An Interview with Matt Spiegler of Cheese Notes and Churchtown Dairy

The Collective Creamery Cheese Podcast

Just about every cheese lover dreams about becoming a professional cheesemaker — but it takes real dedication to the craft to make that dream a reality. Matt Spiegler started out as a blogger, exploring the world of artisan cheese and writing about it as he went at his site Cheese Notes. Soon, he was making his own cheeses at home — and eventually quit his day job to intern and then work at one of the country’s most esteemed cheese houses, Jasper Hill Farm. Today, he’s the head cheesemaker at Churchtown Dairy, a biodynamic farm in New York’s Hudson Valley, only a few miles from where Matt grew up. Plus, we taste some delicious Churchtown cheeses!