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Annatto and Allergies
Storms Ravage Dairies in NorthwestHistoric rainstorms sacked the Pacific Northwest last week, with devastating effects on dairies both large and small. Many were affected, but the Black Sheep Creamery in Adna, Washington, was hit particularly hard. According to the storm damage round-up over at the Pacific Northwest Cheese Project, they lost all but 23 of their sheep and their house and barn were flooded with 30 inches of water. In the coming days, the PNW Cheese Project will be posting about fundraising efforts that that are being launched to help those impacted by the storms. We will keep you posted here as well. UPDATE: The Ethicurean has some more coverage of the storms' effects on farms in the Northwest, including a link to the Washington State Farm Bureau, which has started a flood relief fund. UPDATE: Pacific NW Cheese Project has posted a list of fundraising options and events. UPDATE: Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle has set up a benefit account for Black Sheep Creamery. Details after the jump.
Sake & Cheese: a Match Made in Heaven
The class featured five different sakes as well as two shochus (a distilled liquor made from rice, japanese sweet potato, barley, brown sugar or buckwheat). According to Artisanal's Max McCalman, who ran the class with sake expert Michael John Simkin and importer George Kao, this was the first time (as far as he knew) that cheeses had ever been officially paired with shochu. More on that later.
Menu for Hope 4: Win a $100 Gift Certificate for Artisanal Premium Cheese
Food bloggers from around the world are offering prizes to be granted via an online raffle. Each $10 donation gives you one virtual raffle ticket, to be allocated towards any prize of your choosing (and there are many). For our part, Curdnerds.com has teamed up with Artisanal Premium Cheese to offer one lucky raffle winner a $100 gift certificate toward purchases at ArtisanalCheese.com. To enter right away for this incredible prize, go to the FirstGiving donation site The prize code is UE20). For more details, keep reading... $100 Gift Certificate for Artisanal Premium Cheese
What sets Artisanal Premium Cheese apart is the art of affinage -- an ancient practice by which passionate cheese professionals complete the cheese maker's labor of love, For a list of all the prizes in the Northeast U.S., visit the Menu for Hope page at Serious Eats. For other regions, see Chez Pim. More details on how to enter available after the jump.
Ted Allen Discusses Cheese on the Today Show
NY Times on Stichelton (Raw-milk Stilton)
Ben Bernanke Loves Him Some Blintzes
Question About Making ParmesanCalling all cheesemaking experts: the following message was recently posted to the forums. Please leave a comment if you have any suggestions!
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