Congratulations to Gary Gosda, far right, from Lake Country Dairy/Schuman Cheese in Turtle Lake, Wis., who received the prestigious title of Grand Master Cheesemaker for Cello Maple Mascarpone at the Wisconsin State Fair held  August 1-11 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis.

Jill Allen, director of product excellence in research and development at Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) joins us for episode 38 of the Let’s Talk Dairy podcast. 

What do you do after you make the best cheese in the United States? That’s what I asked Richard Guggisberg of Guggisberg Cheese.

Tarentaise Reserve from Farms for City Kids Foundation in Vermont was named “Best of Show” in the 2014 American Cheese Society competition. Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company from California was awarded second place overall.

The Specialty Food Association presented its sofi awards yesterday at a red-carpet ceremony in New York hosted by internationally acclaimed chef Marcus Samuelsson. There was a tie for the best new product. The winners are Artisan Biscuits Ltd.'s The Fine Cheese Co. Pearls of Pure Goats' Cheese and  Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.'s Point Reyes Bay Blue.
 

A butter blend, thin-sliced Swiss cheese and a Greek yogurt smoothie are among the winners in the Food and Beverage category in the 2013 Better Homes and Gardens Best New Product Awards.