We're going to Cheese Camp!!
Follow along as me and The Cheese Guy's Girl head to Providence, RI for the American Cheese Society's Annual Conference & Competition!

06/07/2015

Do you have a love of cheese and a passion for customer service? That and a good work ethic are pretty much all you need to be a great cheese monger-- we'll provide the rest. Glen Lake's's Market (www.glenlakesmarketmn.com) is looking for a few good men and women to staff their cheese counter. Part time and full time positions are available. Part time positions are also available at Victoria's Market (victoriasmarketmn.com). Contact Patrick at [email protected] for more details.

Fresh Produce, Bakery, Meat & Seafood, Organic and Natural Foods and Products, Gifts, Flowers, and our deli offers grab-n-go meals, eat here or bring home

04/18/2015

Today is the day!

09/03/2014

Curious indeed...

08/02/2014

Wow!
(Because I know how much we had when we started!!)
Great work guys!!

The last piece of cheese! Our Annual Cheese Sale was a great success and we are all cleared out. Thanks to everyone who supported the American Cheese Education Foundation today. The 2014 ACS Conference is a wrap!

08/02/2014

The Festival of Cheese!
So many cheeses...!
So very many Cheddars!
A big "Thank You!" to my team of volunteers who made it possible!

08/01/2014

Festival of Cheese...
Cheddar Tables:
Before the Festival...

08/01/2014

Drum roll please...

ACS 2014 Best In Show:
Tarentaise Reserve from the
Farm For City Kids Foundation, VT.

For a complete list of the winners check out the ACS site:
www.cheesesociety.org

Member Alert (6/6/14): ACS issues a Position Statement on the Safety of Aging Cheese on Wood in response to a recent FDA statement

08/01/2014

Brenda Jensen of Hidden Springs Creamery out of Westby, WI just swept an entire category!
It was her Honey & Lavender version that took home the Blue Ribbon.
Congratulation Brenda!
-And now another First Place ribbon for her Meadow Melody!