We interviewed Mary Karish of Katy, Texas 3 months ago (click here). She told us she thought she was the only cheese maker in her area until she read our interview with Vincent D’Souza in Fulshear, Texas. She was hoping her interview would lead to meeting more cheese makers. It did! Mary’s Post-Interview Story: When Amal Haddad, a resident of Morocco, read my blog on
Imran Saleh’s New Building in Lahore, Pakistan
As many of you already know from previous articles, Imran Saleh started making cheese 11 years ago at his home (as a hobby). A few years later, he jumped off the cliff into doing it full time and his business has been growing wildly ever since. Now, he has built a huge manufacturing facility in an industrial area – where he is able to produce
Imran Saleh Update – The Pandemic in Pakistan
Imran’s last 7 years have been quite an adventure and it has been our honor to post many articles about him during this time.* In 2013, when we first met him (virtually), he was a home cheese maker, teaching himself to make cheese. His wife, Ayesha was tolerating his constant presence in the kitchen, but he knew he was pushing his luck. Imran has always
Tony Hamblyn in New Zealand – Update
We first interviewed Tony in 2017 – click here At that time, he was working full time as a pilot for Air New Zealand. Now, with the country in lock down, the airlines are only operating at 5% of their normal level of flying. This has been a challenge for Tony because he and his family are adjusting to him being home much of the
Imran Saleh in Lahore, Pakistan – An Update
We first wrote about our friend, Imran Saleh in February, 2013 when he was making cheese in his home (click here). Within a few years, he had created the first artisan cheese business in Pakistan, while still working full time at his longtime business – Faisal Traders. Now, Imran is a full time cheese maker with many employees. Our last update article about Imran was
Eric Olson’s Amazing Mobile Cheese Truck
It’s officially a tradition now – every year, in February, we post an update on Eric Olson’s incredible progress from home cheese maker to professional. To get caught up, check out these 2 articles: 1st article – February, 2017 Eric Olson’s Amazing Home Set-Up 2nd article – February, 2018 Eric Olson’s Amazing Make Room Updated We left off last winter, and now Eric is about
Eric Olson’s Amazing Make-Room Updated
This is a follow through to an article we posted a year ago – Eric Olson’s Amazing Home Set-Up. At that time, Eric Olson was using his skills in welding stainless steel to make and modify the equipment needed to make cheese. We started doing updates to that article, but Eric works so fast that we decided to put the updates we have and the
Sister Gertrude Read in 2017
Sr. Gertrude lives at the Abbey of St. Walburga in Virginia Dale, Colorado. In April, 2014, we posted an article about her and her cheese (click here). At that point, she had been making cheese since 2007, and she had just gotten a water buffalo. Sister Gertrude’s Update Licensing In October, 2014, I had to quit making cheese for a few months because I was