{"id":41135,"date":"2021-12-30T18:32:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T23:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=41135"},"modified":"2021-12-30T18:32:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T23:32:52","slug":"our-best-cheese-memories-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/our-best-cheese-memories-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Best Cheese Memories of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the myriad challenges of 2021, it can be uplifting to take a look back at the good times we managed to have. For the curd nerds at <strong>culture<\/strong>, many of those good times naturally involved cheese. Here are our cheese-centric highlights of the year\u2014raclette seems to be the clear favorite!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/parmigiano-reggiano.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34963 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/parmigiano-reggiano-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/parmigiano-reggiano-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/parmigiano-reggiano-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/parmigiano-reggiano-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/parmigiano-reggiano.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My top cheese experience this year is a simple one. This year was the first time I experienced the very first piece of parm cut from a freshly cracked wheel of <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-iq\/cheese-day-cravero-parmigiano-reggiano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parmigiano Cravero<\/a>. It was like a sweet and savory morsel of cake, so moist and crumbly. The flavor was familiar but the texture was truly unexpected, a treat only a monger can provide!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Jackie Botto, contributor<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9317-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41139 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9317-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9317-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9317-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9317-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9317-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9317-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topslfarm.com\/winter-raclette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raclette Picnic<\/a> last winter at Tops\u2019l Farm in Maine. There were fire pits and each table had their own grill for melting the cheese with gorgeous house-made pickles, bread, local oysters, cocktails and freezing cold snowy fields and sunshine. A covid safe cheese extravaganza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Touring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreybarnandfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gray Barn and Farm<\/a> on Martha\u2019s Vineyard and learning about their gorgeous cheese, in particular their award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Prufrock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prufrock<\/a>. Story for Culture to come in 2022!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was lucky enough to take a quick trip to Italy this fall. In Bologna we were talking to our waiter about cheese and he suddenly arrived at the table with the most perfectly ripe oozing gooey <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Taleggio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taleggio<\/a> as a treat for us. It was unexpected, unordered and utterly perfect. We ate it with a spoon.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Kathy Gunst, contributor<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Culture_Raclette_10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32855 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Culture_Raclette_10-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Culture_Raclette_10-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Culture_Raclette_10.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I was originally introduced to raclette by my wife\u2019s family who brought the tradition home to Maine from their European ski trips.&nbsp; It must have been 30 years ago and I\u2019ve been a convert ever since. My mother\u2014the person who introduced me to more food experiences than anyone\u2014had NEVER had it before. We finally did a proper raclette for her at our house a couple months ago.&nbsp; For once, I got to introduce my mom to something and she, too, loved it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Matt Thomas, publisher<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sugargoat-Cheez-It-Cake-6.24.21-72ppi-1x1-23-Edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41136 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sugargoat-Cheez-It-Cake-6.24.21-72ppi-1x1-23-Edit-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sugargoat-Cheez-It-Cake-6.24.21-72ppi-1x1-23-Edit-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sugargoat-Cheez-It-Cake-6.24.21-72ppi-1x1-23-Edit-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sugargoat-Cheez-It-Cake-6.24.21-72ppi-1x1-23-Edit-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sugargoat-Cheez-It-Cake-6.24.21-72ppi-1x1-23-Edit-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sugargoat-Cheez-It-Cake-6.24.21-72ppi-1x1-23-Edit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a cheese writer I should say, drizzling spicy honey over a snow-white Vermont Creamery <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Coupole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coupole<\/a> or serving <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-iq\/cheese-day-rush-creek-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rush Creek Reserve<\/a> at Friendsgiving\u2026but the real answer is having Stephanie Izard\u2019s Cheez-It Crunch Cake mailed to New York for a friend\u2019s birthday. Hard to top a cheddar caramel buttercream!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Linni Kral, contributor<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40568 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-10.39.28-AM-300x300.png\" alt=\"Marin-French-Cheese-Co-Golden-Gate\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-10.39.28-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-10.39.28-AM-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-10.39.28-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-10.39.28-AM-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-10.39.28-AM.png 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 was the year we moved from our native state to a southern state over 750 miles away. The day the movers showed up and were loading the truck with all our belongings, a delivery came from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marinfrenchcheese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin French Cheese Co.