THE HOST
Will Studd has worked with specialist cheese for more than three decades. After establishing delicatessens in central London in the 1970s, he migrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1981, where he has done much to promote a greater understanding of what good cheese is all about, as well as championing the cause for cheese made from raw milk.
Will’s first book, Chalk and Cheese, was published in 1999 and won a number of major international awards. It has since become highly sought-after by cheese aficionados. His follow-up title, Cheese Slices, was published in October 2007.
In 2002, the French Government awarded Will the Ordre du Mérite Agricole for his defence of traditional raw milk cheese. He is also recognised by France’s prestigious Guilde des Fromagers as a Maître Fromager (Master of Cheese) and is the guild’s sole ‘ambassadeur’.
Since 2004, Will has been the executive producer and presenter of Cheese Slices, the world’s only television series focused on international artisan and traditional handmade cheeses.
Will is the founding director of Fromagent Australia and Calendar Cheese Company.
