This article from 2006 by author Tami Parr of The Pacific Northwest Cheese Project answers many questions about the care and storage of cheese.
Let’s start with a basic precept: cheese is high maintenance.… Read the rest
All about cheese by Tami Parr of the Pacific NW Cheese Blog
Tami is an expert on everything cheese in the Pacific Northwest, and has written some excellent articles for us - Selection, storage, handling, etc.
What Does Cheese Mean?
A certain euro-centrism reigns in cheese appreciation circles. When I think of good cheese (really good cheese), what immediately comes to mind is an imaginary French or Italian sheep’s milk gem crafted from the milk of herds grazing in the Alps.… Read the rest
Interview – Steve Jones of Cheese bar and Chizu
Note: Steve’s Cheese has moved, expanded and now serves sandwiches and small plates. The name has changed to Cheese Bar. He also opened “Chizu”, a cheese tasting bar in SW Portland.
A couple of weeks ago, Steve Jones celebrated the one year anniversary of Steve’s Cheese, his cheese and cured meats shop located in Northwest Portland.… Read the rest
Michael Talks Cheese
Dear Diary:
Today I went to a cheese festival. It was sort of like Disneyland for cheese lovers, and I left feeling a lot like I do after a visit to the Magic Kingdom–exhilarated and slightly sick to my stomach.… Read the rest
Five Oregon Artisan Cheeses You Shouldn’t Miss
by Tami Parr
Now that spring has officially arrived you’ll be seeing more and more local cheeses in stores as Oregon’s artisan cheesemakers go into full production for the year. You might even say cheese season has arrived!… Read the rest