This page contains meeting minutes, notes, and handouts from previous meetings.
July 2013 – Fondue
- Fondue Tips and Recipes – Don and Carol Rutherford (DOC, 28KB)
- Fondue Primer – Larry Stein (PDF, 673KB)
June 2013 – Cheesemaking Gadgets – Horace Bixby
- Cheesemaking Gadgets – Presentation Handout (PDF, 33KB)
May 2013 – English Cheeses – Jeffree Itrich
- English Cheeses – Presentation Notes (PDF, 84KB)
- Cheddar Beer Soup Recipe (External Link)
- English Country Cheddar Cheese Soup (External Link)
February 2013 – Scandinavian Cheeses – Malcolm Jarvis
- Scandinavian Cheeses – Presentation Notes (PDF, 146KB)
January 2013 – Cheese and Sparkling Wine Pairing – Ringo Firefly
- Cheese and Champagne – Pairing Menu (DOC, 36KB)
October 2012 – Soft-Ripened Cheeses – Laurie Gerber and Horace Bixby
- Soft-Ripened Cheeses – Presentation Slides (PPTX, 3391KB)
- Soft-Ripened Cheeses – Presentation Handout (DOCX, 24KB)
- Bix’s Notes on Camembert and Brie (ZIP, 1.9MB)
- Bix’s Notes on Camembert and Brie (individual JPG images): [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
May 2012 – Cheesemaking Gadgets and Cheese School Recap – Larry Stein and Chris Banker
- Cal Poly Short Course Overview – Presentation Slides (PDF, 270KB)
March 2012 – Irish-Themed Beer and Cheese Pairing – Ringo Firefly and Chris Banker
- Queso Diego Beer and Cheese Pairings (PDF, 198KB)
- Tips for Pairing Cheese and Beer (PDF, 76KB)
- More Beer and Cheese Pairings from Beer Experts (PDF, 70KB)
February 2012 – Whey Cheese and Cooking with Whey – Anna Kearns
- Whey Presentation Notes (PDF, 37KB)
- Drop Biscuit Recipe (PDF, 18KB)
- Polish Whey Soup (PDF, 23KB)
- Paneer Whey Soup (PDF, 20KB)
January 2012 – Cheese and Champagne Pairing Celebration – Ringo Firefly
- Meeting Minutes (PDF, 22KB)
- Cheese and Champagne Handout (PDF, 109KB)
- Cheese and Champagne Pairing List (PDF, 58KB)
- Champagne Q&A Handout (PDF, 64KB)
November 2011 – Queso Fresco – Gisela Claassen
- Meeting Minutes (PDF, 22KB)
- Queso Fresco Presentation Handout (PDF, 5.4MB)
- Basic Pressed Cheese Steps Handout (PDF, 113KB)
October 2011 – Blue Cheeses – John McKay
- Meeting Minutes (RTF, 2KB)
- Blue Cheese Presentation Notes (DOC, 26KB)
- Blue Cheese Trivia Questions (DOC, 26KB)
- Blue Cheese List (DOC, 25KB)
- Recipe: Blue Cheese in the Style of English Stilton (DOC, 431KB)