Celebrities and Cheese: Cheese news and celebrity interviews

New site

2009-04-04T06:02:00.003+01:00

If you're wondering why it looks like we haven't updated in a while, it's because we've upgraded to a new site with a new address - check out http://celebritiesandcheese.com/

Hope to see you all over there.

North Carolina prepares for Cheese Sandwich Film Festival

2009-03-26T22:10:00.001Z

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Film Studies student Joselyn McDonald has closed off entries for the upcoming Cheese Sandwich Film Festival.

The deliciously named short film ceremony is free to enter but all submissions must come with a bribe to be accepted. All bribes will then be given out as a prize to the fans' favourite film.

Guidelines for the entries state that:
"1. The film has to be about a cheese sandwich. This can be loose.
2. The film must be creative.
3. The film must be under 3 minutes!"

As well as the film competition there will be a sandwich making contest on the day with prizes given out in two categories – "Eadam Up!" (tastiest sandwich) and "Lookin' Gouda" (best presentation).

The Cheese Sandwich Film Festival will be held on 1 April at Jengo's Playhouse, Wilmington, North Carolina.

>>> Real Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese on course for PDO >>>

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

2009-03-26T12:17:00.001Z

I was looking for a cheese themed film the other night - or at least a film with 'cheese' or a cheese type in the title - and I came across I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With. And it actually looks quite decent.

Anyone got any other suggestions for a good cheese film?

The I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With trailer now resides in the cheese news section of our new site.

Real Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese on course for PDO

2009-03-24T19:37:00.001Z

The Wensleydale Creamery at Hawes, North Yorkshire, is hopeful that Wensleydale cheese will soon receive special protection from the European Union...

Read full cheese news stories, including Real Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese on course for PDO, on our new site.

Wisconsins look forward to Midtown Cream Cheese Competition

2009-03-03T08:45:00.001Z

We've moved - please read the full Wisconsins look forward to Midtown Cream Cheese Competition story on our new page.

The Wisconsin city of Beaver Dam is busy preparing for its fifth annual cream cheese competition, to be held on Saturday 14 March...

All our cheese news has moved.

Cheese can help reduce risk of cancer

2009-02-24T08:49:00.001Z

Our Cheese can help reduce risk of cancer, and indeed all our cheese news can be found on our new site.

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in America have found that dairy products such as cheese, yoghurt and low fat milk can help reduce the risk of certain cancers - by 23% in women and 16% in men.

The research, which has been ongoing since 1995, showed that both men and women who exceeded their recommended daily intake of calcium were less likely to get cancer inside the digestive system - particularly colorectal cancer (colon or large bowel cancer). American health authorities currently recommend that adults over the age of 50 consume 1200 mg of calcium a day while UK citizens are told that 700mg daily for an adult is sufficient.

Lead author Yikyung Park, Sc.D., of the National Cancer Institute, said: "Dairy food, which is relatively high in potentially anticarcinogenic nutrients such as calcium, vitamin D and conjugated linoleic acid, has been postulated to protect against the development of colorectal and breast cancer.

"In conclusion, our findings suggest that calcium intake consistent with current recommendations is associated with a lower risk of total cancer in women and cancers of the digestive system, especially colorectal cancer, in both men and women."

Macaroni cheese a great comfort during recession

2009-02-20T09:05:00.001Z

The Boston Globe is running a nice feature this week about macaroni cheese being America's top comfort food - and one that's perfect for what people keep telling me is an economic crisis...

Read the rest of Macaroni cheese a great comfort during recession and more cheese news at our new site.

Cheese closes school

2009-02-16T22:51:00.002Z

We've moved - please read all our cheese news at our new site, including the Cheese closes school story.

Interview with Lisa Yee

2009-02-11T09:22:00.001Z

Lisa Yee has led a varied life - her jobs to date include being paid to eat chocolate, writing a speech for a president (which was, she admits, later got re-written) and she has been a judge at cheese sandwich contest.

Read our Lisa Yee interview and more interviews with celebrities who love cheese on our new site.

Interview with Gwenno Saunders

2009-02-09T10:44:00.001Z

Gwenno Saunders is best known for being a member of UK band the Pipettes - the creators of one of the best songs of 2006, Pull Shapes. As well as her passion for music, Gwenno is also a big fan of cheese. The beautiful blond (above), took the time to answer a few questions about what cheese means in her life.

Our Gwenno Saunders interview can be read in full on our new site, which has lots of other lovely interviews with celebs who love cheese.

American cheese tax causes outrage in France

2009-02-04T14:18:00.002Z

One of the last acts of George Bush's administration has angered farmers in the Roquefort-sur-Soulzon region of France.

On 13 January this year, Bush and co increased the tariff on many European products - such as pears, truffles and mineral water - but while these products saw a 100% increase, the tariff for Roquefort cheese was put up by 300%.

The increase in tariffs is believed to be a retaliation to the EU ban on US beef imports that contain growth hormones; however, a French minister has suggest raising the tariff on Coca-Cola as the war rages on.

Around 4,500 people make a living in the production of Roquefort and about 450 tons of their cheese is shipped to the US every year. The French community is hoping that Obama will reverse this decision - and have sent him a free sample to help persuade him - but they admit that cheese might not be top of his list of priorities.

We've now moved - please read American cheese tax causes outrage in France at our new site, where you can find all the latest cheese news.

Men smell of cheese

2009-02-03T08:36:00.001Z

A team of scientists in Switzerland have undertaken important research to discover that men smell like cheese, according to New Scientist. The research also found out that women smell more like onions or grapefruit.

Read more the rest of Men smell of cheese in the cheese news section on our new site.

Cheese being stolen by everyone in Italy

2008-12-23T12:18:00.001Z

After a recent survey showed that Parmesan is the most shoplifted item in Italy - apparently one item in every 10 stolen is the hard cheese - it appears even the Mafia are in on it...

...more of this cheese news story at our new site. Cheese being stolen by everyone in Italy.

Celebrities and Cheese - coming soon

2008-11-26T13:46:00.001Z

Celebrities and Cheese - your first stop for celebrity interviews about cheese - will be coming soon.

We're currently in the process of rounding up a few interviews and we hope to launch properly around the turn of the year.

Please check again soon.