Join Anna Juhl and Tenaya Darlington of Cheese Journeys in Belgium and the Netherlands for a unique spring getaway during tulip season, April 30 – May 9, 2025. This tour is for artisan food and drink enthusiasts who love to explore and experience at every opportunity. We’ve curated meet-ups and tastings with some of the world’s greatest cheese affineurs, beer producers and chocolatiers. Plus, we’ll uncover Amsterdam’s canals, historic neighborhoods and thriving food scene.
This tour is open to all travelers. For complete itinerary and details, visit www.cheesejourneys.com
Celebrate the flavors of the season at Wright-Locke Farm’s Holiday Cheeseboard Arranging Workshop on November 30 at 6:30 pm. As autumn leaves turn vibrant shades of red and gold, it’s time to embrace the cozy warmth of fall and prepare for the gatherings of the season. This experience is brought to you by Life, Love, Cheese. Immerse yourself in the quintessential tastes of fall as we guide you through an interactive cheese tasting and cheeseboard arranging session. During this workshop, we will explore four exquisite American artisanal cheeses, specially chosen to capture the essence of the season. Learn about the unique flavors and pairings that make these cheeses a perfect addition to your holiday table.
Our expert instructor, Kimi Ceridon, founder of Life. Love. Cheese., brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to the event. Kimi’s journey from the tech world to the culinary realm, coupled with her extensive culinary and cheese-making education, makes her the ideal guide to introduce you to the world of artisanal cheese.
After the tasting, it’s your turn to get creative! We will provide you with all the materials needed to arrange a stunning grazing board featuring the cheeses you’ve just sampled. Discover the art of cheeseboard presentation and impress your guests during the upcoming holiday season. Register HERE.
A duo of delights and a match made in heaven. Learn how to pair chocolate and cheese with a tasting featuring the exquisite and unique Formaggio Kitchen chocolate selection, expertly paired with cheeses from France. We’ve curated three chocolates and three cheeses for you to discover in a virtual class led by Formaggio Kitchen owner Julia Hallman this Valentine’s Day: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 @ 7PM EST.
Can’t make it? No problem! The Zoom will be recorded to be enjoyed at your leisure.
You’ll sample amazing chocolates with bean origins from around the world and learn how to pair these delicacies with a wide variety of cheeses in exciting and new ways. Never had dark chocolate and blue cheese together? You’re about to discover this iconic pairing.
Everything you need for the virtual event is included:
⅓lb Comté Fort St. Antoine
⅓lb Brebis Du Haut Bearn
⅓lb Bleu des Basques
Marou Lam Dong 74%
Amedei Toscano Red
D. Barbero Hazelnut Bark
A Bag of Crackers
IMPORTANT:We want your cheese to be as fresh as possible – we will start sending packages the week before Valentine’s Day. The Zoom link for the event will be e-mailed to you upon purchase – please make sure to include a valid e-mail address at check-out. The Zoom will be recorded to enjoy at your leisure if you are not able to attend on the scheduled date and time. $ 115. Register at www.formaggiokitchen.com
Learn how to make a simple, delicious cheese in your own kitchen. Berkshire Botanical Garden’s own Chris Wellens will cover equipment, supplies, and basic techniques used in making nearly all types of cheese. While making 3 types of cheese, fresh from start to finish, an emphasis will be on making a unique cheese unlike any at your local grocery store. After enjoying the fresh-made cheeses, each person will take home instructions and a set of ingredients to make a batch or two at home. This workshop is for beginners, and participants will learn by doing.
Chris Wellens is the Director of Education at BBG and is an avid cheesemaker at home. He has taught the art of cheesemaking to adults, children, and educators throughout New England. He also teaches on a wide variety of other topics involving the environment, gardening, beekeeping, and agriculture.
Celebrate the 5th Annual Massachusetts Cheese Festival. Award-winning artisan cheesemakers will offer samples and discuss their products, and dozens of Pairing Partners will showcase culinary products to accompany all that wonderful local cheese. Local chefs and cheesemakers will offer workshops and demonstrations throughout the afternoon. The event will take place Saturday, November 3 at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue in Somerville. Session one runs from 10:30 am – 1 pm, and Session two from 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm. Please note that wine, beer and hard cider will be served, and that visitors over 21 will be required to present ID to be issued wristbands upon admission – no alcohol will be served to visitors without a wristband.
The 2016 Ayer Mansion Lecture Series resumes Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 pm with Valerie Gurdal, Co-Owner of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, the South End, and New York City. Learn about all things cheese while supporting the Ayer Mansion. Wine and cheese will be served at 6:30 followed by the lecture at 7. The Ayer Mansion is located at 395 Commonwealth Avenue, and tickets may be purchased online at www.AyerMansion.org. $35 per person.
Join the Culinary Guild of New England on Tuesday, January 21 for a mozzarella-making demonstration and tasting at Fiore Di Nonno in Somerville. Lourdes Smith is opening her award-winning shop’s doors to CGNE members and friends, to share her family’s secret to delicious, homemade mozzarella. At this exclusive event, Smith and her fellow cheesemakers will share techniques learned from Smith’s grandfather, which have been perfected over many years. Two batches of mozzarella will be made, which will then be enjoyed with some freshly baked bread and wine. Fiore Di Nonno is located at 561 Windsor Street, B-305 in Somerville.  $20 fee. Sign up here.
Join Organic Gardening magazine editor in chief Ethne Clarke for an exclusive tour to enjoy the tastes and beauty of Sonoma and Napa Valley, California, from Sunday, October 7 – Thursday, October 11, 2012. Experience farm-to-table dining, organic wines, artisanal pairings and gorgeous gardens at DeLoach (below) and other select boutique vineyards. Sample prize-winning California olive oils and cheeses as well, and share in nature’s bounty on a fungi forage led by mycologist Dr. Christopher Hobbs. Visit www.organicgardening.com/getaways for complete itinerary and reservation information.
With the abundance of local and raw milk, homeowners can now expand their domestic arts into the realm of cheese making. This Berkshire Botanical Garden program on Saturday, February 4, from 1 – 3 will introduce the craft of basic fresh cheese making, both concepts and process. Participants will watch and help local homesteader/farmer Dominic Palumbo, from Moon in the Pond Farm, make a simple “Farm Cheese.†The program will conclude with a tasting and tips for how to turn your wonderful cheese into the perfect treat for family or guests including how and what to serve it with. This program will be held off site.
Dominic Palumbo owns Moon in the Pond Farm, a NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Association) certified organic farm in Sheffield, MA. He produces organic eggs, milk, meat, wool, yarn and honey. Register on line at www.berkshirebotanical.org ($30 BBG members, $35 non-members) and directions will be sent.
Say goodbye to the season at Garden in the Woods in Framingham with a candlelit stroll through parts of the garden on Wednesday, October 21, from 5 – 7 pm. This is a New England Wild Flower Society members only event, but annual membership levels begin at $50, and entitle you to a host of benefits, which can be found on the web site, www.newfs.org. Make your reservation for this lovely evening by calling 508-877-7630, ext. 3001, or email information@newenglandwild.org. The Cabot Creamery Cooperative has donated cheese for this event. If you are interested in gardens at nightfall, we recommend Linda Rutenberg’s beautifully photographed book The Garden at Night.
