If you live near Yorba Linda, CA (35 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles), you might notice dust being kicked up just over the horizon. That would be Kristy Foster, a veritable tornado of energy. She is living life to the fullest and that includes making cheese. Of course, she doesn’t just make cheese – she has made it her mission to teach cheesemaking to
Celso David Viviani in San Francisco, California
As always, it’s an honor to interview a celebrity in the world of cheese – especially when the celebrity is as kind and gracious as David Viviani. He and his family played a part in elevating the state of California to second place in cheese production, behind only Wisconsin. During the course of this interview, one of the qualities we found most endearing about David
Vivian Lucero’s Trip to the California Artisan Cheese Festival
In 2019, we had the pleasure of interviewing Vivian – Vivian Lucero in Otis, Oregon. She is a master cheesemaker, gourmet cook and gardener. Her cheese looks fabulous. Unfortunately, she lives on the opposite coast from us so, we can only imagine how good it tastes. A few examples: Soon after we posted her interview, Vivian shared a recipe with us – Vivian Lucero’s Whey
Whoops! Cheese Making Disasters
Sometimes things just don’t go the way you planned! That’s why we have a technical advisor on our staff to answer questions. (Jim Wallace can always be reached at jim@cheesemaking.com.) Most of the time, folks don’t take pictures of the cheeses that got away, for obvious reasons. But, recently I was doing Paulette Walker’s interview and, along with photos of her fabulous cheeses, she sent
Fred Schenkelberg in Los Gatos, California
Well, here we are again with another fascinating cheesemaker. Fred has a million hobbies, he has traveled around the world, he has published a photography book and he makes fabulous cheese. On top of all that, he has compiled an extensive amount of research about making cheese in the form of 2 spreadsheets: Cheese Recipe Index. Fred created this index because he found it difficult
Ruth Cohn in San Francisco, CA
When Ruth Cohn started making cheese 3 years ago, it hit her hard! In fact, when a friend asked her how she got into cheesemaking, she said, “It is not a hobby, it’s an illness!” If it is an illness, she should know… Ruth is a psychotherapist with 2 books in print – Coming Home to Passion and her latest, due to be released 8/31
Vickie Jasinsky in Dixon, California
I live in a small city in Northern California, just 30 minutes west of Sacramento. Making cheese gives me a little respite from my job as an Emergency Medical Services Administrator and caregiver to my daughter (and her giant dog), who came to live with me recently. I’ve been working at home a few days a week during the pandemic, giving me a couple hours
Elizabeth McReynolds in Chino Hills, California
Elizabeth’s Story I’m in Southern California. Both my husband and I were born and raised here, but his family is originally from Arkansas. His parents moved back some years ago and he later followed. We were married 2 yrs ago in Arkansas. We decided to come back to California to start my hubby’s sheet metal construction company (Edz Custom Builders) and to save money to
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