EDU-TAINER
Laura combines her expertise and unique sense of humor to create educational, interactive, and downright fun cheese and wine tasting and pairing sessions.
SPEAKER
Laura is a popular presenter at food and wine festivals around the nation, most prominently the Food & Wine Classic at Aspen, the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, and many others. She is also a regular instructor at the Cheese School of San Francisco.
AUTHOR
Just as with her speaking style, Laura’s award-winning cheese books focus on making cheese easy to understand and fun for everyone. Her primary focus and passion is bringing an awareness of American artisan cheese, which, along with wine, was the subject of her James Beard award-winning book, The All American Cheese and Wine Book.
CHEESE ORGANIZATIONS
Immediate Past President: American Cheese Education Foundation
Board member: California’s Artisan Cheese Festival
Member: Guilde des Fromagers, American Cheese Society and California Artisan Cheese Guild.
Board member: California’s Artisan Cheese Festival
Member: Guilde des Fromagers, American Cheese Society and California Artisan Cheese Guild.
LIFESTYLE
When she isn’t eating or teaching about cheese, Laura can be found jogging on the streets of San Francisco, where she lives, or hiking in the mountains, which she loves.
BOOKS
ARTICLES
Cheese Connoisseur: Laura Werlin: An American Cheese Authority ] Epoisses Cheese Meets Its Match - Food & Wine] Fromage Homegrown: Laura Werlin Pivots to Cheese and Beer This Year] Laura Werlin Proves Once Again that Cheese Really Does Make Everything Better - Even Beer] Ribera y Rueda - Castles & Lions Reimagined l Foods and Wines From Spain - Sheep's Milk Cheeses l Foods and Wines From Spain - Tortas l Foods and Wines From Spain - Goat Cheeses Foods and Wines From Spain - Cow’s Milk Cheeses l National Culinary Review | Aspen Times | Food & Wine | Eating Well | culture | CNN Online | Aspen Magazine | Delta Sky | Edible Aspen | Everyday with Rachael Ray