A Slice of Cheese - FoodFM

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 Britain’s cheese history, sharing stories and insights from the past right through to the present. Ivan has the gift of sharing his considerable knowledge in a vivid and engaging way and this episode is an engaging piece of culinary time travel.

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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 and food writers: development chef Verena Lochmuller co-author of Comfort, the new Ottolenghi cookbook, food writer Mark Diacono, author of Vegetables, who has a keen following for his Garden to Table Substack, and Italian American food writer Domenica Marchetti, author of the Everyday Italian cookbook.

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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 including Pick and Cheese and the Cheese Bar, tells us why it’s fun and interesting to create cheese pairings and gives us some hints. Will Chapman of Neal’s Yard Dairy guides us through how to put together a great British cheeseboard and chef Rosie Sykes, author of the Every Last Bite cookbook, shares some appetising ideas for cheese-centric party nibbles. 

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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 Gloucester cheeses during the 1970s and noted also for his Stinking Bishop cheese. Charles tells us what inspired him to take up cheesemaking. Cheesemonger Andy Swinscoe of the award-winning Courtyard Dairy in Yorkshire gives a compelling insight into why it’s so important to buy farmhouse cheese and support small-scale cheesemakers.

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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 Philosophy of Cheese, and I discuss cheese names, both old and new, and ponder what makes a good cheese name. Dorset-based cheesemaker Peter Morgan reveals his brainwave regarding names when he founded the Book and Bucket Cheese Company in 2019.

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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 pioneering mother Judy Bell. Philip Contini, of Valvona & Crolla, the much-loved Edinburgh Italian food business now in its 90th year, takes us on an illuminating and appetising journey round Italy’s cheese scene.

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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 day. Cheesemonger and affineur Nic Pivard of Curds and Whey, Jules Kane, co-founder of Cheesewick, the monthly Chiswick cheese market and Anita Robinson, Director of Somerset Cheese Company tell us their market stories.

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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 Guedes, of Queijaria da Praca, who champions artisan Portuguese cheese, shares her insights into the country’s cheeses and its makers. Portuguese food writer and Culinary Backstreets guide Celia Pedroso, author of Eat Portugal, tells us about the role of cheese in Portuguese cuisine.

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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 makes a good cheesemonger. Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023, Lily Morris of Morris of Usk, gives us an insight into the enthusiasm and cheese knowledge that won her this award https://academyofcheese.org/young-cheesemonger-of-the-year/. Cheese enthusiast Keith Kendrick, Good Food’s Group Managing Editor, who judges Young Cheesemonger of the Year at the World Cheese Awards tells us what he and fellow judges look for.

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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 the Indian cheese scene is changing and developing. I talk to the dynamic Mausam Narang, founder of Eleftheria Cheese in Mumbai, who in 2023 saw one of her creamery cheeses receive the accolade of being in the top 16 cheeses at the World Cheese Awards. I also speak to food writer Roopa Gulati, who gives me a mouthwatering insight into how cheese is used in the Indian kitchen.

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