Cheese Journeys

10/15/2026

Look who stepped behind the slate at Neal’s Yard Dairy (Neal's Yard Dairy)! It’s World Champion Cheesemonger Emilia D’Albero (Emilia D’Albero, ACS CCP) from Philadelphia. This week, she’s participating in the CURD TO COUNTER mentorship experience created by Cheese Journeys to learn more about British Cheese.
 
To kick off her mentorship, Emilia toured the Borough Market Shop and jumped behind the slate with manager Molly Powell. We look forward to following the next phase of Emilia’s mentorship as she heads to Westcombe Dairy (Westcombe) to learn about Cheddar making and affinage from Tom Calver (Tom Calver). After two days on the farm, she’ll join Cheese Journeys’ British Cheese Odyssey!
 
Most of all, we can’t wait to see how Emilia’s multi-day experience in England inspires her as a cheese educator back in the U.S.
 
To learn more about , please visit www.cheesejourneys.com.
 

10/11/2026

We’ve introduced you to our 2026 Curd to Counter participants, now see where they’re headed this month for their mentorships with Britain’s finest cheesemakers!

Emilia D’Albero (Emilia D’Albero, ACS CCP) will begin her mentorship by jumping behind the slate at Neal's Yard Dairy in London. Then, she’ll meet mentor Tom Calver of Cheddar. She’ll spend two days on the farm in Somerset, going deep into cheesemaking and affinage.

Rachel Juhl (Rachel Juhl) will spend her mentorship Fen Farm Dairy in Suffolk, home to award-winning soft cheese Baron Bigod! Rachel’s mentor Jonny Crickmore will introduce her to the farm’s Montbéliarde cows, and she’ll learn about calf-rearing and cheesemaking!

After their mentorships, both participants will join Cheese Journeys for our 8-day British Cheese Odyssey!

Our mentorship program connects US-based and international cheese retail professionals and educators with Britain’s finest cheesemakers and affineurs. For more info, please visit our website:

www.cheesejourneys.com

10/11/2026

We’ve introduced you to our 2026 Curd to Counter participants, now see where they’re headed this month for their mentorships with Britain’s finest cheesemakers!

Emilia D’Albero (Emilia D’Albero, ACS CCP) will begin her mentorship by jumping behind the slate at Neal's Yard Dairy in London. Then, she’ll meet mentor Tom Westcombe of Cheddar. She’ll spend two days on the farm in Somerset, going deep into cheesemaking and affinage.

Rachel Juhl (Rachel Juhl) will spend her mentorship Fen Farm Dairy in Suffolk, home to award-winning soft cheese Baron Bigod! Rachel’s mentor Jonny Crickmore will introduce her to the farm’s Montbéliarde cows, and she’ll learn about calf-rearing and cheesemaking!

After their mentorships, both participants will join Cheese Journeys for our 8-day British Cheese Odyssey!

Our mentorship program connects US-based and international cheese retail professionals and educators with Britain’s finest cheesemakers and affineurs. For more info, please visit our website:

www.cheesejourneys.com

10/08/2026

We’re sad to share the passing of Teresa Kaufman of Chamonix, who served as an Alpine guide on many of our tours to France. She was a beloved friend to Cheese Journeys and a passionate advocate for artisan cheesemakers. Among our staff, Teresa is legendary for camping in her car in order to secure a visit for us with Alpine families who could not be reached by phone!

Teresa also led photography walks and was well known for documenting families who still practiced traditional cheesemaking high in the Alps. In the years that we knew her, Teresa signed many books for our guests and lead us on stunning hikes. We will miss her indomitable spirit!

If you’d like to hear Teresa’s wonderful story, give a listen to her podcast episode on « Adventures in Taste » (link in bio). ❤️

10/06/2026

It’s the cheese festival of a lifetime! Join us in Piedmont, Italy for a special Cheese Journey focused around the Slow Food Festival in Bra (September 15-22, 2027)!

Plus, World Champion Cheesemonger Emilia D’Albero (Emilia D’Albero, ACS CCP) will be your guide, along with author & educator Tenaya Darlington (Tenaya Darlington)!

Stay in our favorite villa with a pool overlooking the vineyards, and enjoy meals prepared by our private chefs in the villa courtyard. We’ll arrange all your transport to & from the festival each day, plus set up VIP tastings with the best artisans.

Peep our website to see the full itinerary (link in bio), and join us for an incredible adventure designed for super cheese enthusiasts!

https://www.cheesejourneys.com/products/piedmont-italy-slow-food-cheese-festival-september-15-22-2027

10/03/2026

We’ve got Patrick McGuigan (Patrick McGuigan) on the road with us in Burgundy this week as our traveling educator. Take a look at the set-up for his “How to talk to a Cheesemonger“ workshop! He got a special assist from Kim of Metropolitan Market (Metropolitan Market) in Seattle who is on our tour. What a great time!
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10/02/2026

Our full itinerary is now live for the Piedmont, Italy - Slow Food Festival (September 15-22, 2027) tour! Peep our website for details. 👀

Plus, we’ve got just one room remaining on the following Cheese Journeys:

🇮🇹 Northern Italy & The Lake Country
June 15-25, 2027

🇫🇷🇨🇭Burgundy/Jura + Swiss cow parade
September 14-25,2027

Stay tuned for our Alsace 2027 itinerary, coming soon!

www.cheesejourneys.com

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09/30/2026

Have you dreamed of attending the Cheese Festival in Bra, Italy, hosted by Slow Food Italia? We're looking for some super cheese enthusiasts to join a very special tour! Pre-registration is now open on our website.

Join Anna Juhl and Tenaya Darlington (a.k.a Madame Fromage), plus World’s Best Cheesemonger Emilia D’Albero in Northern Italy for Slow Food’s biennial CHEESE festival, where the entire town of Bra shuts down and fills with raw-milk cheesemakers from around the world.

09/29/2026

Have you ever seen ribbon-like cheeses like this? Meet REBIBES, this week’s . In Switzerland, extra-aged wheels of L’Étivaz and Sbrinz are often planed and served in snackable rolls for happy hour. The rolls, called “rebibes” in French, melt on the tongue and look especially festive on a cheese plate.

We were served L’Étivaz Rebibes AOP during a recent visit to the village of L’Étivaz in Switzerland. The ribbons were made from wheels of L’Étivaz aged over 36 months. Because the wheels are dense and difficult to cut at that age, a wooden tool called a “rabot à fromage” is used to create ribbon-like shavings. They’re fun to eat, and they deliver a flavorful burst of incredible alpage cheese.

If you’re in Switzerland, look for rebibes in cheese shops! They’re often sold in take-out containers, making them a convenient snack to enjoy at a hotel or on a picnic. Toss some rebibes in your backpack, along with a bottle of Chasselas (a popular Swiss white), and you’ve got a fabulous Alpine apéro to enjoy on a hike!

To join us on a future tour, where you can learn about artisan European cheeses, visit our website: www.cheesejourneys.com

09/27/2026

Calling all cheese lovers! Join us for a culinary experience in Europe, where we introduce food & drink lovers to exquisite multi-day experiences focused around artisan cheese, w**e, b**r, and local cuisine.

Curious to see where we travel? Pop onto our website (link in bio) to meet our private chefs and traveling educators!

www.cheesejourneys.com

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