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
Tiny Goat, Big Cheese
Diane discusses all aspects of Kate Johnson's steady transition from Boulder suburb to living on a farm with her family, watching her daughters enjoy the farm environment, and eventually get goats (a…
00:42:51 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
The Grilled Cheeserie
On today's episode, Elena chats with Grilled Cheese Chef Crystal De Luna-Bogan, chef and co-owner of the original food truck and now brick and mortar Nashville based restaurant. How to scale sustaina…
00:36:31 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
Sam Frank for Jumi
A profile of Jumi, discussing the challenges of being a smaller European producer that does their own importing, and does not rely on major distributors to do logistics and sales.
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00:38:17 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
Ending the War on Artisan Cheese by Dr. Catherine W. Donnelly
Serious discussion of the various ways the FDA has threatened attack on Artisan cheese, and then backed down when there was no scientific proof of their position. Dr. Donnelly is expert in food borne…
00:40:54 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
The Wizard of Cheeseapalooza
On today's episode, Elena chats with Adam Moskowitz of Larkin, the Barnyard and the Cheesemonger Invitational (of course!) about creating community in the cheese biz and what's it like to rock sobrie…
01:00:57 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Episode 405: 2019 End of Year Host Show
Hosts Elena Santogade, Diane Stemple and Aaron Foster are all in studio together to reflect on 2019 and make cheese-related bets for 2020. Hijinks ensue...
The holiday season is all about food and c…
00:55:46 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Episode 404: Cheesemaking Elements: Farmland and Feed
On today's episode, host Elena Santogade talks with Margot Brooks of Sugar House Creamery. Farmstead cheesemaking from choosing the right land and location to the production of three delicious cheese…
00:33:12 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
Episode 403: Mark Kurlansky, author of Milk! A 10,000 Year Food Fracas
For this month's book review, Diane Stemple interviews Mark Kurlansky about his book Milk! A 10,000 Year Food Fracas. With a title like that, Diane has many cheese-related questions!
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Tue 03 Dec 2019
Episode 402: Industry Reflections with Jodie Wische
Host Elena Santogade talks with Jodie Wische about what she's seen these past 20+ years in cheese, and how ecommerce transformed––and continues to transform––the industry.
Cutting the Curd is powere…
00:35:57 |
Mon 25 Nov 2019
Episode 401: Cheesemaking Elements: Equipment and Getting Started
Amanda Heilman and Jennifer Rodammer join host Elena Santogade on air to talk about the new cheesemaking program at the University of Delaware. This university dairy went from zero to cheesemaking, a…
00:32:23 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
Episode 400: Anne Saxelby
For our 400th episode (!!) Elena and Diane are in-studio with Anne Saxelby, founder and O.G. host of Cutting the Curd. Reflections, predictions and hijinks ensue!
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00:49:16 |
Mon 04 Nov 2019
Episode 399: Cheese Tariffs: Part 2
Tariffs on cheese and specialty products from the EU went into effect on Friday, October 18th. Elena chats with Daniel Schnyder, Director of Imports & Licensing at Emmi Roth and Vice President of the…
00:45:55 |
Mon 28 Oct 2019
Episode 398: Book Review: Cheese Boards to Share: How to Create a Stunning Cheese Board for Any Occasion by Lassa Skinner
On today's book review, Diane interviews cheese industry champion Lassa Skinner. With a new book on cheese boards and Counter Culture production in full-swing, Lassa's cheese plate is full!
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Tue 22 Oct 2019
Episode 397: Sustainability and Small Dairy Farms: What Happens When Good Gals Grow Old
Modern, concscious consumers love to talk about sustainability and supporting small, local dairy farmers, but what does that actually look like for the farmer? It turns out it's not just about buying…
00:40:31 |
Mon 14 Oct 2019
Episode 396: B Corporation: Rogue Creamery
We're on a B Corp kick! Today, Elena profiles another B Corp company in the cheese industry: Rogue Creamery. Marguerite Merritte, Cheese Emissary (aka Marketing Manager) chats about how Rogue became …
00:33:11 |
Mon 07 Oct 2019
Episode 395: B Corporation: Vermont Creamery
In 2014 Vermont Creamery became a B Corp business. What does that mean, exactly? On today's episode Elena chats with Adeline Druart, President of Vermont Creamery, about how––and why––the company bec…
00:36:24 |
Tue 01 Oct 2019
Episode 394: Missy Hughes, Chief Mission Officer and General Counsel at Organic Valley
Elena chats in-studio with Missy Hughes about how the Organic Valley Cooperative works, and Missy's work as Chief Mission Officer and General Counsel. Missy works with legislatures and government age…
00:39:02 |
Mon 23 Sep 2019
Episode 393: A chat with the owners of San Francisco's first urban creamery, Daily Driver
On today's episode Elena chats with Hadley and David Kreitz, co-founders of San Francisco's first urban creamery. The urban-meets-rural reality of a business like Daily Driver presents a unique set o…
00:41:57 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
Episode 392: Happy 40th, Neals Yard Dairy!
Diane Stemple is on location in London this week, for Neals Yard Dairy's 40th birthday party! Tune in for interviews with Jason Hinds, David Lockwood, Sara Stewart and Bronwen Percival.
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00:55:04 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Episode 391: Cheese Tariffs: What You Need to Know (before Midnight tonight!)
This time sensitive show is devoted to making sense of the potential tariffs on cheeses imported into the U.S. from the European Union. It's clear how the tariffs could impact importers (read: not go…
00:38:35 |
Mon 12 Aug 2019
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