Cutting the Curd
Heritage Radio Network
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.
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Jun 25, 2018 • 35min
Episode 342: From Cheese to Cocktails to...Records!
Tenaya Darlington, wordsmith-of-fromage, joins Diane to chat about her latest penned project: Booze & Vinyl. Her latest book–co-authored with brother André Darlington–prepares readers to shake, stir, and just plain pour your way through some of the best wax ever pressed. Get ready to set the mood for 70 great records from the 1950s through the 2000s, with a Side A and Side B cocktail.
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Jun 18, 2018 • 36min
Episode 341: Disrupting Cheese Retail
An in depth look at the how’s and why’s behind the venerable Park Slope Food Coop. Ever wonder how much this trend-bucking store does in sales each week? Listen to find out! Elena chats with Yuri and Britt, who have worked at the coop for a collective 25 years.
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Jun 11, 2018 • 41min
Episode 340: Want to be a Superhero IRL? #SaveTheEmmentaler
Joe Salonia and Elena do a tasting on air (hint: the cheese is from Switzerland) and strategize on how to prevent one of the world’s oldest traditions from going extinct.
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Jun 4, 2018 • 39min
Episode 339: Future-proofing American Artisanal Cheese, and Elena nominates Andy Hatch for United States Cheese Czar
Show favorite Andy Hatch regales Elena in studio with tales of a recent sales trip to Australia. And, don't miss the buried lead: Andy sounds the alarm on the potential for a conglomerate-controlled cheese market in the not-too-distant American future. Fear not! We also discuss what those at each link in the supply chain can do to protect innovation and variety in artisan cheese, and the space for family-sized cheesemaking companies like Uplands Cheese Co.
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May 21, 2018 • 41min
Episode 338: Book Review: Chèvre, Short Stack Editions, Vol. 33
On today's show Diane interviews Tia Keenan, New York City–based cook, cheese specialist, writer and activist. She is the author of The Art of the Cheese Plate: Pairings, Recipes, Style, Attitude (Rizzoli, 2016) and the forth-coming cookbook Melt, Stretch & Sizzle: The Art of Cooking Cheese (Rizzoli, fall 2018).
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May 14, 2018 • 35min
Episode 337: Cheese Myths of the World: Fact or Fiction?
Self-proclaimed "cheese legend collector" Peter Gross shares some of his curd-related myths with Greg.
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May 7, 2018 • 35min
Episode 336: From Dream to...Cheese! Cheese Retailing is Fun with the Women Behind Belle Cheese
Retailing ain't easy, especially in New York City. Agatha and Clair of Belle Cheese chat with us about staying sane and having fun on the eve of the shop’s one-year anniversary in the DeKalb Market.
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Apr 16, 2018 • 36min
Episode 335: What's the Deal with the American Cheese Society's New Certification, the TASTE Test?!
Nora Weiser, Executive Director of the American Cheese Society (ACS) and Bill Stephenson, Chair of the ACS Certification Committee chat about the new sensory evaluation TASTE test debuting at the ACS Conference this summer. From big picture industry impact to how on earth the logistics will work, Elena gets a sneak peek of what’s in store for the inaugural exam takers.
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Apr 9, 2018 • 38min
Episode 334: Our Global Cheese World Today
Carlos Yescas of the Oldways Cheese Coalition loops us in on the budding Russian cheese movement, the David vs. Goliath war being waged in Normandy and how you can be a part of Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day!
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Apr 2, 2018 • 43min
Episode 333: Woman in Cheese: Tess McNamara, Director of Retail and Operations at Lucy's Whey
Elena chats with Tess McNamara about the twists and turns in her own cheese career. Tess and Elena talk about the specific challenges and financial realities women face in navigating careers in cheese and give a shoutout to Elena’s all-time shero, Madeleine Albright.
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