Cutting the Curd
Featuring interviews with notable cheesemakers, cheesemongers, and cheese-lovers, Cutting the Curd is an informative, occasionally irreverent, but always cheesy look at the curdy, the nerdy, and the downright funky world of artisan cheese.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 570
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Episode 390: Celeste Nolan of Laurel Valley Creamery in Ohio
This week's show is a collaboration between Cutting the Curd and The Farm Report. Elena is in the studio fellow HRN host and producer, Lisa Held, interviewing farmer and cheesemaker Celeste Nolan. Ce…
00:40:54 |
Mon 05 Aug 2019
Episode 389: Promoting French Cheese Around the World: Charles Duque
Charles Duque is the Managing Director for North America for the French Dairy Board. He travels all throughout the continent, promoting French cheese from Central America to Canada. On today's show, …
00:37:37 |
Tue 30 Jul 2019
Episode 388: Careers in Cheese: Lilith Spencer
On today's show, Elena interviews cheesemaker/creamery worker and photographer at the Cellars at Jasper Hill, Lilith Spencer. Lilith's cheese career started in college. Lilith began mongering at some…
00:54:15 |
Mon 22 Jul 2019
Episode 387: Book Review: Italian Table
On a continued Italian kick, Diane interviews author and food tour operator Elizabeth Minchilli about her new cookbook, The Italian Table.
It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn t…
00:33:48 |
Mon 15 Jul 2019
Episode 386: Cider & Cheese, Friends Indeed
Pairing wine and cheese is so classic, it's become a cliche. Craft beer has enjoyed an upswell of interest lately, and with that it's also been the focus of a lot of pairing opinions. But one of our …
00:41:11 |
Mon 08 Jul 2019
Episode 385: Live from the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin booth at the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show
Elena taped today's episode at the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Booth at the Summer Fancy Food Show. Today's episode features shorter interviews with ten different cheesemakers, all from Wisconsin and …
00:41:26 |
Mon 01 Jul 2019
Episode 384: Bruno Gritti of Quattro Portoni and Paola Calciolari of Le Tamerici
The Summer Fancy Food Show is happening this week in New York City and that means cheesemakers and specialty food producers are in town in a big way. Our guests today are in town from Italy: Bruno Gr…
00:48:37 |
Mon 24 Jun 2019
Episode 383: Cheesemaking Elements: Affinage
In our third Cheesemaking Elements episode of the year, Elena visits Crown Finish Caves, Brooklyn-based Affineur, to focus on the final steps in the cheesemaking process: maturing, packaging and dist…
00:38:44 |
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Episode 382: Book Review: Osteria
On today's show Diane interviews writer Natalie Danford. Natalie was the translator for Slow Food's Osteria: 1,000 Generous and Simple Recipes from Italy's Best Local Restaurants.
It's HRN's annual …
00:43:46 |
Mon 10 Jun 2019
Episode 381: Owning Your Own Cheese Sales Business
Our guest today is Amy Thompson, owner and operator of Full Shelf Foods. Amy's path to business ownership was mostly rooted in retail work. We'll hear about how she's bringing a cheesemonger's perspe…
00:36:45 |
Mon 03 Jun 2019
Episode 380: Cheese Work As a Parent: Jessica Kesselman
Jessica Kesselman joins Elena in studio to discuss working in cheese alongside her journey as a parent. How well does the cheese industry support parents, and what are the challenges specific to pare…
00:39:42 |
Mon 20 May 2019
Episode 379: Fun with Cheese: Will Studd on his four decades working in cheese
Will Studd is perhaps best known for his cheese-focused television show, Cheese Slices. Now in its eighth season and with sixty-four episodes under his belt, Will Joins Elena on air to talk about all…
00:42:05 |
Mon 13 May 2019
Episode 378: Book Review: Comfort Food Diaries
This month Diane interviews freelance writer and former New Yorker editor Emily Rees Nunn about her food-focused memoir, Comfort Food Diaries.
Cutting the Curd is powered by Simplecast.
See Privacy…
00:38:18 |
Mon 06 May 2019
Episode 377: Spring 2019 Host Show
Elena, Diane and Aaron are at it again with our second end-of-season host show. Following the runaway 'morning talk show' style success of last season's host show, Elena has some thought-provoking ch…
00:48:31 |
Mon 15 Apr 2019
Episode 376: A Cheese Professional's journey within the "LGBrieTQ" Community
Cara Warren has worked in cheese since 2005 and is currently the East Coast Sales Manager for Isigny Sainte Mere. Cara's pairings wow'ed the room at The Cheeses of Europe Interactive Beer & Fromage E…
00:41:54 |
Mon 08 Apr 2019
Episode 375: Book Review: Janet Fletcher's latest, Wine Country Table
Janet Fletcher chats with Diane about her latest book, Wine Country Table. A Napa Valley resident and long-time food writer, Janet's Planet Cheese is an industry favorite newsletter.
Cutting The Cur…
00:39:33 |
Mon 01 Apr 2019
Episode 374: Sour Beer and Cheese in Denver. Yes to All of the Above!
We caught up with Rachel Smith, General Manager at Goed Zuur, in the midst of a cheese-inspired road trip. Two years after opening Denver's first sour beer tap room, Goed Zuur is en route to pick up …
00:42:49 |
Mon 25 Mar 2019
Episode 373: Looking Over The Edge - The Agony & Ecstasy of Opening a New Cheese Shop
Ivy Ronquillo is about to join the frazzled ranks of cheese shop owners with her new emporium Second Mouse Cheese in Pleasantville, NY. While Ivy has extensive experience in the advertising industry,…
00:43:01 |
Mon 18 Mar 2019
Episode 372: Inga Witscher, Host of PBS's Around the Farm Table
What do you do when your plans turn to ash––literally?! Inga Witscher, host of PBS's Around the Farm Table, chats with Elena about the unique moment she and her husband find themselves in. Just as th…
00:39:52 |
Mon 11 Mar 2019
Episode 371: Cheesemaking Elements: Cultures
In our second episode of the 2019 Cheesemaking Elements series Elena dives deep into the world of cheese cultures. Culture expert Robert Aguilera explains how culture houses work and why we're starti…
00:39:27 |
Mon 04 Mar 2019
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Heritage Radio Network. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.