Meet The First American To Win ‘Best Cheesemonger In The World’

By María Luisa Paúl

Emilia D’Albero trained like an athlete: long hours, exacting drills, heavy lifting. She sculpted and sliced until her hands ached, then bought a second fridge to keep up with the demands of her routine.

Her sport? Cheese.

For months, the Philadelphia-based cheesemonger tasted, smelled and plated hundreds of pounds of cheese and practiced carving wheels into edible works of art. She made flash cards to memorize types of cheese and breeds of goats, sheep and cows. By the end, her life revolved around milk and microbes.

On Sept. 15, that dedication made her a world champion. In a competition that tested every skill a cheesemonger can wield, D’Albero, 31, sliced her way past the globe’s best to be crowned “Meilleure Fromagère du Monde.” That’s French for “Best Cheesemonger in the World.”

“This was obviously a win for the entire American cheese industry,” D’Albero said. “But even more so, it’s a win for all women and cheese all over the world.”

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