Hannah Howard for culture: the word on cheese https://culturecheesemag.com/author/hannah-howard/ Culture, America's magazine for cheese lovers, delivers stories about cheeses, cheesemakers, travel to gorgeous cheese regions, and practical tips on buying, presenting, and cooking with cheese. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:09:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://culturecheesemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-Culture-Logo-32x32.jpg Hannah Howard for culture: the word on cheese https://culturecheesemag.com/author/hannah-howard/ 32 32 Inside Andy Hatch’s Radical Farmstead Approach at Uplands Cheese https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/voicings/inside-andy-hatchs-radical-farmstead-approach-at-uplands-cheese/ https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/voicings/inside-andy-hatchs-radical-farmstead-approach-at-uplands-cheese/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:09:46 +0000 https://culturecheesemag.com/?p=50091 Andy Hatch is a legend in the American artisan cheese world. As head cheesemaker and co-owner of Uplands Cheese in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, he’s responsible for two of the most celebrated cheeses in the country: Pleasant Ridge Reserve and Rush Creek Reserve. A passionate steward of place, process, and flavor, Hatch has built a farmstead model […]

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]]> https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/voicings/inside-andy-hatchs-radical-farmstead-approach-at-uplands-cheese/feed/ 0 How I Fell In Love With Cheese—and The Art Of Describing Flavor https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/ruminations/how-i-fell-in-love-with-cheese-and-the-art-of-describing-flavor/ https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/ruminations/how-i-fell-in-love-with-cheese-and-the-art-of-describing-flavor/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:26:17 +0000 https://culturecheesemag.com/?p=49157 When I was an 18-year-old college student in New York City, I found a job on Craigslist. It happened to be at a Michelin-starred, old-school French restaurant called Picholine with a magnificent cheese cart curated by Maître Fromager Max McCalman. Each afternoon, just as I started my shift, he would share a taste of a […]

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]]> https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/ruminations/how-i-fell-in-love-with-cheese-and-the-art-of-describing-flavor/feed/ 0 Marrying Terroir, Taste, and Time for a Uniquely American Meat https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/country-ham-american-meat-southern-charcuterie/ https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/country-ham-american-meat-southern-charcuterie/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:09:29 +0000 https://culturecheesemag.com/?p=48610 Country ham is as American as apple pie. Tasting country ham is a quintessentially Southern experience. Maybe it’s sizzling in a pan, awaiting a heaping spoonful of red-eye gravy. It could be stacked on a biscuit for breakfast or folded into a bowl of mac and cheese. Or perhaps it’s a translucent slice served on […]

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