Tufts Cuts the Cheese

The Fine Art of Cheese by Ronen Shohat ’17

Great news for cheese lovers: Tufts Dining is partnering with the Tufts Cheese Club to feature cheese articles. These cheese posts are written by Tufts Dining’s new “Cheese Connoisseur,” Zach Graziano and by Ronen Shohat ‘17 a Cheese Club member. Zach ’17 is the Co-Founder and President of the Tufts Cheese Club. Ronen is a marketing and communications intern for Tufts Dining and one of the first members of the Tufts Cheese Club. 

Zach, originally from Port Jefferson, NY studies biochemistry, and he spent the summer of 2013 as a fromager (French for “Cheese Expert”) at C’est Cheese, a restaurant and cheese shop in his hometown of Port Jefferson, NY. Ronen from Miami, Fl, studies economics and finance, and was one of the first Cheese Club members.

The mission of Tufts Cheese Club is to expand Tufts students’ knowledge of and appreciation for cheese and the art of fine cheese making. Tufts Cheese Club meetings showcase varieties of cheeses for tasting with discussions about their origins, how each cheese is made, foods the featured cheeses go best with, and ways to serve the cheeses.

Photos by Annie Lye ‘17