This week's episode of Assis Toi might as well be subtitled, In The Basement.
That's where Lyndell Findlay, owner and cheesemaker from Blue Harbour Cheese plies her trade.
Lyndell Findlay is a devotee of cheese. But perhaps her greatest love is for all things blue. In the latest episode of "Assis Toi," find out how this woman went from working for the UN with refugees to becoming a cheese maker in a basement in the north end of Halifax.
Find out more about Lyndell's cheese-making at http://blueharbourcheese.com
"Assis Toi" is a radio series that airs on Information Morning and Island Morning on CBC Radio in the Maritimes. It tells stories about the kinds of relationships that people have with food.
For more info on "Assis Toi" and its producer, Simon Thibault, check out:
http://simonthibault.com
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Since she launched her Urban Blue cheese, a gorgonzala-esque double cream blue cheese, Findlay has been amping up her production, as tasters and buyers seem to be following her wherever her cheese is sampled. She has been chronicled in The Globe and Mail, and is currently working on a few more cheese products which have yet to reach the market.
You can listen to the latest episode of Assis Toi by streaming it here, or downloading it here. I also invite you to Have A Seat with Lyndell, down below.
"Have A Seat" is a collection of previously unaired audio from interviews that air on CBC Radio's "Assis Toi". The series looks at people's relationships with food.
Some of the world's best blue cheeses are traditionally made in caves, but Lyndell Findlay wanted to create a truly urban cheese. That became Urban Blue, and Findlay has found herself with quite a hit. In this episode, Lyndell talks about creating an "approachable" blue.
For more on Urban Blue and Blue Harbour Cheeses, check out:
http://blueharbourcheese.com
For more on Simon Thibault, check out:
simonthibault.com
twitter.com/simonathibault