An interview with Marion Roeleveld; farmer and cheese-maker of the fabulous Killeen cheese! Find out what Marion loves on the food scene, her ethos for her business and her recommendations on the best places to eat and shop for food!

An interview with John Rudden, owner and chef of the award winning Grassington House Hotel. Find out what he loves on the food scene, his ethos for food and his recommendations on the best places to eat and shop for food!

Last month Andy and Kathy went to visit Frederic and Irene Chabloz, one of the few producers of Etivaz cheese.  Perched 1550m high on the side of a mountain, they make Etivaz in their small Alpine chalet.  

Come to an exclusive tasting to learn more on Wednesday 2nd September.

What is the difference between cheeses made with raw and pasteurised milk?  Does it make a difference to flavour? Are there any health concerns?

Click below to a balanced article on what is the difference between unpasteurised and pasteurised cheese and why the lines can be very blurred…

An interview with Sarah Hampton; farmer and cheese-maker of the fabulous Capra Nouveau cheese! Find out what Sarah loves on the food scene, her ethos for her business and her recommendations on the best places to eat and shop for food!

I once had an esteemed food critic come into the shop and say “well, Brie and Camembert – they’re the same thing anyway”.  Not wanting to contradict and upset him I just smiled and half-nodded.  With the benefit of hindsight, I realise now that I should have spoken up and explained the difference.

But what is the difference? Find out here…

This is the month to talk about French cheese – what better time to celebrate French cheese than Bastille Day on Tuesday 14th July.  So this July give a little nod to the French – grab a baguette and a crisp glass of Burgundy Pinot Noir and enjoy the delights of a French cheese board.  Here is Andy’s choice of some of the more unusual cheeses to look out for…

Find out what got Val into food, his secret foodie ‘gems’ and what he loves about the British food scene in this interview with Valentine Warner; cook, TV presenter and food writer – including author of What to Eat.  

Below lists all the organic cheese producers in the UK, from farmhouse to large scale; those cheeses that are made with UNPATEURISED (RAW) organic milk are further highlighted.

After several months of hand-wringing at The Courtyard Dairy along with cheese-maker Haydn Roberts has finally chosen the name for their recently-developed goats’-milk ‘cheese with no name’.  A competition to find a suitable name attracted hundreds of entrants and now we have they sifted through them all and chosen the favourite.

See the winner here

An interview with Jenny Linford; food and cookery book writer – including author of the fabulous Great British Cheese Book.  Find out what got Jenny into food, her secret foodie ‘gems’ and what she thinks about the British food scene.

An interview with Martin Gott; farmer and cheese-maker of the fabulous St James cheese! Find out what Martin loves on the food scene, his ethos for his business and his recommendations on the best places to eat and shop for food!