New app for the iPad !!!

Have you been dreaming of starting your very own cheese making facility?  And have you been searching for the perfect handbook on how to start one?

Well look no further than our brand new Apple iPad app – “How to start a cheesemaking business in Eastern Ontario.”  This new app guides you through the cheese making process and the important steps involved. It contains all the information from what animal milk to choose and the pros and cons for each choice. 

The app takes you on a virtual tour of a cheese making operation, showcases videos of entrepreneurs telling you their story and outlines a number of assets and benefits of locating your cheese making operation in Eastern Ontario.

The app is free to download and enjoy on your iPad.  But for those not owning one just yet, you can contact us and request a PDF version be emailed to you.  However, if you would like to see a demonstration of the app and talk to one of our Ambassadors in person, then please plan to attend the Great Canadian Cheese Festival on Sunday, June 5th.  We’ll be at the Crystal Palace for the Cheese Fair & Artisan Cheese Market.  Look for our display table there!

Move Over Wine: Try Pairing Cheese with Beer!

From the farmsteads of yore, cheese is re-discovering a natural home on the palates of beer lovers. What’s the connection, you wonder? More than first meets the tongue.

As farmhouse products, beer traditionally complemented the ploughman’s lunch of meat and cheese. Beer is grown from barley grass and milk is a by-product of a cow’s diet of grass, not to mention grain. And something new to me, both beer and cheese were made on the farm by women!

According to Beer Advocate, cheese and beer share common characteristics in aroma and flavor, while the carbonation in beer lightens the palate and brings out the many nuances in the cheese.

So if you are ready to move beyond your run-of-the-mill wine and cheese party, try pairing cheese and beer.

5 Cheese and Beer Pairings to Try

  • Sharp Cheddar with Pale Ale
  • Feta or Goat’s Cheese with Wheat Beer
  • Havarti or Monterey Jack with Pilsner
  • Gorgonzola with Barleywine
  • Gruyére with Bock Beer

For a beer inspired repast offered up by Jamie Kennedy, Marc Breton and many more, saunter down to the 3rd annual Brewer’s Plate at Hart House in Toronto on Wednesday May 26th, 2010.

Ever considered starting your very own cheese factory or investing in a business idea with old roots?  Pay a visit to Invest in Cheese ambassador Andrew Redden, who will be mixing it up at the event under the Live your Dream banner!

I’d love to hear about your favorite local cheese and beer pairings featuring microbrews and artisan cheese from Ontario in particular, but anywhere in general!  Galen