Jenny Linford, food writer and heroine of the cheese world after her essay on the plight of the UK cheesemaker in Covid went viral, talks all things cheese. Cheese, foods that go with cheese, cheese pairings and more
Latest episodes
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43 min
Cheese Time Travel
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - One of Britain’s most celebrated food scholars and broadcaster, Ivan Day takes us on a rich and fascinating journey through Britai…
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1 h 04
Comfort Cheese Cooking
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - There is something very comforting about cheese as an ingredient in a kitchen. For this episode, I talk to three wonderful chefs a…
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1 h 10
Festive Cheese
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This episode looks at how to enjoy cheese over the festive period. Cheese restaurateur Mathew Carver, founder of restaurants inclu…
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39 min
Rare and Special Cheeses
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Charles Martell is a legend in the cheese world, famed for reviving Gloucestershire’s traditional Single Gloucester and Double Glo…
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54 min
The Naming of Cheese
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - It’s all very well creating a new cheese, but what do you call it?! Cheese expert Patrick McGuigan, author of Cheese Life and The…
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53 min
The Regionality of Cheese
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Caroline Bell, Director of Shepherd’s Purse, tells us the story of this Yorkshire cheese business founded in the 1988 by her pione…
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49 min
Taking Cheese to Market
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This episode takes a look at the business of selling cheese at markets, a historic form of cheese retail which carries on to this…
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43 min
Portuguese Cheese
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - With the 2024 World Cheese Awards taking place in Portugal, we look at the Portuguese cheese scene. Portuguese cheesemonger Diana…
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1 h 10
Selling Cheese Well
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - In this episode we look at how to sell cheese well. Cheesemonger Oli Smith of Bristol Cheese talks us through his vision of what m…
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1 h 04
Indian Cheese
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Historically, India’s best-known cheese is paneer, a cheese we devoted a whole episode to in the early days of this podcast. But t…
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54 min
Cheese Rules!
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Rules and regulations are central to the cheese world. Julie Cheyney of St Jude’s Cheese gives me an insight into the rules she ha…
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51 min
Cheese and Smell
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Cheese is famously a smelly food! Certain cheeses such as Stinking Bishop or Epoisses are notorious for their powerful aromas. Som…
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40 min
The Summer Cheese Kitchen
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Cheese is a wonderful food for hot summer days. To start with it doesn’t need cooking! Using cheese is a great way to add savoury…
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50 min
The Kiwi Cheese Scene
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - New Zealand’s cheese scene has grown in the last few decades. The renowned New Zealand food and wine writer and editor Lauraine Ja…
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47 min
Cheese Traditions
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - The idea of tradition is often evoked in the world of cheese. For this episode, we talk to Rachael Sills, founder of specialist Sw…
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48 min
Going for Goat!
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Goat’s milk has long been an important milk for cheesemakers, with goats able to thrive in landscapes unsuited to cows. Cheesemong…
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1 h 01
The Story of Wensleydale
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Wensleydale is one of Britain’s famous territorial cheeses – made and eaten in Yorkshire for centuries. However, it’s had a troubl…
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1 h 02
The Latin American Cheese Scene
This week A Slice of Cheese goes on a journey and explores the world of Latin American cheese. Cheese expert Carlos Yescas tells us about the history of cheesemaking in this region…
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1 h 09
Cheese Innovation
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - While we often talk about tradition in the world of cheese, it’s also a place of innovation and creativity. For this episode, Jenn…
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43 min
The Mediterranean Cheese World
In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Cheese has been an important foodstuff in the Mediterranean world for many centuries. For an insight into the region’s cheeses and…