Cheese 101
Twenty years behind the counter, three books, more than 60 cheese competitions judged around the world, including thirteen at the World Cheese Awards. Here's what I actually think about the cheeses worth eating.
Lombardy & Piedmont, Italy · Cow's Milk · Blue
The Story
The only blue that works as well on a cheeseboard as it does melted into pasta at midnight.
Seine-et-Marne, France · Raw Cow's Milk · Soft
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If someone tells you they don't like Brie, they haven't had Brie de Meaux at the right temperature, at the right moment of ripeness.
Cheshire, England · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
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This is Britain's oldest cheese made exactly the way it should be.
Leicestershire, England · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
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If this cheese doesn't change your mind about Red Leicester nothing will.
Basque Country & Béarn, France · Raw Sheep's Milk · Hard
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The sheep's milk cheese that converts everyone who tries it.
Canton of Bern, Switzerland · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
The Story
Find a properly aged Swiss Emmental AOP and eat it with good rye bread and a glass of Riesling.
Wales · Cow's Milk · Hard
The Story
Wales's greatest cheese served the way it deserves, with a warm Welsh cake and something cold to drink.
Nottinghamshire, England · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Blue
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The only Stilton we sell at Cheeses of Muswell Hill.
Norway · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Semi-Hard
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The cheese that is genuinely good for your bones, your heart, and your lunch.
Suffolk, England · Raw Cow's Milk · Soft
The Story
Our best seller for a reason.
Canton of St Gallen, Switzerland · Cow's Milk · Semi-Hard
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One of the hardest cheeses to find in the UK and one of the most rewarding when you do.
Asturias, Northern Spain · Raw Mixed Milk · Blue
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The blue cheese for people who think they've already tried the strongest blue.
Gloucestershire, England · Organic Cow's Milk · Soft
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The best British soft cheese you can buy right now.
Hampshire, England · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Soft
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Bake it whole in its box with a splash of white wine and some garlic.
Lancashire, England · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Blue
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The gateway blue for people who think they don't like blue cheese.
Jura, Switzerland · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
The Story
Get a girolle.
Tain, Scottish Highlands · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Washed Rind
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The most Scottish cheese in existence.
Calvados, Normandy, France · Cow's Milk · Semi-Hard
The Story
A brilliant cheeseboard cheese from a producer I work with directly.
France · Cow's Milk · Soft
The Story
Maison de la Truffe.
Gloucestershire, England · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Washed Rind
The Story
If you love Reblochon or washed rind cheeses, Yarlington is your next move.
Somerset, England · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
The benchmark British cheddar.
Normandy, France · Raw Cow's Milk · Soft
Not the supermarket version.
Franche-Comté, France · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
Ask for the age before you buy.
Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
The 2025 World Cheese Awards champion for good reason.
La Mancha, Spain · Sheep's Milk · Hard
Always ask for raw milk Manchego.
Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Raw Cow's Milk · Hard
Don't grate it.
Burgundy, France · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Washed Rind
The most luxurious texture in the washed rind world.
Aveyron, France · Raw Sheep's Milk · Blue
Always room temperature, always with honey, always Sauternes if you can.
Lombardy, Italy · Pasteurised Cow's Milk · Washed Rind
The most approachable washed rind in the world.
Valais, Switzerland · Raw Cow's Milk · Semi-Hard
Hot melted cheese, cold cornichons, waxy potatoes.
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