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christina lorey
Christina Lorey
Christina is an Edward R. Murrow-winning journalist and former producer, reporter, and anchor for TV stations in Madison and Moline. When she’s not writing or asking questions, you can find her volunteering with Girls on the Run, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and various mental health organizations.

Wisconsin’s top 8 cheeses, according to local chefs

Home to more than 126 cheese plants, Dairy State dairy farmers produce more than 350 different varieties of cheese–double any other state.

But, with so many choices, which do you choose?

That’s the question Food & Wine editors asked Wisconsin’s best chefs and shopkeepers, including Patrick DePula (Salvatore’s Tomato Pies), Ken Monteleone (Fromagination), Tim Mulcahy (Brennan’s Cellars), and Tory Miller (L’Etoile, Graze). 

Here are their picks, how to use them, and where to buy online (alphabetical by dairy).

Wisconsin's top 8 cheeses, according to local chefs

90 Years of Mr. Baseball: 5 things you (probably) don’t know about Bob Uecker

Most major leaguers are lucky to spend a decade with a team. Bob Uecker has earned 54 (and counting.) 

The Brewers broadcasting legend’s Milwaukee roots go back as far as he does: Uecker was the first Milwaukeean to play for the city’s first baseball team, the Braves, from 1962-63. After retiring from playing the game, Uecker returned to Cream City to call it. And the rest, as they say, is history. 

90 Years of Mr. Baseball: 5 things you (probably) don’t know about Bob Uecker