notes from the cheesy roads – the Holy Prosecco Land

Last fall for a long weekend we drove to the Veneto, namely into the area of Conegliano. Our main focus, I have to admit was to stack up on as many bottles of Prosecco as Signor Rossi can carry but Gustav wouldn´t be team formaggiastic if he wouldn´t have pointed out some cheese hot spots for us.

So here, an excursion for mind and heart and a short idea post for your future travels; two cheese places we went to and happily recommend for your next trip to “Prosecco Land”.

all the cheeses September 11, 2020

FINALLY – The Wait Comes to an End!

Some of you might have followed our Instagram updates and may also have seen some of our interviews with Italian farmers and cheesemakers prior to this year’s event of the
*open days of artisanal cheese dairy farms of Italy*- *CASEIFICI AGRICOLI OPENDAY*

on wheels August 16, 2020

summer break!

Formaggiastic is going on a late summer break!

Tune in for a new blog post on September 10th and until then don’t forget to
Cheese up your summer!

Follow our social media channels and enjoy the summer!

Cheers & see you in September!

on wheels July 15, 2020

CATALONIA – A CHEESE GETAWAY moved to 2021

**Due to the current situation we unfortunately will have to cancel our October Trip to Barcelona and move it to spring next year. The dates will be announced in time on our website as well as our social channels.

For everyone who is in the area before then make sure to check out the Aborigens website for current events and happenings. They will make sure you have an unforgettable time with delicious foods and drinks!

To get an idea of next years travel read below how it was set up for this October**

on wheels June 17, 2020

Cheese Up your summer!

Summer arrived and it seems like a lot of us this year will either not go on vacation at all or will choose a destination nearby. But hey – this is not the end of the world and many great things can be discovered just around the corner.

all the cheeses April 6, 2020

Obazda – the bavarian mash-mess

Usually in spring when days get warmer Bavarians swarm to the beergardens to enjoy the bavarian signature cheese Obazda and being from Munich of course one of those people is me. But since life right now is a little different Gustav and I want to give you a home recipe and repost a memory from 2018 where we went to Munich, capital of Bavaria and herewith of the region the Obazda was granted PGI certification in 2015.

all the cheeses February 2, 2020

Oaxaca cheese – (not) a mexican traveller

Just a few days ago Gustav and presented a cheese from Georgia that came to us via secret paths. But unfortunately not all of our cheese messengers are equally successful and sometimes cheeses get confiscated – or, as we think, rapidly eaten up – by overly correct border controls.

all the cheeses November 19, 2019

Cheese Berlin-grand dame of Germany´s cheese festivals!

For those of you who follow my Instagram account it is no news, but #formaggiastic went Cheese Berlin – the annual Cheese Festival taking place at Markthalle Neun in Berlin Kreuzberg. Spass!

all the cheeses October 28, 2019

Squacquerone di Romagna – time to ooze!

I can tell you – there is always one more cheese one has not yet heard of or tasted!
Last weekend while I was admiring the astonishing 5^th century frescoes of Ravenna, Italy, Gustav used the waiting time to sneak an oozy gem into our suitcase – Squacquerone di Romagna DOP.

on wheels September 29, 2019

Cheese 2019 – Italy’s holy grail for cheese lovers!

Cheese 2019 – I am sure that as a fellow cheese lover going to the bi-annual festival “Cheese” in Bra, Italy is for you, as it was for me, a long-held dream. With 300.000 visitors in 2017 and over 400 exhibitors this year it is one of the biggest and also most important cheese festivals in the world.
I finally got to go this year, and for those of you who couldn´t make it I put together some impressions from my visit.