Testimonials - Chevre Goats Cheese, Goat Cheddars

Press

AspenPeak Magazine 2011, Winter issue : by AspenPeak
“At the Viceroy, we use goat cheese from Avalanche Cheese Company, a
local business with an excellent selection of chevres.“—Will Nolan, chef de cuisine
at Eight K at the Viceroy Snowmass. (page 102)
>>AspenPeak Magazine for more info

SF Gate Home of San Fransisco Chronicle :12:25:2011 by Janet Fletcher
Going from burrito entrepreneur to cheesemaker is not an obvious career path, but Wendy Mitchell has managed the transition swiftly.
>>  San Fransisco Chronical for more info (pdf)

SF Weekly Blogs :12:27:2011 by Jonathan Kauffman
SFoodie is calling up food types around the city to ask them about their favorite discovery of the past year, whether it’s new or ancient, an ingredient or a person. We’ll be running their responses through the end of the year.
>> SF Weekly More

Aspen Time, Aspen Colorado : 06:17:2011 by Stewart Oksenhorn
“How did Darren Ryan, a food distributor in San Francisco, manage to get Avalanche Cheese in his line of products? According to Wendy Mitchell, the owner/cheese-maker of Basalt-based Avalanche, it was a combination of luck and perseverance. “He called me up and wouldn’t stop calling. Finally, he got me on a good day,” Mitchell said….”
>> Aspen Time June 17th, 2011 – How much Avalanche Cheese can a person eat? (pdf)

VOGA Profiles, Avalanche Cheese : 5:11:2011 by Ari Brocious
“In the VOGA farmer series, Ariana Brocious spoke with Wendy Mitchell of Avalanche Farm and Dairy, who has her goat farm in Paonia but makes the cheese in the Roaring Fork Valley.”
>> Listen to the interview

The Aspen Times, Aspen Colorado : 06.18.09 by Stewart Oksenhorn
“ASPEN — Foodies — chefs, producers, winemakers, purveyors, journalists — have come from far and wide across the country to participate in the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, which opens Friday. No doubt, much of the weekend conversation — over New Zealand lamb and Tuscan reds — will be about the importance of local produce. In that spirit, we celebrate a handful of locals — a cheese-maker, a chef, a restaurateur and a distributor of organic farm goods — making a difference in the way Aspen enjoys its food….”
>> Aspen Times article about Avalanche Cheese Company (pdf)

edibleAspen, Aspen Colorado : Winter 2010 by Stewart Oksenhorn : photographs by Jim Paussa
“In 2006, Wendy Mitchell traveled throughout Scotland learning to make cheese. She hopped from one creamery to the next, taking workshops or offering her labor in exchange for inside knowledge about curds and whey — and those legendary Scottish cheddar’s. She discovered that making cheese is the product of a precise science and not an intuitive art. To be an expert cheesemaker is to be part microbiologist, part mechanical engineer and part weather girl, all of which was not unexpected. What Mitchell didn’t anticipate was that back in Colorado, she would also have to be a farmer….”
>> edibleAspen article about Wendy Mitchell and Avalanche Cheese Company (pdf)

Videos

	Grassroots TV : 09:29:2011 : The Bravo Kitchen “Bravo Fine Catering and GrassRoots Community TV present: The Bravo Kitchen with Jimmy Nadell ‘The Goat Cheese Show’ Featuring guest chef Wendy Mitchell” >> Watch the show (get the player)
	Plum TV : 08:07:2011 : Aspen Farmers Market “The Aspen Farmer’s Market has a huge assortment of local, organic produce, cheeses, honey and bread to other unique items from hard ciders to skin care products.” >> Watch the video
	Plum TV : 12:22:2009 : Holiday Appetizers with Nat King of Cache Cache “Nate King, executive sous chef of Cache Cache in Aspen, stops by Top Of The Mountain to show us a new twist on a holiday classic: The Christmas Ham. Through creative use of prosciutto, toasted brioche & goat cheese (from the Avalanche Cheese Company), Chef King builds a delicious appetizer that is sure to please at holiday parties.” >> Watch the video

Awards

	American Cheese Society (ACS) Third Place Winner – Hand Bandaged Goat Cheddar Third Place Winner – Midnight Blue
	edibleASPEN Each fall, edibleASPEN asks its readers to vote for those who are making a difference in the local food community. Avalanche Cheese was the winner of both the 2010 and 2011 food artisan award. Read More (winners page – pdf)
	2012 Good Food Winner The Good Food Awards celebrate the kind of food we all want to eat: tasty, authentic and responsibly produced. We grant awards to outstanding American food producers and the farmers who provide their ingredients. We honor the Good Food Award recipients who push their industries towards craftsmanship and sustainability while enhancing our agricultural landscape and building strong communities. Read More (winners announced)