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Cooking with cheese - go basic or take it up a notch?
Is there anything better than melted cheese? My approach to cooking with cheese is the same as wine. I probably consume just as much as I...
Mark Rodgers
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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How my cheese making journey began
My journey with cheese started when I was just 11, some 30 years ago (which gives my age away!) Fast forward to 2015 and such was my...
Mark Rodgers
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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Cheese tasting night goes down brie-lliantly
I couldn't resist the cheesy pun (sorry, not sorry!) I also couldn't have imagined, when I set up the business, that I would be hosting...
Mark Rodgers
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Introducing... The Cheese Place
They say it takes a village to raise a child which is a phrase I have learnt all too well since having my own recently. It is also true...
Mark Rodgers
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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English Brie, Bigod it's good!
Let's not start a blog about British cheese by talking about the French; but it is impossible to do so when it's about Brie! I absolutely...
Mark Rodgers
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Hello, It's been a while...
As you can imagine, being full-time self-employed, with a young family - spare time is hard to come by. So getting time to sit and have a...
Mark Rodgers
Feb 26, 20243 min read
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Who makes the best cheese? It's all so territorial...
Over the summer we took Cheese HQ on the road to visit family in France, getting away from it all and switching off - or not quite!...
Mark Rodgers
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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Back to where it all began.
Hi everyone, in case you didn't know - my name is Mark Rodgers and I am a self-confessed cheese addict, cheese-lover, cheesemonger and...
Mark Rodgers
Jun 22, 20223 min read
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Chinley Cheese: going back to my Peak District roots and finding a new hidden gem
Those who know me can attest to the fact that I well and truly embrace my Northern roots. I love chips and gravy, enjoy a pint or two of...
Mark Rodgers
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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Revitalising Britain's cheesemaking industry
It amazes me, every time I hear a customer say "I didn't know that we made all these different cheeses in the UK" and I think it is...
Mark Rodgers
Mar 2, 20223 min read
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Meet the makers: goat's cheese heaven at Norton and Yarrow
Business meetings used to mean warm offices, gallons of tea and coffee and talks of vision and strategy for the period ahead. Now,...
Mark Rodgers
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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2022 cheese and a-whey we go
I love the annual clear-out, get things off the desk, signed sealed and delivered for the Christmas break and then that's it for a few...
Mark Rodgers
Jan 20, 20223 min read
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The best bits of 2021 from Cheese on Towcest'
As the year draws to a close I've been reflecting on the last 12 months (in between packing up all your Christmas cheese boxes) and my...
Mark Rodgers
Dec 14, 20214 min read
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Everyone is happy when the cheese comes out!
It's been a while since I have sat down to write a blog, we welcomed our very own mini cheddar into the world in August. It has been a...
Mark Rodgers
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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What does vegetarian cheese have to do with the price of chips?
This month's cheese; I scour the country looking for new and interesting cheeses, sometimes I hit a home run and things fall it to place...
Mark Rodgers
Jul 28, 20212 min read
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Happy birthday to us! Cheese all round?
It has certainly been a year to remember with lots of lessons learned and plenty of decisions to make along the way.
Mark Rodgers
Jun 18, 20214 min read
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