Jenny Linford, food writer and heroine of the cheese world after her essay on the plight of the UK cheesemaker in Covid went viral, talks all things cheese. Cheese, foods that go with cheese, cheese pairings and more
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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Cheese is a wonderful food for hot summer days. To start with it doesn’t need cooking! Using cheese is a great way to add savoury flavour and textures to salads. There are also delightful cheese dishes to be made which are perfect for summer eating. Acclaimed food writer and broadcaster Thane Prince shares her insights into summer cheese cooking. Greek writer Carolina Doriti, whose cookbook Salt of the Earth is a beautiful journey around Greece through its cuisine, tells us about cheese in the Greek kitchen. You will definitely be craving a Greek salad once you’ve listened to her!
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The Kiwi Cheese Scene
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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - New Zealand’s cheese scene has grown in the last few decades. The renowned New Zealand food and wine writer and editor Lauraine Jacobs shares her insights into how it has blossomed. Simon Berry, MD of Whitestone Cheese on New Zealand’s South Island tells the story of why and how his farming family started making cheese during the 1980s and their progress since then.
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Regenerative Cheese
Season 1 · Episode 63
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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This week on A Slice of Cheese, I explore the idea of regenerative farming and the cheese scene. Neal’s Yard Dairy’s Bronwen Percival, co-author of Re-inventing the Wheel, shares her insights. I also talk to Lee Truelove , Head of Regenerative Farming at First Milk, a dairy co-operative, and Leona Macdonald, Business Unit Director at Golden Hooves, First Milk’s cheese company.
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Cheese Couples
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Singing the blues
Season 1 · Episode 61
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 • Duration 01:02:30
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With their delightfully crunchy texture, Peter’s Yard sourdough crackers go very well with cheese. The crackers come in a lovely range of flavours, so you have fun experimenting with matching them to different cheeses. You can really taste the fig in the fig and spelt sourdough crackers. The natural sweetness of these crackers makes them an excellent partner to blue cheeses such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola or Stilton. For further suggestions, have a look at the cheese pairing wheel on the Peter’s Yard website.
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Cheese pairing
Season 1 · Episode 60
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 • Duration 01:19:37
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With their delightfully crunchy texture, Peter’s Yard sourdough crackers go very well with cheese. The crackers come in a lovely range of flavours, so you have fun experimenting with matching them to different cheeses. The rosemary and sea salt sourdough crackers have a lovely aromatic flavour from the herb. They work very well with the light, bright lemony-ness of a fresh goat’s cheese. For further suggestions, have a look at the cheese pairing wheel on the Peter’s Yard website.
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British Cheese Cookery
Season 1 · Episode 59
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 • Duration 01:01:24
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - From cauliflower cheese to cheese straws, cheese is a much-loved ingredient in the British cookery. I talk to food writers across Britain about how they enjoy cooking with cheese, starting with the legendary Diana Henry, whose classic cookbook Roast Figs Sugar Snow has just been re-released in a beautiful new edition. Food writer Ross Clarke tells me about cheese in the Welsh kitchen – and yes, we do discuss Welsh rarebit! Scottish food writer Sue Lawrence, who came to fame when she won Masterchef in 1991, is infectiously enthusiastic on the joys of cheese scones.
With their delightfully crunchy texture, Peter’s Yard sourdough crackers go very well with cheese. The crackers come in a lovely range of flavours, so you can have fun experimenting with matching them to different cheeses. With their subtle nutty sweetness, the pumpkin and sunflower seed sourdough crackers are fantastic with the full flavour of a classic, mature British Cheddar. For further suggestions, have a look at the cheese pairing wheel on the Peter’s Yard website.
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Cheese textures
Season 1 · Episode 58
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 • Duration 01:10:36
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com. Among the many pleasures which cheese offers, is the remarkable variety of textures one encounters. I explore the subject with award-winning cheesemaker David Jowett of Kingstone Dairy, James Rutter, Managing Director of Paxton and Whitfield and American cheese affineur Josh Windsor of Murray’s Cheese. Finally, Rupert Linton of Brindisa talks us through a cheese with a very particular texture indeed.
With their delightfully crunchy texture, Peter’s Yard sourdough crackers go very well with cheese. The crackers come in a lovely range of flavours, so you can have fun experimenting with matching them to different cheeses. The original Peter’s Yard sourdough crackers, which have a subtle nutty flavour, are versatile enough to pair with any cheese. I like them with washed rind cheeses, such as Kingstone Dairy’s Rollright, which has a lovely texture and aromatic pine-y notes from the spruce band wrapped around each cheese. For further suggestions, have a look at the cheese pairing wheel on the Peter’s Yard website.
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Vegan cheese
Season 1 · Episode 57
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 • Duration 01:32:13
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This week A Slice of Cheese explores the rise of vegan cheese. We talk to Rachel Steven’s, co-founder of La Fauxmagerie, Britain’s first specialist vegan cheesemonger and Mirko Parmigiani of Palace Culture tells us how he started making vegan cheeses. Vegan food writer Katy Beskow, author of Easy Vegan Christmas, shares ideas for how to cook with vegan cheese and Adam Williams of Tyne Chease, tells us the story of this pioneering Northumbrian vegan cheese company.
With their delightfully crunchy texture, Peter’s Yard sourdough crackers go very well with cheese. The crackers come in a lovely range of flavours, so you can have fun experimenting with matching them to different cheeses. The stylish black-coloured, rye and charcoal sourdough crackers are very good with soft cheeses. A vegan cheese like Palace Culture’s Kimcheeze peppercorn crackers with its scarlet chilli flake coating would look very striking indeed. For further suggestions, have a look at the cheese pairing wheel on the Peter’s Yard website.
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The Cheese Family
Season 1 · Episode 56
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 • Duration 01:33:35
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - When one looks at the world of artisan cheesemaking, it’s noticeable that many of the businesses are family ones. We talk to cheesemakers around the world about the pleasures – and pressures – of working in a family business, Jonny Crickmore, of Fen Farm Dairy in Suffolk, Britain, Sarah Hennessy of Durrus Farmhouse Cheese in West Cork, Ireland, Chickie and Gaby Vella of Vella Cheese Company in Sonoma, California, USA and Mark Lee of Torpenhow Cheese Company in Cumbria, Britain all share their stories.
With their delightfully crunchy texture, Peter’s Yard sourdough crackers go very well with cheese. The crackers come in a lovely range of flavours, so you can have fun experimenting with matching them to different cheeses.The pink peppercorn sourdough crackers – which have a fragrant pepperiness to them – go very well with white, bloomy cheeses such as Camembert or Baron’s Bigod, a British Brie made by Fen Farm Dairy in Suffolk. For further suggestions, have a look at the cheese pairing wheel on the Peter’s Yard website.
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