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The Gooey Goodness of Velveeta Was a Smash Hit From Its Very Cheesy Start

How Emil Frey whipped up a smooth dairy sensation after two years of tinkering The year was 1916, and Jacob Weisl, owner of the Monroe Cheese Company of Monroe, New York, had a problem. Some of the wheels of Swiss cheese made in his factory in Pennsylvania inevitably broke or were misshapen, leaving a plethoraContinue reading “The Gooey Goodness of Velveeta Was a Smash Hit From Its Very Cheesy Start”

Feast Your Eyes on These Paintings From the Impressionist Era

In Still Life With Brioche, c. 1890, Victoria Dubourg Fantin-Latour captures the buttery crust of a signature pastry. Known for her tablescapes, she met her artist husband Henri when both were copying the same painting at the Louvre. Dixon Gallery and Gardens / First Art Museum A new exhibition at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville will bringContinue reading “Feast Your Eyes on These Paintings From the Impressionist Era”