Robert Aguilera the East Coast rep from Servi Doryl will attend the August meeting in Sidney to talk to us about their product line, that includes micro-perforated cheese moulds and cheese papers. Robert is very knowledgeable and has worked as an affineur …. a real cheese enthusiast!
American Cheese Society Annual Competition Awards Announced
Three Maine Cheese Guild members — Appleton Creamery, Longfellow Creamery, and Pineland Farms Creamery — won awards at the 2009 American Cheese Society Conference that just concluded in Austin, TX.
Maine retained the blue ribbon for Feta with Pineland Farm Creamery’s first place award; Appleton Creamery followed up last year’s success by scoring second place again for their Chevre in Grape Leaf in the Aged Goat Cheese category; and a newcomer to the ACS awards honor roll: Longfellow Creamery won third place for their Kenabago Camembert in the Farmhouse category.
Download all the information for all the winners at:
http://www.cheesesociety.org/associations/2382/files/2009%20Awards%20Brochure.pdf
2009 Big E Cheese Contest
Just a reminder that The Big E 2009 Gold Medal Cheese Contest entry forms/fees deadline has been extended to August 14th. Judging will begin August 28th.
Learn more, and download forms if you need them at http://www.thebige.com/cheese/