2010 Event

What folks had to say about the 1st Annual Cheesemonger Invitational

    • Spectator

      “Almost four hundred people attended, including some of the world’s best and most respected cheesemakers and affineurs.” read more →

    • Eater

      “Cheese nerds like to party too!” read more →

    • Slash Food

      “Imagine cheese paradise – a room with a long rectangular table covered by tantalizing geometric patterns of cheeses ranging from dried-fruit-covered German Limburger to Oregon’s Caveman Blue, meringues topped with creamy Strathdon Blue and juicy sweet raspberries…” read more →

    • Culture Cheese Magazine

      “Nine talented cheesemongers from shops across the nation were introduced rockstar-style to waves of applause by MC Adam Moskowitz” read more →

    • NY Daily News

      “‘I practice 14 hours a day,’ said Richard Sutton, 36, owner of St. James Cheese Company in New Orleans. ‘I’ve got my skills down to a tee.’” read more →

    • ZMO Journal

      “It felt like a culinary early 90′s rave throwback, in part because it was Saturday and I was with hundreds of people in a remote warehouse.” read more →

    2010 Winners

    • 1st Place

      Matt Rubiner, Rubiners Cheesemongers and Grocers

    • 2nd Place

      Mike Anderson, Murray’s Cheese

    • 3rd Place

      Carlos Souffront, Zingerman’s

    • 4th Place

      Ezekial Ferguson, Di Bruno Bros.

    • 5th Place

      Chris Hanwalt, Bedford Cheese Shop

    • 6th Place

      Richard Sutton, St. James Cheese Company

    • 7th Place

      Anthea Stolz, Bi-Rite Market

    • 8th Place

      Kurt Gurdal, Formaggio Kitchen

    • 9th Place

      Emiliano Lee, Liberty Heights Fresh