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 230: American Cheese Society Conference
On this episode of Cutting the Curd, host Diane Stemple talks to Debra Dickerson, who has been passionately involved in the cheese world for over two decades. A board member of the American Cheese So…
00:38:35 |
Mon 20 Jul 2015
Episode 229: Cheese Travel Stories
Tune in for a special episode of Cutting the Curd as Greg Blais and Emily Acosta take listeners through a plethora of cheese travel stories told by attendees of a recent Academie Opus Caseus sponsore…
00:34:50 |
Mon 13 Jul 2015
Episode 228: Jason Hinds Returns
Jason Hinds joins host Greg Blais in Cutting the Curd’s continuing discussion on lost cheeses. Find out how two World Wars changed the course of traditional English cheese production and about today’…
00:30:01 |
Mon 06 Jul 2015
Episode 227: Book Review: The Big Fat Surprise
On this Cutting the Curd Book Review, host Diane Stemple talks to Nina Teicholz, investigative journalist and author of The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet. Tun…
00:45:29 |
Mon 29 Jun 2015
Episode 226: What’s New in the Pacific Northwest
In this episode of Cutting the Curd, host Greg Blais learns about some new and exciting cheese ventures in the Pacific Northwest. Dan Utano, cheesemaker and production manager at Ferndale Farmstead C…
00:38:25 |
Mon 22 Jun 2015
Episode 225: Cowgirl Creamery & California Drought
As the record drought in California – the worst in hundreds of years – continues to make headlines, food producers across the state are forced to adapt. For Sue Conley of Cowgirl Creamery, this means…
00:34:30 |
Mon 15 Jun 2015
Episode 224: Lost Cheese: Emmentaler
A few months ago, Joe Salonia of Gourmino Cheese launched a hashtag to promote a cheese we all know and love: #SavetheEmmentaler. While this quintessentially Swiss cheese may seem ubiquitous at chees…
00:37:57 |
Mon 01 Jun 2015
Episode 223: Book Review: Yogurt: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Discover the incredibly versatility of yogurt as an ingredient (with the added bonus of probiotic health benefits!). On this Cutting the Curd Book Review, host Diane Stemple chats with James Beard aw…
00:38:30 |
Mon 18 May 2015
Episode 222: Cheese & Wine with Kyle MacLachlan
To many, Kyle MacLachlan is best known for his roles in cult films such as Blue Velvet, or for his prominent roles in television shows like Twin Peaks, Sex in the City and Portlandia. To host Greg Bl…
00:35:13 |
Mon 11 May 2015
Episode 221: Cheese Moms: Mother’s Day Special
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Cutting the Curd celebrates moms in cheese! On this episode, hosts Anne Saxelby and Diane Stemple talk with fellow cheese mom Rynn Caputo of Caputo Brothers …
00:42:44 |
Mon 04 May 2015
Episode 220: Book Review
Jimmy Carbone, host of HRN’s Beer Sessions Radio, joins host Diane Stemple in the studio to discuss Jimmy’s book – “I Like Pig: Recipes and Inspirations from New York City’s Pig Island” – inspired by…
00:40:36 |
Mon 27 Apr 2015
Episode 219: Lisa Hall, Saxon Creamery
On Cutting the Curd Episode #174, host Greg Blais spoke with Lisa Hall of Saxon Creamery about her struggle to attain a small loan to fund a new tractor for her family farm. In this episode a year la…
00:39:49 |
Mon 20 Apr 2015
Episode 218: Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day
Raw-Milk Cheese Appreciation Day is an international celebration of raw-milk cheese and the individuals who bring it to life from the pasture to the plate. On this episode of Cutting the Curd, hosts …
00:46:15 |
Mon 13 Apr 2015
Episode 217: Holland in Wisconsin: Marieke Penterman
Recent recipient of the 2015 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmers Award, Marieke Penterman of Hollands Family Farm, joins host Greg Blais on today’s episode of Cutting the Curd. Marieke and her husban…
00:34:00 |
Mon 06 Apr 2015
Episode 216: Book Review: The Carnivore’s Manifesto
On today’s “Book Review” edition of Cutting the Curd, host Diane Stemple reviews “The Carnivore’s Manifesto,” by Heritage Radio Network founder Patrick Martins. In his book, Patrick explains how to e…
00:42:13 |
Mon 30 Mar 2015
Episode 215: All in the Cheese Family: The Juhls
Some say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and for the Juhl family this is particularly true… especially if those apples are paired with Comte! Tune in to hear how Anna Juhl grew her cheese b…
00:34:39 |
Tue 24 Mar 2015
Episode 214: Artisan Cheese Around the Globe: India
On this week’s episode of Cutting the Curd, host Greg Blais talks with Mansi Jasani – founder of the Cheese Collective in India. Mansi – an alumni of Murray’s Cheese Cave internship in New York and t…
00:37:58 |
Mon 23 Mar 2015
Episode 213: France in Montana: Poor Orphan Creamery
On today’s episode of Cutting the Curd, Greg Blais talks with Lark Gilmer-Smothermon, shepherd and cheesemaker at Poor Orphan Creamery in Laurin, Montana. Tune in to hear Lark’s journey from photogra…
00:46:58 |
Mon 09 Mar 2015
Episode 212: Dolce Valle Dairy in Trinidad, Nate McElroy, & Ellen Cronin
In today’s episode of Cutting the Curd host Greg Blais chats with Piero Guerrini of Dolce Valle Dairy on the island of Trinidad. Piero – an Italian expat and former photographer – produces cheeses in…
00:33:49 |
Mon 02 Mar 2015
Episode 211: Book Review: The Cabot Creamery Cookbook
On today’s “Book Review” edition of Cutting the Curd, host Diane Stemple reviews “The Cabot Creamery Cookbook,” which features recipes and stories from members of the Cabot Creamery cooperative – 1,2…
00:33:55 |
Mon 23 Feb 2015
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