Meet Sean Hartwig , the specialty food manager at Zingerman's Deli . In this episode, Sean shares cheese tales about what he has seen and learned over his 14 years at the Zingerman's cheese counter. We discuss what servant leadership is, and what changes Zingerman's has made since 2020 that have improved work / life for the team and what makes things at Zingerman's Deli tick. Photo courtesy of S. Carter. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting th...
Mar 07, 2023•58 min•Ep. 510
On today’s episode we have Guillaume Dupin , Export Manager of Maison Agour based in the Basque country. He's on the program to help us learn more about the Basque gastronomic culture relating to worlds of Ossau Iraty, Petit Agour, and Bayonne Ham. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...
Feb 20, 2023•41 min•Ep. 509
Molly Browne, Directory of Education at Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin , joins us to discuss Cheese State University , a digital campus for people in the cheese industry to "deepen their knowledge, sharpen their skills, and build connections". Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...
Feb 13, 2023•43 min•Ep. 508
Some people know cheese and some people really know cheese. On today's episode we catch up with Alex Armstrong , Sensory Evaluator and Educator at Jasper Hill Farm . He is on the program today to help us understand what it means to be a sensory evaluator and how it can be useful for cheesemaking and sales. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at http...
Feb 07, 2023•52 min•Ep. 507
Jasleen and Tarush Agarwa l, first generation immigrants from India who met and married in California, could not find a Paneer that wasn't highly processed or tasted anything close to what they enjoyed growing up. So Jasleen started making her own. A couple of years later, they started Sach Foods to bring organic, high protein, great tasting Paneer to the US market. Tarush joins us for a conversation about the role this singular cheese plays in Indian cuisine and vegetarian diets, the experience...
Jan 31, 2023•39 min•Ep. 506
A look into Lakin's Gorges Cheese with Allison Lakin , head cheesemaker and owner of East Forty Farm . She has been making cheese since the early 2000's and is now winning awards for her cheeses like Rockweed. Here we take a deep dive into what it means to be a Maine Cheesemaker and how studying anthropology can help you make better cheese. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simp...
Jan 24, 2023•42 min•Ep. 505
We're back and this time we have Joe Salonia on the show. Director of Sales and Marketing in the US for Gourmino Affinage and Selection, Joe is coming off the big win of having a best in show cheese at the World Cheese Awards. Here we kick back and discuss what it means to win such an award and what's next for the cheesemakers of Gourmino. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simpl...
Jan 12, 2023•41 min•Ep. 504
The cheese industry has a presence in almost every country around the world and those who work in this industry are passionate about their jobs, cheese, and community. In this episode we heard voices from around the world from cheese professionals on how they became experts. They shared their thoughts with Carlos Yescas as he concluded his time as guest host of this podcast. Carlos would like to thank everyone at HRN for their hard work opening spaces for thoughtful conversations, and to his co-...
Dec 17, 2022•44 min•Ep. 503
What is cider? What is American Cider? Why is everybody drinking it? And what does this have to do with cheese? Rachel Freier , a Certified Cheese Professional AND Certified Cider Professional is here to answer all of the questions. From Ithaca to Spain and back again, we talk about the history, the production, and the pairings of cider, and let tastebuds do the talking. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutt...
Dec 07, 2022•52 min•Ep. 502
John Braga speaks to us about his work in Brazil and the US promoting traditional cheeses. He also voices Senhor Tião from an interview conducted by Carlos Yescas during his trip to Minas Gerais, Brazil in May 2022. Photo Courtesy of O Queijonista. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...
Nov 11, 2022•41 min•Ep. 501
Our guest is Aurelia Chimier, Director of Communication for the Comité Interprofessionnel de Gestion du Comté. We take a trip to La Maison du Comté, a museum and interpretive center for all things Comté cheese to examine the continuing production and celebration of this great cheese, from production to marketing. Jean-Louis Carbonnier is here to discuss the Comte Scholarship. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member !...
Nov 01, 2022•45 min•Ep. 500
On today's episode we get a first look at the new upcoming startup, Gourmet Dash . We chat with Christy Caye about everything from e-cheesemongering to logistics, and look ahead at the future of online retail stores. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...
Oct 25, 2022•40 min•Ep. 499
This is the second episode of a two-part series on the difference between raw and unpasteurized milk. In this episode Carlos Yescas speaks with Jonny Crickmore, cheesemaker at Fen Farm Dairy in England. Photo Courtesy of Fen Farm Dairy. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...
Oct 18, 2022•43 min•Ep. 498
This is the first episode of a two-part series on the difference between raw and unpasteurized milk. In this episode Carlos Yescas speaks with Mariano Gonzalez , head cheesemaker at Grafton Village Cheese Company . Mariano also talks about his experience trying to set up a cheese program in Paraguay and assisting USAID . Photo Courtesy of Grafton Village Cheese Company. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutti...
Oct 11, 2022•42 min•Ep. 497
On October 9th of last year the HRN community was devastated by the passing of Anne Saxelby. Anne was many things to many people. She was the co-founder of Saxelby Cheesemongers and an ardent supporter of artisan food producers. She was one of the earliest HRN hosts, launching Cutting the Curd in 2009. She was a wife and mother to 3 young children. As the first anniversary of her loss draws near, we pay tribute to the many ways she impacted this world for the better. Longtime HRN host Harry Rose...
Oct 07, 2022•32 min•Ep. 496
According to the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions , the number of young farmers and food producers in the state is growing. This includes cheesemakers - some new, and some who have been making cheese for years and are growing their operations. Jessie Dowling, founder of Fuzzy Udder Creamery is here to talk with us about her cheeses, her farm, and the state of cheesemaking and distribution in Maine including the Maine Cheese Guild and the annual M...
