Category: Cheese

Butlers celebrate Christmas with a taste of Lancashire An award-winning, British artisan cheese maker and a Lancastrian brewery have teamed up to create a tasty Christmas cheese gift. Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses and Thwaites Brewery have made a special gift set combining three of the county’s finest exports – Butlers Creamy Lancashire, the delicate, lightly hopped […]

Manchego DO Gran Reserva is World Champion Cheese A traditional unpasteurised ewes’ milk cheese from a historic Spanish estate has been named World Champion 2012 after wowing judges at the World Cheese Awards in Birmingham. The Manchego DO Gran Reserva, from Dehesa de los Llanos in the province of Albacete, becomes the first champion from […]

Traditional Farmfresh Turkey filled with Gorgonzola, roasted chestnuts and cranberries This Traditional Farmfresh Turkey with Gorgonzola recipe puts an Italian twist on the classic Christmas dinner. Filled with chestnuts, cranberries and delicious Gorgonzola cheese, a product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), this dish is the perfect addition to your festive celebrations. To make, simply […]

Wyke Farms wins ‘Super Gold’ and makes it onto ‘The World’s Best Cheese’ list Success for Somerset-based Wyke Farmsat the 2012 World Cheese Awards Press Release Issued 4th December 2012 Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, has been awarded three awards at this year’s World Cheese Awards: Super Gold for […]

Shepherds Purse Cheeses Fancy a day of cheese and cider pairing? Yorkshire artisan cheese makers, Shepherds Purse of Thirsk, has been selected by Yorkshire Food Finder to take part in one of its calendar of culinary trails across the region. The first guided gourmet tour company to provide access to the County’s larder, Yorkshire Food […]

Ingredients (Serves 4)4 large asparagus 500g of Mora Romagnola sausage, roughly chopped200g of Parmigiano Reggiano, grated250g cream 2 shallots, finely chopped1 egg yolk 1 glass white wine 1 clove of garlic, finely choppedExtra virgin olive oil as requiredParsley to taste Steam the asparagus for 7 minutes, ensuring they remain al-dente. Meanwhile, to prepare the sausage […]

At the Artisan Cheese Fair in Melton Mowbray Press Release Published March 2013 Cheese-makers from all four corners of the British Isles will gather together at the third annual Artisan Cheese Fair to be held in Britain’s rural capital of food Melton Mowbray, on 4th and 5th May 2013. Serving up over 150 varieties of […]

Great Cheese Race in Caerphilly On the last weekend in July 2013, The Big Cheese Festival takes place in Caerphilly, in the shadow of Caerphilly Castle. One of the highlights is The Great Cheese Race, when competitors have to carry a heavy Caerphilly cheese truckle round a course on a stretcher – with fancy dress […]

For many of us, gourmet cheese is a passion, a mystery, a treasure meant to be shared with family and friends. When paired with the perfect wine, beer or ale, it could even be described as a gift from the gods! There is so much to explore in the world of gourmet cheese. With the […]

At the Big Feastival Shepherds Purse Relaunchees ‘Blue Monday’ for Alex James Press release issued 21 June 2013 Musician, writer and cheese maker Alex James has selected Shepherds Purse to produce his Blue Monday cheese under trademark. North Yorkshire based Shepherds Purse was chosen for its award-winning artisan cheese-making skills and innovative speciality for making […]