EPISODE 1
Madelyn Varela
Snobbery Is the Enemy of Cheese Appreciation
Cheese influencer Madelyn Varela sits down with Adam to explore how she's making cheese culture more accessible and why some industry veterans aren't thrilled about it. From her viral Rogue River Blue video (3.2M views!) to her hilarious Kraft Singles April Fool's post, Madelyn proves that cheese education doesn't have to be pretentious to be powerful.
IN THIS EPISODE 🧀
IN THIS EPISODE 🧀
Course 1 Cheese:
Barista
Producer: Frederic Van Tricht, Belgium
Cheese Profile: pudgy, Abbey style cheese
Pairing: Hazelnut Waffer and Fresh, Raw Hazelnut
Taste: Earthy coffee tones balanced with a buttery paste become like a perfect nutella croissant with this pairing. The sweet nutty character of the wafer and dusting of microplaned hazelnut complement the roasted profile of this Belgian style.
Course 2 Cheese:
Alp Queen
Producer: Reto Güntensperger, Switzerland
Cheese Profile: Creamy, yet firm, Swiss cheese studded with Swiss stone pine flowers.
Pairing: Chopped Chestnuts and Hazelnuts
Taste: The stone pine flowers added to this cheese adds a robust herbal and savory [garlic/onion] profile. To play on this we added roasted chestnuts for texture and earthiness, creating a long flavor and nutty element to play off the base cheese.
Course 3 Cheese:
Smoked Cumin Gouda
Producer: Marieke Gouda | Thorp, Wisconsin
Cheese Profile: Traditional Dutch-style Gouda with Wisconsin summer sausage
Pairing: Wisconsin summer sausage
Taste: The midwest condensed into a single bite. Smokey spice meats a mild tangy and sweet summer sausage to transport you to bonfire in the woods. Earthy, sweet and savory in all the right places.
Course 4 Cheese:
Fourme au Moulleux
Producer: Rodolphe Le Meunier | France
Cheese Profile: Wine-soaked, cow's milk blue cheese
Pairing: Blueberry cardamom jam
Taste: Wine soaked and ready to party, all this pairing needed was some supporting fruitiness from the blueberry preserve that plays on some of the earthiness of the blue cheese and cuts some of the decadence with a sweet and tangy finish.
Course 5 Cheese:
Fire On The Mountain
Producer: Jasper Hill | Greensboro Bend, Vermont
Cheese Profile: Soft-ripened washed rind cheese, tinted with annatto, coated with hot sauce
Pairing: Pickled Jalapeno, Lime Tortilla Chip
Taste: A fiery and nutty washed rind, this pairing cuts the fat with complementary heat and acidity of a pickled jalapeno while the lime tortilla chip vehicle provides a salty citrus note to round out the whole pairing.
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