<\/a> with their new <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/whats-new\/new-on-the-market\/notm-winter2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Gate<\/a> cheese. It was perfect timing to celebrate the move and shine positive vibes on an emotional day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ending the year with a gift from my husband, of what I like to call my countertop cheese arena, ( a small domed cake plate) to have cheese ready tonibble all day long, paired with the 100 Cheeses Scratch-Off Bucket list. A great way to go into 2022!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Natalie Herman, national brand manager<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41138 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9207-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9207-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9207-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9207-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9207.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favorite cheesy memory of 2021 was a visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vermontcreamery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vermont Creamery<\/a> with Susan! It&#8217;s been SO LONG since I properly traveled, and visiting their property tucked in a quaint Vermont landscape, learning all about their products and process, connecting with their team IN PERSON, and of course enjoying all of their delicious dairy (sour cream\u2014yum!) sparked major wanderlust. Definitely not an experience you can have in a zoom call \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Mallory Scyphers, creative director<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_2036.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41140\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_2036.heic\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-2.34.59-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-41141 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-2.34.59-PM-e1640892948878-287x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-2.34.59-PM-e1640892948878-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-2.34.59-PM-e1640892948878.png 645w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visiting Vermont Creamery with Mallory\u2014for all the reasons she mentions above\u2014and going home with a stockpile of some of my very favorite cheeses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judging the first-ever Maine Cheese Awards for the <a href=\"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Cheese Guild<\/a>. Tasting 100+ cheeses was a bit daunting, but the variety and quality of the cheeses produced in <strong>culture<\/strong>\u2019s home state is truly impressive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/stories\/a-cheese-journey-in-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traveling to Spain<\/a> to judge the World Cheese Awards and visit cheesemakers was hands down the top experience of the year\u2014a true privilege. Tasting Spanish cheeses such as Leonora a Fuego (left), Lingote Cremoso, and Moncedillo with the makers was simply extraordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Susan Sherrill Axelrod, editor-in-chief<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Catrine-cheese.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41151 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Catrine-cheese-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Catrine-cheese-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Catrine-cheese.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My experience with food has always been connected with the people I share it with: It\u2019s all about the environment and the company. Being French I grew up with the cheese course tradition that can expand into a cheese board situation where there are a lot of people at the table. With COVID we were limited to a cheese board for two. Then spring came with vaccination and outdoor gatherings. We were able to have a couple of small gatherings\u2014in May for my birthday and in September for my becoming an American citizen\u2014where a cheese board was in order. I love being able to have my traditional French cheeses: <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Epoisses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epoisses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Comte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comt\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Roquefort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roquefort<\/a>; and then mix in all the wonderful New England cheeses available to us from Vermont Creamery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SilveryMoonCreamery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silvery Moon Creamery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pinelandfarms.org\/experience\/visit-the-market-at-pineland-farms\/meats-cheeses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pineland Farms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasperhillfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasper Hill Farm<\/a> \u2026 Adding nuts, local jams and fresh fruits is a must! All my friends know that the way to my heart is cheese. Being able to share it with friends on both occasions with great local breads and wine was a gift. I am looking forward to 2022 and more cheese boards in my future.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Catrine Kelty, contributor<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kristin-F.-SImmons-Outdoor-Raclette-Party.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41144 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kristin-F.-SImmons-Outdoor-Raclette-Party-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kristin F. Simmons Outdoor Raclette Party\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kristin-F.-SImmons-Outdoor-Raclette-Party-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kristin-F.-SImmons-Outdoor-Raclette-Party-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kristin-F.-SImmons-Outdoor-Raclette-Party-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kristin-F.-SImmons-Outdoor-Raclette-Party-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kristin-F.-SImmons-Outdoor-Raclette-Party.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In 2021, I went to my very first outdoor Raclette Party. I am an adventurous eater and avid traveler\u2014but somehow I had never tried raclette before this year. Everything from the pickled veggies, to the toasted bread, cured ham, and melty, gooey cheese, was wonderful and sumptuous.<\/p>\n<p>It was all made even better by being outside in winter on a Bluebird day in Maine with my beautiful family. We enjoyed the roaring fire, music, and the socially distant fun of partying with new and old friends. I can&#8217;t wait to do it again!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2014Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons, digital projects coordinator<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the myriad challenges of 2021, it can be uplifting to take a look back at the good times we managed to have. For the curd nerds at culture, many of those good times naturally involved cheese. Here are our cheese-centric highlights of the year\u2014raclette seems to be the clear favorite! 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