Oct 04, 2022•41 min•Ep. 495
We chat with Caroline Hesse about her new venture into starting her own distribution company. From her amazing fundraising efforts to her everyday life in sales. In this episode we get the humorous and unforgettable insight into a new chapter of Caroline's "Chesse Cheese" life. Photo Courtesy of Illgander. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at http...
Sep 26, 2022•41 min•Ep. 494
Carlos Yescas interviews Nina White, founder of Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse, about their approach to regenerative agriculture and sustainable dairy farming. Their cattle are 100% grass-fed, and all of their cheeses are made with their own milk. Find out more about them at www.cowsoutside.com and follow them online at @bobolinkdairyandbakehouse . Photo Courtesy of Nina White. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member !...
Sep 20, 2022•34 min•Ep. 493
Brooklyn cheesemonger turned affineur and educator, Mary Casella joins us to talk about her upcoming presentation for the Daphne Zepos Research Award . Plus, we review what she has found so far in her project as well as what's next for her gender study of the dairy industry. Photo Courtesy of Mary Casella. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at http...
Sep 12, 2022•42 min•Ep. 492
Today on the show we will review how tonic water and sparklings can work as a flavor component in your cocktails that then can be paired to your cheeses. Plus, what are the differences in tonic water? We sit down live for the first time in Bushwick since the pandemic began to chat with Samantha Kane , a CCP certified cheesemonger and a regional key account manager at Fever-Tree USA . Photos Courtesy of Samantha Kane. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Suppo...
Aug 15, 2022•46 min•Ep. 491
Felice Thorpe , national sales director and owner of Felice Foods , returns for another conversation about the business of selling cheese. This time we're talking about forecasting. What is it? Why do it? Who should be doing it? And when? Photo Courtesy of Felice Thorpe. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...
Aug 09, 2022•46 min•Ep. 490
Today on CTC we chat with Cara Condon to learn more about her win at this year's CMI and life as a cheesemonger at Beautiful Rind in Chicago. Photo Courtesy of Kathryn M Sheldon @kathrynmichael. HRN is home to transformative exchanges about food. Our 35+ member-supported food podcasts empower eaters to cultivate a radically better world. This month, we’re asking you to join us. Become a monthly sustaining member at heritageradionetwork.org/donate . Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See...
Jul 26, 2022•42 min•Ep. 489
On today's episode, we discuss the ins and outs of queer life as a farmer . Plus, goat's milk cheese making in New York state, is it difficult and what are some programs cheesemakers can use to start up their creameries?? Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...
Jun 30, 2022•55 min•Ep. 488
The story of Buf Creamery stretches across continents, generations of farming, and centuries of cheesemaking traditions. Alejandro Gomez Torres joins Cutting the Curd for a conversation about the majestic and sometimes fickle water buffalo, and making buffalo milk cheese in Colombia. Photo Courtesy of Buf Creamery. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Polic...
Jun 13, 2022•46 min•Ep. 487
On today's episode, we talk with Peter Dixon and Rachel Fritz-Schaal of Parish Hill Creamery & Dairy Foods Consulting about their specific way of cheesemaking. Committed to traditional cheesemaking, we look at the details and motivation behind their work. Plus, we follow how they are encouraging small-scale cheesemakers to make the most of the best milk possible. Photo Courtesy of Parish Hill. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd ...
Jun 07, 2022•50 min•Ep. 486
In the first of two episodes focusing on water buffalo and buffalo milk, we meet Sarah Roland of Bayou Sarah Farms in Louisiana. A few years ago, Sarah was working on a farm in Northern California when she tried buffalo milk gelato for the first time. Flash forward to the present day, and Sara owns and operates Bayou Sarah Farms, manages a herd of water buffalo, and is working towards creating her own gelato, while also practicing sustainable farming and learning about natural cheesemaking. Phot...
May 25, 2022•42 min•Ep. 485
Special Show: We check in with cheesemakers and cheese professionals from Ukraine. We hear from Olha Ternytska, cheesemaker and restaurant fromager, Oksana Chernova, cheese judge and training expert, as well as cheesemakers Andriy Kulyk and Oleksander Ukrainets also known as 'The Milk Master at Lel’. They share their plans, worries, and love for Ukrainian cheese. “Cheesemakers are resilient, but so many in Ukraine face an uncertain future.” Carlos Yescas would like to dedicate this show to the v...
Apr 26, 2022•30 min•Ep. 484
We check back with David Asher from The Black Sheep School of Cheesemaking on his journey to promote natural cheesemaking around the world. Are you a business owner? Become an HRN business member! For $500 HRN will shine a light on your work AND you will help sustain our mission to expand the way people think about food. As a thank you for this tax-deductible donation, your business will receive on-air mentions, social media posts, listings on our website and more. Go to heritageradionetwork.org...
Apr 05, 2022•41 min•Ep. 483
We talk to Grace Gershuny, organic farmer, writer, and thinker, about the concepts of Social Ecology and how the dairy and cheese industry can do more to address climate change. She teaches for the Institute for Social Ecology and is based in Vermont. Photo Courtesy of Institute for Social Ecology. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art1...
Mar 14, 2022•50 min•Ep. 482
Wheyward Spirit connects the dots from farm to flask, upcycling whey and transforming it into an 80 proof spirit in a category of its own. This creates new challenges that only an entrepreneur-slash-dairy scientist can tackle, transforming the way we look at existing supply chains, food systems, marketing, and disrupting the way we think about categories in the marketplace. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member ! C...
Mar 01, 2022•38 min•Ep. 481
