Janet Fletcher Food Writer

Only one more week to order your cheeses for Cheese O’Clock on May 6. Just sayin’. @cheezelady Laura Werlin and I want you there! We’ll be sipping @gloriaferrerwinery bubbles and chatting all things cheesy with cheesemaker Brian Civitello of @mysticcheeseco. Zoom registration is free but we hope you’ll buy the cheeses and/or wines to taste along. All details at janetfletcher.com/cheeseoclock.

Sharpham Rustic with Chives and Garlic. Such a fabulous British cheese. Anyone spotted it lately? Hoping we’ll see more of it and other U.K. cheeses as tariffs are rolled back. If you love British cheeses as much as I do, check out the British Cheese Weekender, April 23-25. Three days of virtual classes, farm tours, talks, tastings with top U.K. pros. Free to watch! Get the schedule at britishcheeseweekender.com.

Is this the creamiest cheese ever? Aged four months in Switzerland’s Kaltbach caves, Le Crémeux (the creamy one) is aptly named. For the back story and retail sources, click link in my bio or read Planet Cheese. This one’s a people pleaser, for sure.

Meet Melinda Mae and, yes, she’s as good as she looks! I fell in love with this unusual cheese last summer and can’t wait to share it with you when Cheese O’Clock resumes on Thursday, May 5. Join @cheezelady Laura Werlin, @gloriaferrerwinery and me for this first in a four-week series of Zoom tastings to celebrate American Cheese Month. Holy Cow! is our theme on May 5. Zoom registration is free if you just want to listen in. Purchase the cheeses and/or wines by April 23 if you want to taste along with us and our guest cheesemaker and winemaker. All details at janetfletcher.com/cheeseoclock.

Doug’s handmade garganelli. Pretty good for a first attempt! I made the pesto, but that’s easy.

Fresh cheeses with spring herbs. If I were a cheesemaker, I would steal this idea. As seen in Paris (alas, a while ago).