I'm not sure whether to be reverent or adolescent about this. While I am a great lover of cheese, this just... well, of course there's a cheese conference. Of course there is. The especially great thing about this for Dairy Queens like myself is that a number of high-end restaurants in town are getting in on the competition. Should be interesting, if you like cheese. (and admittedly, I could like it a little less)

The American Cheese Society Annual Conference and Competition offers a unique opportunity to learn the latest about cheese in America and indulge your cheese fantasies by tasting more than 700 American artisan and specialty cheeses.

If you are a specialty cheese professional - a cheesemaker or cheese retailer, a distributor or marketer, a food writer or chef - or an enthusiastic cheese-lover, you can't afford to miss this conference!