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Virgin Cheese relocated its operation from Las Vegas to Clarkdale, with a storefront that carries vegan cheese in styles such as feta, pepper jack, cheddar, and gouda.by NICOLE AXWORTHY
FEBRUARY 19, 2021 5,897 Shares Vegan cheese shop Virgin Cheese recently opened its production facility and storefront in Clarkdale, AZ. Originally founded in Las Vegas by Jodi Paige, Virgin Cheese offers cashew milk-based artisanal cheeses in flavors such as Bleu, Brie, Feta, Lemon Dill, Pepper Jack, Sharp White Cheddar, Smoked Gouda, and Sriracha Cheddar. The brand relocated from Las Vegas to Clarkdale and is already partnering with restaurants to offer vegan options on their menus. Virgin Cheese is also available at cheese shops, chocolatiers, and other retailers in Arizona, California, Texas, and New York. “The demand for plant-powered organic fare is growing, especially as consumers seek to build their immunity through eating cleaner, greener, and leaner. Seventy percent of the world population is lactose intolerant. People are just used to feeling bad when they eat dairy,” Paige said. “With Virgin Cheese, our mission is to offer a better vegan alternative that delivers on flavor as well as its many health benefits.” Vegan cheese shopsIn recent years, a number of vegan cheese shops have popped up across the country, including Vromage in Los Angeles, Riverdel Vegan Cheese in New York City, and Rebel Cheese in Austin, TX. |
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On this episode of vKind Connects, we dive into all things Vegan cheese with Jodi Paige, CCO, and Anthony Guitron, General Manager, of Virgin Cheese! ⭐ On vKind Connects, we interview vegan business owners to inspire you to support the VegEconomy! Find your favorite vegan products, services and professionals at vkind.com - an exclusive search platform targeting vegan and veg-curious consumers: https://www.vkind.com/add-a-listing/
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The gathering last night did a cheese sampling and loved your creations. They liked them all a lot, only compliments.The Smoked Gouda was rated as “best vegan cheese i have ever tasted” by one cheese afficianado, and the overall favorites were that light yellow one and the shallot one. I actually loved the Bleu the best! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to try them and good luck with the business, we hope you succeed.
Kind regards, Ingrid
Ingrid Newkirk, President & Founder of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Virgin Cheese is by far and away the best vegan cheese I have ever tasted!!
and our customers in the restaurant love it"
- Chef Donald Lemperle, Founder and Executive Chef, Vegenation
The best vegan cheese I have ever tasted.
Most vegan cheese tastes and chews like a rubber eraser or silly putty. Virgin Cheese has so many flavors all you need are water crackers. There is no need for flavored crackers taking away from the cheese itself. As long as they keep making it I will be buying it Monica Stella reviewed Virgin Cheese - Organic Vegan Artisan--
This is the gold at the end of the rainbow, everyone talks about! :-)
I have, always and forever loved cheese!!
However, due to recent a self-awareness, I decided that I did not want to eat meat in the same way I have, all these years.
The next obvious step was to cut dairy as well, and for me (and my love of all things cheese) its been a struggle, lol!
My friend had spoken to me about Virgin Cheese before and how amazing it is, and then gave me a sample pack for me to try, and I just have to say...
I love Virgin Cheese!!!
The flavors will blow your mind!!! So so good! If you love cheese and have been looking for something without dairy (or cholesterol :/ ) ... Look no more.
Thank you, to the creator of, Virgin Cheese, for making such a beautifully crafted artisan cheese, which is really more
with all the health benefits we get as a bonus!
Gregory OS reviewed Virgin Cheese - Organic Vegan Artisan
Your cheese is amazing!!!
It's good enough to eat it by itself. The feta and blue cheese are spot-on and the Gouda is addicting. I can't wait to try your mozzarella!
Gretchen Spadinski reviewed Virgin Cheese - Organic Vegan Artisan
Outstanding!!!
We love, love, love the smoked gouda. Everything about it is just right. We wish we had ordered other Virgin types - but we will be back! This cheese is just extraordinary.
From Leeza of New York, New York on 8/19/2016.
Excellent !
I am a huge fan of the Blue and Feta options. The blue is great in salads and on crackers. The feta is a little salty but a FANTASTIC substitute for the real thing. Love it in a watermelon mint salad or on a greek style baked eggplant.
From Katherine McAndrew of Midlothian, Virginia on 3/24/2017.
smoked good-ahh
the smoked gouda is incredible. even carnivores agree that it's actually a smoked gouda cheese. regardless what type of milk is used. Virgin nailed it. i can't wait to try the bleu.
From anthony smith of Greenville, Indiana on 2/11/2017.
