Cheese Hangouts Interviews

Babs Hogan’s Interview with Veronica Baetje

Veronica and Steve Baetje are award-winning cheesemakers from Bloomsdale, Missouri. They have been manufacturing cheese and caring for their herd for over 10 years and have received education from both the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese as well as the University of Wisconsin. Their Head Cheese Maker has completed both the Cheesemaker’s certificate course as […]

Babs Hogan’s Interview with Tom Chatfield

Babs Hogan

July 2018: While at the American Cheese Society conference in Pittsburgh, PA, I interviewed Tom Chatfield. Here’s part of Tom’s story. He writes “As the first Sales Manager to be employed at Quicke’s in over ten years, I co-created a five year strategy (to FY 2019/20) to restore growth and profitability after years of decline. […]

Babs Hogan’s Interview with Erika Kubick

Babs Hogan

American Cheese Society Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Here’s my interview with Erika Kubick, the Digital Editor for Culture Magazine and Cheese Advocate & Marketing Consultant with her company, CheeseSexDeath.com On her LinkedIn page, she writes “It’s my mission to break down the barriers between cheese professionals and the general public. Through digital content and in-person classes, […]

Babs Hogan’s Cheese Hangouts Interviews at ACS, 2018

Babs Hogan

While at the American Cheese Society Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, I interviewed several cheese professionals and one agriculture expert. I hope you enjoy watching these Cheese Hangouts interviews. The links to the videos are HERE.

Babs Hogan’s Interview with Malory Lane

Babs Hogan

While at the American Cheese Society conference in Pittsburgh, PA, I interviewed thirteen cheese professionals and one agriculture expert. This one is with Malory Lane, an American who is working as a cheesemonger in Tokyo, Japan. She recently took the cheese certification exam—in Japanese! She is the first westerner to take the exam. Impressive! The […]

Babs Hogan’s Interview with Mauricio Travesi

Babs Hogan

American Cheese Society Conference, Pittsburgh, PA This is my interview with Mauricio Travesi, President of the Mozzarella Company, in Dallas, Texas. The Mozzarella Company won three medals in the competition. 3rd Place: Goat’s Milk Ricotta, 1st Place: Menonina Jalapeño, and 1st Place: Cella Here’s the link to the video About the Mozzarella Company Paula Lambert fell […]

Babs Hogan’s Interview with Kim Bremmer

Babs Hogan

While at the American Cheese Society Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, I interviewed thirteen people. This is my interview with ruminant nutritionist and agriculture expert, Kim Bremmer. Kim is a nationally recognized speaker who started Ag Inspirations with a mission to inspire farmers to tell their stories, connect people to where their food comes from, and […]