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Innes Log at Neal's Yard Dairy

Overseas cheese: Innes Log

A dense, unpasteurized goat’s milk log from Neal’s Yard Dairy in London, plus a look at two of its shops.

Posted on August 10, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes
Cottage cheese

Cottage (is it?) cheese

Is cottage cheese really cheese? A tub of curds, a pile of serving ideas, and a label-by-label comparison with yogurt.

Posted on July 25, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes
mystery cheese

Mystery cheese

It’s easy to eat cheese when it’s right in front of you, but it’s hard to write about when you don’t know what it is. Do you know what cheese this is?

Posted on July 17, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

Going to London in August

A 2011 announcement: my first trip to London, and a request for cheese shop suggestions.

Posted on July 6, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes
Cappelletta and Italian baguette

Cappelletta

A very soft, unpressed three-milk robiola from Piedmont that sweats on the plate and is best on warm bread.

Posted on July 5, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

Zabar’s Cream Cheese

Tasting Zabar’s house-made cream cheese on the Upper West Side, with bagels from H&H across the street.

Posted on April 19, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

Robiola Oro

A creamy, rich cow’s milk robiola from Italy, tried with a baguette, tomatoes and chardonnay.

Posted on April 12, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

The cheese rundown

Eight months and 36 cheeses in, a first top ten of the cheeses I would happily eat again.

Posted on April 11, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

Castelbelbo

Castelbelbo is a bloomy-rind cheese made from cow’s, sheep’s and goat’s milk, with a thicker consistency than Brie.

Posted on March 26, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes
bonrus cheese

Bonrus

Bonrus is a small, mixed-milk, bloomy-rind cheese made from pasteurized cow’s and sheep’s milk, aged 21 days.

Posted on March 2, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

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Cheese Basics

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Everything I wish someone had told me about cheese: how it is made, the seven types, and how to buy, store, serve, eat and cook with it.

  1. 1How cheese is made
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  3. 3How to buy cheese
  4. 4How to store cheese
  5. 5How to serve and eat cheese

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