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Media KitWhy Belle ChevreFor almost 20 years Belle Chevre has been hand-crafting fine French style goat’s milk cheeses in rural Alabama. A woman with a grand appetite for Chevre (the French word for goat and pronounced ‘shev) founded Belle Chevre and developed a winning recipe that has, to date, garnered over 50 national awards from American Cheese Society and other famed institutions. Belle Chevre’s delicious recipe landed Belle Chevre cheeses in some of the finest cheese retailers in the country including The Cheese Shop of Beverly Hills and Dean & Deluca in New York City where a wayward Alabamian, Tasia Malakasis, discovered this product from her home about which she did not yet know. Tasia, ever passionate about food, fell in love with the product, and came back to Alabama to learn the art of cheesemaking and finally persuaded the owner emeritus to let her be the next generation of Belle Chevre. “I could not be more excited to highlight a great product that is not only from Alabama but is OF Alabama”, says Malakasis. The uniquely mild but distinctive flavor of our cheeses is directly related to the terrain on which the goats are raised and the cheese is created. Limestone County, Alabama is a big part of what is special about Belle Chevre. The French use a term, terroir, to speak mostly about why wine is so special from a certain region – the soil, the climate, the chemical and alchemical sense of place – and it is the same with Belle Chevre’s cheeses. No other cheese can taste as good! Steven Jenkins, one of the world’s foremost authorities on cheeses of the world says “Alabama's FBC cheeses and fromage blanc taste as fine as the best of the Loire Valley, Perigord and Provence, and that's a mouthful." All of our cheeses are hand-made and hand-packed with great care and dedication to the craft – and we believe that that makes all the difference in the world. We hope that you too will become infected with the passion with which this cheese is made and experience, as Tasia and so many others have, love at first bite.
Belle Chevre AwardsWe’re proud of our cheese. One look at the long list of kudos we’ve received and you’ll see why.
Belle Chevre in the NewsBelle Chevre Press Releases
November 5, 2012 :: Award-Winning Cheesemakers Introduce Trio of DIY Goat Cheese Kits September 21, 2012 :: First-Ever Artisan Goat Cheese Cheesecake Debuts for Retail Nationwide July 10, 2012 :: Belle Chevre's Tasia Malakasis Launches www.tasiastable.com May 17, 2012 :: Belle Chevre Fig Breakfast Cheese Named Finalist for Sofi Award May 14, 2012 :: Renowned Cheesemaker to Host Culinary Trip to Greece May 17, 2012 :: Belle Chevre Fig Breakfast Cheese Named Finalist for Sofi Award May 14, 2012 :: Renowned Cheesemaker to Host Culinary Trip to Greece April 5, 2012 :: Belle Chevre President Tasia Malakasis Invited to Judge Cocktails & Curds Competition March 31, 2012 :: Belle Chevre Introduces Original Flavor Spreadable Chevre March 1, 2012 :: Belle Chevre Announces New Mail-Order Cheese of the Month Club January 25, 2012 :: Belle Chevre Launches A Line of Cookies Frosted with Artisan Goat Cheese January 13, 2012 :: Belle Chevre Makes Cooking With Healthy Goat Cheese Easy With New E-BookJanuary 1, 2012 :: Author Tasia Malakasis's Luxe Cooking Classes Return For a Second Season November 17, 2011 :: Garden and Gun magazine recognizes Belle Chevre in 2011 Made in the South Awards November 15, 2011 :: Belle Chevre introduces Goat Cheese Cheesecakes November 1, 2011 :: Belle Chevre announces "Bell is Building" campaign October 11, 2011 :: KickStarter Launched to raise funds for New Creamery August 13, 2011 :: Effie's Homemade and Belle Chevre Partnership August 5, 2011 :: Creamery Tours June 25, 2011 :: Doe Run Farms and Belle Chevre CSA Box June 2, 2011 :: Auction to Benefit Tornado Relief and Alabama Creamery May 16, 2011 :: Project Good: Tornado Relief Partnership with Kroger March 25, 2011 :: Chef Marvin and Belle Chevre Partnership January 23, 2011 :: New Year, New Breakfast About Belle ChevreBelle Chevre has produced a variety of internationally acclaimed chevres since 1989 using time-tested European farmstead techniques. The company is purposefully small, and each chevre is hand made by its passionate cheese makers. The result is an artisan cheese with a mild and distinct taste and texture that reflects the care with which it was made. Belle Chèvre cheeses have received numerous national awards from the American Cheese Society and the American Dairy Goat Association, and has been featured in many top culinary books and magazines. Declared "American Treasure" by the internationally known authority on cheese, Steven Jenkins, and acclaimed by chefs and cheese lovers the world over, Belle Chèvre is available at upscale retailers including Dean and Deluca and the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills as well as larger outlets like Whole Foods Market. About Tasia MalakasisTasia Malakasis is no stranger to happenstance. After ten years in a career in high-tech marketing software, as the vice president of globalproduct management and marketing for a software company, Tasia decided it was time for a change. She enrolled at the Cuilnary Institute of American in New York, determined to pursue her love for all things food.
Six months later, with the blessing of her mentor Parnell, Tasia acquired Belle Chevre in 2007.Although making goat cheese may seem worlds away from the fast-paced life of marketing high-tech software, the similarity is in Malakasis’ passion for what she does. Belle Chevre embodies her love of handcrafted, artisan food and the Southern region where it is produced. Now, as owner and president of Belle Chevre, Malakasis provides the strategic vision and leadership required to ensure that the 30-year-old company continues to evolve as one of the country’s most acclaimed artisan creameries.
Contact: Tasia Malakasis, President, Fromagerie Belle Chevre, at 256.423.2238 or via email at tmalakasis@bellechevre.com PhotosSome high resolution photos available for download: http://picasaweb.google.com/tmalakasis/BelleChevrePhotos#5296777770861972290 http://picasaweb.google.com/tmalakasis/BelleChevrePhotos#5296777803583465394 http://picasaweb.google.com/tmalakasis/BelleChevrePhotos#5296778648435258082 http://picasaweb.google.com/tmalakasis/BelleChevreWebsite#5385416525319622930 Contact UsFromagerie Belle Chevre 26910 Bethel Road Elkmont, Alabama 35620 phone: 256-423-2238 order toll free: 1-800-735-2238
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