Back when I was a novice writer with a column in a free shopper’s weekly in western Sonoma County, I wrote a simple article about Roquefort cheese, talking a bit about what it was, where to buy it ...

Legend has it that there was a shepherd boy who once lived in Southern France who was having a delightful snack consisting of creamy sheep’s milk cheese and bread. He was eating it in a cave because ...

Roquefort cheese is one of the oldest and most famous cheeses in the world. It has a creamy white interior with blue veins and a snowy white rind. This recipe for blue cheese dressing, which calls for ...

Roquefort cheese is about to become very expensive in the United States — and French cheesemakers are tres unhappy. On the way out of office, the Bush administration slapped a 300 percent tariff on ...

Roquefort gets little respect from Americans who think it's only for salad dressing, but this regal blue cheese ranks among the world's finest. Autumn is its peak season, so it's a good time to look ...

Not only can blue cheese add a pungent boost of flavor to dishes and make for some tangy, creamy blue cheese salad dressings, but it also delivers added health benefits in the form of nutrients, ...

SAN ANTONIO — The caller to my voice mail had a question we've heard before. It's one of those that has a short answer — or an answer that could fill a book. What he wanted to know was, what is the ...

CHEESE25_JOHNLEE.JPG SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF - JAN 17: Gabriel Coulet "Le Petit Cave" Roquefort cheese. By JOHN LEE/SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLEJohn Lee Like a reserve wine, a wheel of Gabriel Coulet's La ...