Month: August 2015

In the heart of America’s favorite food city, in a neighborhood busting with craft and creativity, the California Artisan Cheese Guild will launch SF Cheese Fest, a first-time event bringing together acclaimed cheesemakers, the city’s hippest mongers, Bay Area brews, and local makers of artisan foods.  Tickets are on sale now for the SF Cheese Fest’s main event, the Cheesemaker Celebration along with other festival events to be held at various locations around the city. …

Wisconsin continued its long-standing American Cheese Society winning streak at the annual competition in Providence, Rhode Island this weekend, capturing more awards than any other state for the eleventh consecutive year. This year’s competition garnered 101 ribbons for America’s Dairyland, including two Best of Show awards. …

Rogue Creamery’s Smokey Blue and Rogue River Blue won 1st Place Gold and 2nd Place Silver respectively at the 32nd Annual American Cheese Society Competition and Judging. The largest cheese competition in North America was held in Providence RI; the competition featured 1,779 entries from 267 producers. At the awards celebration immediately after the competition, co-owner and president, David Gremmels, exclaimed that “it is affirming to see this American original created in 2004 crowned repeatedly as best blue in the Americas!” …