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Flotsam and jetsam
June 6, 2008 – 11:55 AM | 10 Comments

1. Reader Tina emailed to remind me that, if you haven’t used your philanthropy credits from the TN fall contest, you should head over to DonorsChoose.org pronto — they expire June 11.
2. The summer-movie fest …

One door closes, another door opens
May 8, 2008 – 9:12 AM | 55 Comments

I’ll be closing the cheese poll shortly, so if you haven’t voted yet — or want to clear your caches and take one more run at it — now’s the time.
Thank you all for participating; …

The 2008 NCheeseAA Final: British Cheddar vs. Mozzarella
May 6, 2008 – 8:52 AM | 58 Comments
The 2008 NCheeseAA Final: British Cheddar vs. Mozzarella

Beautiful Cheddar Gorge
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Bunting: I love pizza. I love it so much that even working in a pizza parlor for two semesters couldn’t break …

No, really: What of our hens?
May 5, 2008 – 8:52 AM | 10 Comments

Reader Lori S. tipped me to International Respect For Chickens Day, which I very dis-respectfully missed (it was yesterday). United Poultry Concerns does have a store, if you would like to purchase a chicken-themed shirt …

NCheeseAA: The Final Four-mage
May 1, 2008 – 9:21 AM | 5 Comments
NCheeseAA: The Final Four-mage

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British Cheddar vs. Vermont Cheddar. Here it is! The match-up I’ve been waiting for — the American Cheese-olution!

“Why did I have to be the to-mah-to?”
April 29, 2008 – 6:26 PM | 11 Comments

Thanks to Reader Anne S. for tipping me to the new Film Four ad — in which Ewan McGregor is wearing a tomato costume! Looks pretty cute in it, too, although I think the hat …

Top Seeds
April 29, 2008 – 11:09 AM | One Comment

You think that, someday, I’ll run out of tomato puns. And it just never happens. Anyway, a few links and little whatnots for you here…
Voting for the NCheeseAA Elite Grate stays open until tonight: Tuesday …

NCheeseAA: The Elite Grate
April 25, 2008 – 8:15 PM | No Comment
NCheeseAA: The Elite Grate

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Parmigiano-Reggiano vs. British Cheddar.   I didn’t think much of Parm-Reg’s prospects in the draw, at least initially, and Keckler and I both called Brie to beat it in …

NCheeseAA: Stank Sixteen Update
April 24, 2008 – 5:02 PM | 6 Comments

After a valiant fight, Cashel Blue went down to Mt. Tam 49/51.Thanks to everyone who cast deciding votes in the last day or so; you can view the upcoming Elite Grate match-ups by clicking the …

NCheeseAA Quarterfinals: The Stank Sixteen
April 21, 2008 – 7:53 PM | 20 Comments
NCheeseAA Quarterfinals: The Stank Sixteen

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Brie vs. Parmigiano-Reggiano. This is a bizarre match-up. One’s a “lolling on the grass with grapes, a bottle of wine, a river, and shamisen” cheese, and the other is an ingredient. …