The day after Thanksgiving, we took the tour to Dee’s Cheese N More in Mt. Horeb and to both Brennan’s locations in Madison. Below: The proprietors of Dee’s Cheese (including Dee, left) went to outlandish lengths to promote the book — thus, cow and cheese curd costumes, respectively. Further down: the authors hang out with [...]
Archive for November, 2009
MCoW in Mt. Horeb and Madison
Posted in Tour, tagged Brennan's, Dee's Cheese, Mt. Horeb, Tour on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MCoW on Simple, Good, and Tasty
Posted in Media Mention, tagged interview, profile, Simple Good and Tasty on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The excellent Simple, Good, and Tasty website brings us the funniest (and possibly most flattering) lead sentence of anything yet written about the book:
James Norton and Becca Dilley are fast becoming the “Brangelina” of the Midwestern food scene – a smart, high powered couple whose presence is everywhere.
The whole story is a great read, and [...]
MCoW in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Posted in Media Mention, tagged Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Nancy Stohs on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A wonderful story by Nancy Stohs in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel today — one of the most detailed and thoughtful looks yet at the book and our process.
The Big Tour Update: Milwaukee, Green Bay, More
Posted in Tour, tagged Larry's Market, Marion Street Cheese Market, Nala's Fromagerie on November 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We’d fully intended to keep updating you daily on our tour progress, but we chucked that out the window somewhere around day 3.
Here, as a recap, are some of Becca’s wonderful photos, which help tell the story of our Wisconsin (and Chicago) tour for The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin.
At left is Larry of Larry’s Market [...]
New Signing: Mt. Horeb
Posted in Tour, tagged Brennan's, Dee's Cheese N More on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ll be at the newly opened Dee’s Cheese N More (504 E. Main St., Mt. Horeb, WI) from 10am-noon on Friday, Nov. 27. We’re looking forward to it! That same day, we’ll be at both Brennan’s locations in Madison — 8210 Watts Rd. from 2-4pm, and 5533 University Ave. 5-7pm.
More Kind Words Filtering In…
Posted in Media Mention, tagged Cheese and Champagne, Doug Moe, Jill Lewis, Paul Everett Nelson, Wisconsin State Journal on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our friend and collaborator Jill Lewis has some kind words for the book over at her terrific blog du fromage, Cheese and Champagne. Check out the post, and check out her blog, too!
Jill also profiled Becca and myself in the Heavy Table — the Q&A gets into a lot of the book’s backstory, and is [...]
Another Report From the Tour: Madison
Posted in Tour, tagged Fromagination, Tour, Union, Joy Cardin, Here and Now, Gary Grossen on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve only been in Madison and on the second leg of our book tour for two days, but it feels as though a month has gone by. Between today (Friday) and yesterday, we’ve been on public radio with Joy Cardin, on Here and Now (Wisconsin Public Television, airs next Friday), at the Wisconsin Union, and [...]
Doug Moe on the Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin
Posted in Media Mention, tagged Doug Moe, Wisconsin State Journal on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wisconsin Street Journal columnist Doug Moe gives The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin a biographical treatment in a nice article for tomorrow’s edition of the paper. If you’re interested in the backstory, give it a read.
New Tour Stop: Germantown
Posted in Tour, tagged Germantown, Sendik's, Tour on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This just in: We’ll signing and sampling cheese at Sendik’s in Germantown, WI on Dec. 12, from 6-7:30pm. We can’t wait!
Marion Street Cheese Market on MCoW
Posted in Media Mention, tagged Chicago, Marion Street Cheese Market on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Norine Mulry, the cheesemonger at Marion Street Cheese Marketing in Chicago, gives The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin a long and thoughtful introduction as she promotes our upcoming signing and cheese tasting.
I was fortunate enough to take a sneak peek at the book. I had the mistaken notion that a book devoted entirely to Master Cheesemakers [...]
