Hello, my friends! Welcome to Portraits Plus, a series borne from a collaboration involving one of my favorite San Francisco cheese shops Cheese Plus, photographer Simon Puschmann, and myself! Not…
Join The Strawgle: Reducing Plastic Use In My Life
Hello my friends! Last week was Thanksgiving, and I spent the entire week with my family! It was marvelous. We played games—particularly Code Names [affiliate link], took some gorgeous family photos,…
A New Partnership + Interview With The Cheese Grotto
Hello, my friends! It has been a busy week. Phew, between finishing up Pagliacci and starting rehearsals for a new opera, my summer is full of singing! I cannot be…
A Fashion + Cheese Meeting With Clothing Designer Shannon Snow
Hello, my friends! How’s your week going? The weather has been GORGEOUS in SF, so I carved out a little time for a walk in the Presidio. This week, we’re…
Meet The Creator Of The California Cheese Trail, Vivien Straus!
Hello, my friends! M. Cheesemonger and I just returned from 10 days in Hawaii, which I will definitely write about when I get all my photos and video together! I…
Defenders of Traditional Cheese Making Methods: The Oldways Cheese Coalition
Hello, my friends! Did you celebrate Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation day on April 22? The day’s organizer, the Oldways Cheese Coalition, established Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day several years ago as part…
Catching Up With Celebrated Cheese Maker Mary Quicke
Hello, my friends! For this week’s blog post, I am SO excited to bring you a conversation I had with Mary Quicke of Quicke’s in England. Before our scheduled Skype…
Meet The Artisan: Windy Chien of San Francisco
Hello, my friends! With 2016 nearly finished, I have been taking extra time to reflect on the past year. Miss Cheesemonger is as much a celebration of cheese as a…
Specialty Food Maker Interview: OperaNuts
Hello, my friends! This week’s blog post is combines so many of my favorite things: food, photography, style, my logo designer Yuling Designs, and opera! When Yuling came to visit…
Miss Cheesemonger on Cheese Hangouts With Babs Hogan!
Hello, my friends! Recently, health writer Babs Hogan interviewed me for her new video series called “Cheese Hangouts.” They are short interviews with cheese industry folks, and I’m the first…