Artisan cheesemakers from across South Africa will attend this year’s Say Cheese! Artisan Cheese Fair on 30 September and 1 October at the Italian Club, Milnerton. The brainchild of well-known foodie Miki Ciman, this premier cheese event will bring together cheesemakers and cheese lovers, bakers and brewers, and all things spicy and nice.

Photo credit: Klein River Cheese

I am going to miss Miki this year (she passed away a few months ago), her daughter Kiki Ciman-Frauenknecht says: “Last year’s event was hugely successful with excellent feedback from both exhibitors and visitors. This year’s fair promises to again be a cheese-lover’s paradise, showcasing the extraordinary local talent we have in South Africa. Many of them are small producers who rarely travel outside their areas to market their cheese and some produce the country’s rarest cheeses.”

Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of R90 for adults, R55 for pensioners and scholars aged 12 to 18 and kids under twelve enter free. For further information, please email Kiki at saycheesefair@gmail.com or phone Elize Nel on 072 795 4214.

Miki we are going to miss you so much