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Let’s roll: Cheese chase champ to ignore ban

A six-times champion of England’s annual cheese-rolling contest has vowed to chase the cheese despite a ban on the event because of safety concerns.
Chris Anderson says he is willing to risk potential injury to complete an unauthorised cheese roll in May if a campaign to reinstate the 200-year-old Gloucestershire tradition fails.
“Cheese rolling has always taken [...]

Police sniff out drug cash hidden in cheese

Even the most pungent cheeses couldn’t throw police in the American state of Nebraska off the scent of $1.2 million in drug money.
A police sniffer dog team unearthed the stack of cash after stopping a truck in Douglas County for a minor traffic violation.
Chief Deputy Marty Bilek said officers checked the trailer after thinking something [...]

Steve Jobs’ head carved in mozzarella

A Mac (and cheese) fan in American has paid homage in fromage to Apple founder Steve Jobs, carving a surprisingly lifelike representation of the gadget guru out of soft Italian cheese.
Ken Aversano, a poster at the Cooks’ Den food blog and self-confessed “foodie with time on his hands”, used two large blocks of [...]

Campaign mounts to reinstate cheese rolling

Momentum is gathering behind a campaign to get Britain’s annual cheese-rolling contest back on the calendar after the event was cancelled due to safety concerns.
Organisers announced last week that the cheese-rolling contest, held every May in Gloucestershire was being scrapped because it was becoming too popular to ensure safety.

The Invisible Cheese-Wire

Eagle-eyed cheese fans may have noticed the Cheese-Wire, the Internet’s best source of cheese news, has been rather dormant of late.
This hiatus can be explained by the pitter-patter of tiny feet at Cheese-Wire HQ, with the arrival of another mouth to feed with cheese. We’re delighted to report our newest member has now matured enough [...]