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…

Do you read me – German cheese in Culture magazine

It’s always and still, in spite of all the blogging and the online stuff, a very special moment to see one’s article finally on the printed page – and if it’s on cheese, and on German cheese at that – hey, what a great day is that!?! So, here it is, a first peep at my piece on the new German cheese in Culture magazine. » Weiterlesen…

Cheese of the month March 2014: Ziegen-Deichgraf from the Ostenfelde Dairy/D

In my Heinzelcheese life, Friday means Markthalle Neun: from 6 till 7pm I’m sitting with non-German foodies around the big Eatdrinktalk table to drink wine, taste cheese and practice German in a totally delicious, easy way. As an equally delicious side effect, Friday is Heinzel-cheese-shopping day, because the Markthalle’s cheese offers are excellent. Therefore this month’s cheese comes from Kreuzberg… » Weiterlesen…