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Cheese on menu as leaders try to solve crisis

Goat’s cheese was on the menu as the leaders of the world’s most powerful countries gathered for a formal dinner in London this week to chew over ways to solve the financial crisis.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver added the cheese as a vegetarian option in a meal prepared for leaders of the G-20 nations, including U.S. [...]

Parmesan wins U.S. Super Bowl of cheese

A Parmesan from Wisconsin has beaten off more than 1,300 rivals to take the title of America’s Best at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.
SarVecchio Parmesan, described as having a mellow caramel flavour with a crunchy crystal texture, was crowned the winner at the biennial cheese-off in Green Bay, Wisconsin.