Marketplace - May 21, 2008
Sucked into a sample
On my third visit to Whole Foods today (yes, it's getting out of control), I found myself making an unexpected cheese purchase.
Tags: whole foods, cheese, gouda

Milwaukee Buzz - March 20, 2008
Milwaukee’s fit, Las Vegas is fat
Milwaukee climbs an impressive six spots in the 2008 "Men’s Fitness Fittest and Fattest Cities in America” survey.
Tags: mens's fitness, fittest cities, fattest cities, cheese, bill simmons, health clubs, well city

Travel & Visitors Guide - Feb. 17, 2008
Disenchanted with Mars Cheese Castle
I want to like this place so much that I feel slightly sacrilegious writing this.
Tags: Mars Cheese Castle, cheese, Kenosha, I-94, Jelly Belly

Dining - Dec. 25, 2007
Fond du Lac remembers fall's fondue feat
Fond du Lac got to salute italargest-in-the-world fondue pot in today's Christmas parade.
Tags: fondue, Fondue Festival, cheese, Guinness Book of World Records

Dining - Nov. 10, 2007
Fall's a fine time for fondue
One of my all-time favorite meals, fondue, doesn't work in the summer. But when the weather turns cold, it's a great excuse for a party, and in Wisconsin, the concept of turning melted cheese into an entire dinner is just too awesome to pass up.
Tags: fondue, epicurious, cheese, sterno, '70s, dinner party

Marketplace - Aug. 31, 2007
Postscript to Wisco vs. Cali cheese blog
Cheese expert Patrick Geoghegan responded to my blog earlier this week with some fascinating cheese factoids.
Tags: Wisconsin Milk marketing Board, cheese, dairy farming, Wisconsin farms, California cheese, California farms

Milwaukee Buzz - May 20, 2007
Sunday Sound-off: Cheese or beer?
Just for fun, imagine if you had to eliminate either cheese or beer from your diet for the rest of your life. Which would it be?
Tags: cheese, beer

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 11, 2007
Happy cows come from Wisconsin, too
Maybe I’m just sensitive, considering the time I spend each summer around the barns at State Fair Park, but the latest California cheese commercial has me steaming. You’ve seen them, a bunch of cows parading around sunny fields with the tag line: “Great cheese comes from happy cows ... happy cows come from California.”
Tags: cows, farm, California, cheese

Dining - May 1, 2006
Trocadero brings a bit of France to the East Side
Styled after a European café and tabac stocked with sundries and notions, Trocadero features a bit of something for everyone, including sandwiches, cheese plates, patés and a respectable wine selection, which make it easy to live the good life (vivre bien) even on a budget.
Tags: Trocadero, tabac, cheese, wine, France, paris, Eitel

Dining - March 8, 2006
Gourmet cheesehead cooks up e-book
When Steve Shapson started making gourmet cheese six years ago, he was disappointed in the books available on the subject. So he tooks matters into his own hands.
Tags: Stebe Shapson, Screaming Tuna, cheese, brie, camembert, cedarburg

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 9, 2005
OMC and State Fair cut the cheese for charity
After a successful cheese sculpting event this past spring, OnMilwaukee.com is once again "Cutting the Cheese for Charity," this time in a partnership with the Wisconsin State Fair. Artists sculpt cheese live every day starting at 11 a.m. in the Ag Oasis Tent.
Tags: cutting the cheese for charity, cheese, Jessica Laub

Milwaukee Buzz - July 1, 2005
State Fair, Brady Street Festival call for cheese artists
After the success of OMC's "Cutting the Cheese For Charity" event in April where local artists carved large blocks of cheddar cheese live, two local events wish to recreate the fromage fun and are looking for cheese sculptors.
Tags: State Fair, Brady Street Festival, Pick 'N Save, cheese

Milwaukee Buzz - April 25, 2005
OMC's cheese sculpting event raises a hunk of dough
Armed with power tools, hand torches and carving implements of all kinds, 10 artists turned large blocks of cheese into impressive sculptures at OMC's "Cuttin' The Cheese For Charity." The event raised almost $1,200 for America's Second Harvest.
Tags: cheese, America's Second Harvest, Riverwest Accordion Club

Milwaukee Buzz - April 15, 2005
OMC readers come through with cheese haiku
In celebration of OMC's "Cheese Week," we asked OMC readers to write and submit cheese haiku -- and here they are! Great job, everyone; reward yourself with something gold 'n gooey or throw yourself a havarti party.
Tags: cheese, haiku, Dairy Lama

Arts & Entertainment - April 14, 2005
OMC cuts the cheese for charity at Gallery Night
For years, Gallery Night and Day artists have wowed Milwaukee's art-enthused masses with drawings, jewelry and photographs. They've painted for the public; they've sculpted. But never have they carved cheese.
Tags: Gallery Night and Day, Moda3, Third Ward, cheese, Cuttin' the Cheese for Charity, Jessica Laub, Quinn, Copoulos, La Perla, Adam Werther, Bebeau, Arvid Petersen, Nennig, Ramirez, HaulingDonkey, sculpting