The detrimental effects of Hurricane Sandy are far-reaching, but can you guess all of the impacts it is having on ourselves and our neighbors here in the Bay area?  Access to perishable European foodstuffs in time for Thanksgiving, especially cheese, has been one of the most damaging effects of Hurricane Sandy to the food world.

There are two main categories of cheese-making, distinguished by how the liquid milk is turned into a solid curd.  The two major classes of cheeses are enzymatic and lactic.

What causes some cheese to smell like ammonia?

To understand the true differences between Brie and Camembert—both flat, soft disks of white, mold-ripened cow’s milk cheese—one must look to the original recipes.

Over the past couple of years, this humble southern Italian specialty has made a huge impact in America,