Cheese Brakes
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“Practice of Champions” (and its Context) Covered in The Seattle Times
Our “Practice of Champions” event held at Logan Brewing on Sunday, August 27, with guest monger Sam Rollins of Portland’s Cowbell Fine Cheese was covered in The Seattle Times, along with the competition that spurred Sam and our own Courtney to practice in the first place. You can read the full article, titled “Seattle cheesemonger…
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B-Town Blog Covers Our Cheesy Summer Picks
Local Burien news outlet the B-Town Blog published a story about Street Cheese, our aspirations, and our favorite local cheese picks for summer. The blog reached out to us during King County Eat Local Month, since we prioritize supporting local producers whenever we can (and are passionate about them!). You can read the full article…
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Cutting the Curd Covers Courtney
Cutting the Curd, a Heritage Radio Network podcast targeted to cheese enthusiasts and cheese industry professionals, interviewed Courtney and her co-competitor on Team USA for the Mondial du Fromage, Sam Rollins, about the world cheesemonger championships and how they are preparing to get there. You can listen to the full interview on the Cutting the…
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Planet Cheese Interviews Courtney
Cheese and food writer and blogger Janet Fletcher published an article to her Planet Cheese blog on July 11, 2023 titled, “U.S. Cheesemongers Vie for World Champion.” The post features an interview with our Courtney about her preparations for the Mondial du Fromage this summer, as well as a dream summer cheese plate, and all…
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Street Cheese’s Courtney Wins US Cheesemonger Championship
On Sunday, March 12, one half of Street Cheese (Courtney) competed in the Cheesemonger Invitational: Masters competition. This competition took 13 of the best cheesemongers in the country and put them through a rigorous set of tests, including a written exam, a blind taste test, a perfect-cutting test, an oral presentation, and five food service…
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Street Cheese Prepares for US Cheesemonger Championships
A web article and radio short published on March 6 highlighted our efforts to attend the Cheesemonger Invitational: Masters this month in New York. Courtney, one half of the Street Cheese team, is one of 13 cheesemongers from across the US competing for a spot on Team USA. The two mongers who win the competition…
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Street Cheese Interviewed for Seattle Tips
We were among 22 Seattle-area bloggers and businesses tapped by Redfin’s real estate blog for tips from locals to get the most out of our state’s largest city. We included the viewing windows at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese along with some of our favorite spots in the Ballard neighborhood. To read what we had to say, check out…
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Community Impact Award Winners Announced
We are pleased to announce that we have received a Community Impact Award from Business Impact Northwest! The award is presented through our involvement in the ImpactPitch business competition. Community Impact awards are given to businesses in the competition’s first two rounds with the two highest scores for both rounds combined in each of the…
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Are We Nuts?
Starting a food business during a pandemic is crazy, right? Truth be told, we didn’t plan it this way–but the pandemic has provided us space to slowly dip our feet into the water, getting used to it gradually rather than taking the freezing plunge. There is a lot that goes into starting a business, and…
