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Fontina: an Italian Alpine cheese

Fontina is an Italian raw milk cheese from the Val d’Aosta region of Italy. The Aosta Valley is a semi-autonomous, French-speaking region in north west of Italy, located near the Alps, by the French and Swiss borders.

Posted on October 20, 2013October 18, 2026 by John Proestakes

Wagon Wheel from Cowgirl Creamery

A trip to Berkeley and San Francisco turns up Cowgirl Creamery’s Wagon Wheel, an everyday firm cow’s milk cheese.

Posted on November 27, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes
Formaggio Kitchen

Twig Farm North Stone at Formaggio Kitchen

A raw goat’s milk cheese from Vermont’s Twig Farm, picked up at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge and eaten in a Harvard Square cafe.

Posted on October 18, 2011October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

Cheese Basics

Guide · 7 chapters

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
  2. 2The 7 types of cheese
  3. 3How to buy cheese
  4. 4How to store cheese
  5. 5How to serve and eat cheese

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