Meet me at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge MA – a class on German cheese and Riesling June 4, 2015

Formaggio means cheese in Italian, but it also stands for one of the most tempting places I can think of on the Northern American east coast. Ihsan Gurdal over the years has created a little paradise for any food loving person – and how he manages to keep it all running so well, I have no idea! The cheese selection is awesome – and I am more than honored to run an evening class on German cheeses and dry Riesling at the original location in Cambridge on June 4. » Weiterlesen…

Meet me in NYC: May 21, 2015 with the Culinary Historians of New York at the National Arts Council

Gramercy Park in May meant cherry blossoms were long over, but the green oh so lush when I was invited for a Heinzelcheese talk and tasting at the venerable association of Culinary Historians of New York, hosting me at the formidable National Arts Club. With a group of 80 (!) we explored German food history and discussed some of the changes in German cheese making as well as Riesling. » Weiterlesen…

Cheese of the month May 2015: Young Buck from Northern Ireland/UK

The Heinzelcheese Network is growing constantly, and that makes me very happy. Because this is how I (and therefore you) get to know about cheeses and cheese makers in corners of the world I had no clue even existed. The Young Buck from Michael Thomson reached me courtesy of my Berliner food and wine friend Florian Minzlaff who right now is studying in Belfast. Would I be interested in Northern Ireland’s only raw milk cheese? You bet… » Weiterlesen…

Käse des Monats Mai 2015: Young Buck aus Nordirland/UK

Das Heinzelcheese-Netzwerk wächst und gedeiht, und das freut mich sehr. Auf diese Weise erfahre ich und damit Ihr nämlich ständig von neuen Käsen und Käsern. Den Young Buck von Michael Thomson, der einzige Rohmilchkäse Nordirlands, hat mir mein Berliner Freund Florian Minzlaff mitgebracht, der im Moment in Belfast studiert. Das müsse ich probieren… und ob! » Weiterlesen…

The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets

Nicht ganz mein eigenes Kind, sondern ein „Teamwork-Baby“ ist dieses 2015 erschienene Prachtexemplar: The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Großer Tusch und Täterätätä!!! Eine Enzyklopädie aller möglichen und unmöglichen Themen rund ums Süße, von einem großartigen Team zusammengestellt und von mehreren hundert Autoren geschrieben, alles unter der genialen Leitung von Gastronomica-Gründerin Darra Goldstein – es war eine Ehre, daran als Redaktionsmitglied mitzuwirken. » Weiterlesen…

Käse mit dem Postpaket #4: Goudse Kaas Shop

Bei der Serie, in der ich vor über einem Jahr mehrere Käse-Postversender unter die Lupe genommen hatte, gab es eine kleine Pause, doch jetzt geht es nach Fromage Frères, Käse-Kober und den Genußhandwerkern endlich weiter. Walter Peters führt sein Unternehmen Goudse Kaas Shop seit 1970 in Harderwijk, eine Stunde östlich von Amsterdam. Er bietet keineswegs nur Gouda an, ich habe mich aber darauf beschränkt. » Weiterlesen…

Danish cheese goes organic: Knuthenlund in Lolland

t is not the first time that a wine trip serendipitously turned into a cheese excursion. Frederiksdal Kirsebærvin made me go to Lolland, in the very south of Denmark, and gorgeous it was and is – but I came also back with wonderful cheese. The Knuthenlund estate is run by Susanne Hovmand and her husband Jesper, and cheese making has been in the family since Susanne’s great-grandparents. » Weiterlesen…

Danish red wine – yes, seriously! And gorgeous stuff it is…

Heinzelcheese lost it, you might be tempted to think. Gorgeous red wine from Denmark? Come on… No, seriously. But – ah, you knew there was a „but“ coming, didn’t you. Alright: The 2012 Nielstrupmark from Frederiksdal isn’t made from grapes, but from cherries. » Weiterlesen…

More Bratwurst honours: my History of Food in Germany is shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drinks Award and the Guild of Food Writers Award

I know, I know, it’s a little… well, let’s say, common, to blow your own trumpet. But hey – I am so proud of my little Bratwurst kid and how well it’s doing out there in the world. It is shortlisted for the prestigious Fortnum & Mason Food and Drinks Award as well as the Guild of Food Writers Award!!! » Weiterlesen…

HeinzelCheeseTalk no 13: Let’s go Dutch – Gouda! Friday, April 24 2015

You say Gouda, I say Chowda… Is there a cheese that is more misunderstood than this Dutch fellow? For some it’s the ultimate, mass-produced boredom of cheese, reduced to a marginal existence on breakfast buffets and sandwiches, for others it means a sophisticated, aged farmer’s wheel full of concentrated, caramelly goodness. The truth, as usual, lies in both as well as in between. We explored it. » Weiterlesen…