A new adventure into the Guild Of Cheese Graders for the Cheesy1

March 14, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Good Evening Cheesy1’s, The excitement is building because next week I will be joining Bruce Macdonald and other cheese lovers in Shropshire to become part of the Guild of Cheese Graders. The Guild was launched in 2015 by Bruce Macdonald, a cheese grader with over 30 years’ experience and former Chairman for the International Cheese Awards. A quote from […]

Umm… Melting Cheese Heaven Anyone?

March 12, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Good Morning Cheesy1’s, This video is self-explanatory really but it’s 10 Swiss cheeses to melt for. If this doesn’t get you hungry for melting some cheese today then you are in the wrong place. It’s very well made and there are recipes you may not expect and if you would like the recipes just head […]

A hearty Havarti for your tastebuds

March 1, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, Today I decided to purchase a cheese that somebody recommended to me and it comes from the House Of Costello which is under Arla Dairies. The original cheese dates back to 1920 but this variety is bit more modern. Havarti itself is a semi hard cows milk cheese from Denmark which can used […]

Hold the cheese! Is it at room temperature?

February 8, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, A short & sweet post today about warming your cheese, because there is logic behind the madness which comes in the form of what happens to fats when they warm up. You may or may not have heard that if you let ice cream stand for 10-15 mins before serving this brings […]

Cornish Camembert Vs French Camembert

February 1, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Good Evening Cheesy1’s, Every once in a while I like to pick up a random cheese for the site and this time I picked up two Camembert to do a Cheesy1 VS challenge. This is a new concept and will continue on forward with the aim to perhaps build up to a bigger spectacle. I recently […]

Cheesy1 is on his way to Judge at the International Cheese Awards 2017

January 25, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Good Morning Cheesy1’s, I’m very excited to break the initial news to you that I’m being invited to Judge at the International Cheese Awards in July 2017. This annual cheese event takes place at Dorfold Park and is one of the most significant events in the cheese calendar for the UK & Globally. It has the […]

Petit Basque – An apology to the golden variety in Sheep’s milk cheese

January 11, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, Welcome to 2017! I have lots of exciting events planned for the year and cannot wait for the year to progress so I can share them all with you. I hope you all had a restful festive season and enjoyed the wonderful delights of cheese over Christmas. I know I did and thats […]

The Modern Christmas Classic Cheese Board & Wines

December 13, 2016.Reading time 11 minutes.

Good Afternoon Cheesy1’s, I must start by thanking The Solent Cellar in Lymington for their support with this post. I decided to seek their help with the wine pairings for my Christmas cheese board selections. This enables me not only to provide accurate pairings but also gives you the chance to order wines […]

Waitrose has a 1/3 off all cheese counter!

December 12, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Flash News Cheesy1’s! From the 12th-18th December Waitrose will be running a 1/3 off all cheese counter cheeses for one week! If you are close to a Waitrose then pop in and get your Christmas cheeses for your festive season. Cheesy 1

Help! I need a Seasonal cheese board

December 3, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

Merry Christmas Cheesy1’s, With only a few week’s left until Christmas 2016 now is the perfect time to pop into your local Waitrose or Cheesemonger to stock up on your festive cheeses, but what if you don’t know you’re Parmesan to Parmigiano?! Well there is good news because the purpose of this post is to give […]