Kurt Beecher Dammeier is an entrepreneur and self-taught cook. Since opening Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in Seattle in 2003, Dammeier has quickly become known as an American cheese industry expert. In addition to Beecher’s, he owns four Pasta & Co gourmet retail shops and Bennett’s Pure Food Bistro on Mercer Island, Washington, where he lives with his wife and their three sons. Visit these establishments online at www. beechershandmadecheese.com,www.pastaco.com, and www.bennettsbistro.com.
Laura Holmes Haddad a former caterer and cookbook editor, is a freelance food and wine writer. You can visit her at www.gourmetgrrl.com.
