​About LAURA
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EDU-TAINER

Laura combines her expertise and unique sense of humor to create educational, interactive, and downright fun cheese and wine tasting and pairing sessions.

SPEAKER

Laura is a popular presenter at food and wine festivals around the nation, most prominently the Food & Wine Classic at Aspen, the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, and many others. She is also a regular instructor at the Cheese School of San Francisco.

AUTHOR

Just as with her speaking style, Laura’s award-winning cheese books focus on making cheese easy to understand and fun for everyone. Her primary focus and passion is bringing an awareness of American artisan cheese, which, along with wine, was the subject of her James Beard award-winning book, The All American Cheese and Wine Book.

CHEESE ORGANIZATIONS

Immediate Past President: American Cheese Education Foundation 
​Board member: California’s Artisan Cheese Festival 
Member: Guilde des Fromagers, American Cheese Society and California Artisan Cheese Guild.

LIFESTYLE

When she isn’t eating or teaching about cheese, Laura can be found jogging on the streets of San Francisco, where she lives, or hiking in the mountains, which she loves.

BOOKS

In her books, Laura has spotlighted the work of American artisan cheesemakers for over two decades, created over 100 recipes for just the humble grilled cheese sandwich alone (never mind the hundreds of other delectable cheese recipes including 50 for mac & cheese), made cheese shopping simple, and created a library of go-to books for anyone’s cheese needs.

ARTICLES

​Foods and Wines From Spain - Sheep's Milk Cheeses l Foods and Wines From Spain - Tortas l Foods and Wines From Spain - Goat Cheeses Foods and Wines From Spain - Cow’s Milk Cheeses l National Culinary Review | Aspen Times | Food & Wine | Eating Wel​l | Everyday with Rachael Ray | culture | CNN Online | Aspen Magazine | Delta Sky | Aspen Times | Edible Aspen

VIDEOS

Laura’s knowledge and presentation style makes her a popular choice for web-based and corporate lifestyle videos.