Links

Here are some links to cheese-related resources on the Internet.

Books on Cheese

Cheesemaking
The Cheesemaker's Manual, by Margaret Morris

General

Cheese & Dairy Food Science

Cheese & Dairy Organizations

Cheese Blogs

Cheese Producers

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Food & Beverage Sites

  • Serious Eats - founded by food writer Ed Levine, Serious Eats is a food blog focused on sharing food enthusiasm through online conversation, blogs, and video. Disclosure: Head Curd Nerd Jamie Forrest is a regular contributor at Serious Eats.
  • Ambrosia and Nectar - Annemarie, a high school friend of mine, dishes up delicious recipes from across the pond.
  • Augieland - authentic restaurant reviews with style.
  • Beer Advocate - like Curd Nerds, but for beer.
  • Bread, Water, Salt, Oil - four of my favorite things, from June in Somerset, England.
  • Brookston Beer Bulletin.
  • The Cookbook Addict - an excellent, well-written thoughtful cookbook review blog with great photography, by my good friend Susie.
  • Cookthink - "an easier-to-use, more streamlined cooking and recipe website. A recipe website that is laser focused on you at home in your kitchen."
  • Culinary Colorado - a blog by Claire Walter, a Colorado-based, award-winning travel, food and sports writer
  • Diner's Journal - a great blog from the New York Times' restaurant critic, Frank Bruni.
  • Fairway Blog - general food blog written by legendary cheese monger Steve Jenkins
  • Fine Waters - a website with an enologist's approach to bottled water
  • The Food Section - Based in New York City, The Food Section publishes original food writing and photography and scours the web for links to culinary news and events, recipes, and gastronomical ephemera.
  • Foodie NYC - home cooking with a foodie chef
  • Fork and Bottle - a general food blog with a great deal of cheese-related information
  • Gastropoda - website of Regina Schrambling, food writer for the LA Times
  • Grocery Guy - irreverent and thoughtful food writing from Tom Mylan, periodic contributor to Curdnerds.com
  • Habeas Brûlee - NYC-based blog with gorgeous photos and interesting recipes
  • Kosher Blog - all about kosher food
  • Michael Ruhlman - noted author of The Making of a Chef has joined the blogging revolution
  • Restaurant Girl - a "culinary concierge," with reviews and recommendations of restaurants in New York City
  • Slashfood - geek out with this prolific general foodie blog
  • Slice - what's a better way to eat cheese than melted on a slice of really good pizza?
  • Ulterior Epicure
  • Vinography
  • Wine for Newbies
  • Wine Regions,Wine Tasting,Wine Serving & Wine Shopping - Wine Buying Tips, Wine of The Month Clubs, Wine Making Supplies, and everything for the Wine Enthusiast

Miscellaneous Cheese Sites

  • Cheese.com - descriptions of over 600 varieties of cheese.
  • The Cheese Chick - A company that hosts "relaxed, fun and informative cheese tastings at wine shops, community colleges and private events" throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • Cheese Connoisseur's Glossary at Artisanal
  • The Cheese Impresario - website of Barrie Lynn, cheese columnist for The Beverly Hills Times
  • CheeseNet - the Internet's Cheese Information Resource since 1995
  • The Cheese Reporter - a 130-year-old weekly dairy industry newsletter, published in Wisconsin and read by cheese and dairy industry representatives from around the world.
  • The Cheese Web - Created by Juliet Harbutt, the Cheese Web has tons of information about cheese, cheesemakers, cheese sellers and cheese events around the world.
  • ILoveCheese.com - recipes, wine and cheese pairings, cheesemaker maps, and more.
  • Leon, the Milkman - From South Africa, a blog from a dairyman intent on dispelling the myths and promoting the benefits of dairy consumption.
  • Madame de Fromage - Colette Hatch is an internationally known food and wine authority. Her career spans more than three decades and covers all aspects of food and wine marketing and management.
  • SmallDairy.com - established in 1998 to assist small commercial dairies in finding information about on-farm and artisan processing, this site now also serves homesteaders and suburban kitchen cheesemakers, as well as food-lovers seeking sources of wholesome dairy foods and the tools to produce them.