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PHOTO GALLERY: Artisan Cheese Company


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 4:00 a.m. March 21, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Artisan Cheese Company
Students at America's Best Cheese tasting and class
Students at America's Best Cheese tasting and class
Brian Simpson, Alison Fraserblack, Martin Spinelli and Jean Luckhurst
Brian Simpson, Alison Fraserblack, Martin Spinelli and Jean Luckhurst
Andrea and Bob Ledsinger
Andrea and Bob Ledsinger
Cheese monger Angela Jenkins
Cheese monger Angela Jenkins
Dave and Nancy Henry with Diane and Dennis Duffy
Dave and Nancy Henry with Diane and Dennis Duffy
Marilyn Halls and Bobbie Love
Marilyn Halls and Bobbie Love
Alison Fraserblack
Alison Fraserblack
Dave and Nancy Henry with Diane and Dennis Duffy
Dave and Nancy Henry with Diane and Dennis Duffy
Owner of Artisan Cheese Company Louise Kennedy Converse
Owner of Artisan Cheese Company Louise Kennedy Converse
The class discusses the smell notes of the cheese they taste
The class discusses the smell notes of the cheese they taste
Cloumage by Shy Brother's Farm
Cloumage by Shy Brother's Farm
Ten cheeses, pairings and wine
Ten cheeses, pairings and wine
Caveman Blue from Rogue Creamery
Caveman Blue from Rogue Creamery
Deborah VanBrunt
Deborah VanBrunt

 

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