Kitchen-staple-worthy Cheese!
We've now eaten all six Virgin Artisan Vegan Cheeses. I can review the final three! Yay! Sriracha Cheddar is all about flavor and not a bit about burn/pain! It feels wonderful on the palate and every bite leaves you wanting another taste. We tested it out on Gardein Garden Veggie Burgers on which it was terrific! The promo gives you suggestions for using this cheese, and you will come up with plenty. Virgin Bleu is tangy and satisfying...draped over warm veggies, melting and soft, it is dynamite, simply fabulous! You will want to use it is a topper for, well, everything...If you love the flavors of lemon and dill, then this fresh and wonderfully quirky cheese is for you: Virgin's Lemon Dill cheese is the perfect elegant fusion of these two tastes. We had it over asparagus, the asparagus was warm and we dolloped on the cheese as is so it got just as melty as the heat from the asparagus let it. I can envision that the lemon dill will work fabulously -- we will of course be trying this! -- on toasted bagels with Sophie's Kitchen Vegan Smoked Salmon as well as dolloped on Sophie's Kitchen Breaded Vegan Fish Fillets or Vegan Scallops or Vegan Crab Cakes or Gardein's Fish-less Fillets or....Well, you get the idea! This lemon-dill combo is beautifully rendered and it works! Virgin Artisan Vegan Cheese in all six of its incarnations is so good and so versatile that it is kitchen-staple-worthy!
From Leeza of New York, New York on 9/10/2016.
Kind regards, Ingrid
Ingrid Newkirk, President & Founder of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Virgin Cheese is by far and away the best vegan cheese I have ever tasted!!
and our customers in the restaurant love it"
- Chef Donald Lemperle, Founder and Executive Chef, Vegenation
The best vegan cheese I have ever tasted.
Most vegan cheese tastes and chews like a rubber eraser or silly putty. Virgin Cheese has so many flavors all you need are water crackers. There is no need for flavored crackers taking away from the cheese itself. As long as they keep making it I will be buying it Monica Stella reviewed Virgin Cheese - Organic Vegan Artisan--
This is the gold at the end of the rainbow, everyone talks about! :-)
I have, always and forever loved cheese!!
However, due to recent a self-awareness, I decided that I did not want to eat meat in the same way I have, all these years.
The next obvious step was to cut dairy as well, and for me (and my love of all things cheese) its been a struggle, lol!
My friend had spoken to me about Virgin Cheese before and how amazing it is, and then gave me a sample pack for me to try, and I just have to say...
I love Virgin Cheese!!!
The flavors will blow your mind!!! So so good! If you love cheese and have been looking for something without dairy (or cholesterol :/ ) ... Look no more.
Thank you, to the creator of, Virgin Cheese, for making such a beautifully crafted artisan cheese, which is really more
with all the health benefits we get as a bonus!
Gregory OS reviewed Virgin Cheese - Organic Vegan Artisan
Your cheese is amazing!!!
It's good enough to eat it by itself. The feta and blue cheese are spot-on and the Gouda is addicting. I can't wait to try your mozzarella!
Gretchen Spadinski reviewed Virgin Cheese - Organic Vegan Artisan
Outstanding!!!
We love, love, love the smoked gouda. Everything about it is just right. We wish we had ordered other Virgin types - but we will be back! This cheese is just extraordinary.
From Leeza of New York, New York on 8/19/2016.
Excellent !
I am a huge fan of the Blue and Feta options. The blue is great in salads and on crackers. The feta is a little salty but a FANTASTIC substitute for the real thing. Love it in a watermelon mint salad or on a greek style baked eggplant.
From Katherine McAndrew of Midlothian, Virginia on 3/24/2017.
smoked good-ahh
the smoked gouda is incredible. even carnivores agree that it's actually a smoked gouda cheese. regardless what type of milk is used. Virgin nailed it. i can't wait to try the bleu.
From anthony smith of Greenville, Indiana on 2/11/2017.
Kitchen-staple-worthy Cheese!
We've now eaten all six Virgin Artisan Vegan Cheeses. I can review the final three! Yay! Sriracha Cheddar is all about flavor and not a bit about burn/pain! It feels wonderful on the palate and every bite leaves you wanting another taste. We tested it out on Gardein Garden Veggie Burgers on which it was terrific! The promo gives you suggestions for using this cheese, and you will come up with plenty. Virgin Bleu is tangy and satisfying...draped over warm veggies, melting and soft, it is dynamite, simply fabulous! You will want to use it is a topper for, well, everything...If you love the flavors of lemon and dill, then this fresh and wonderfully quirky cheese is for you: Virgin's Lemon Dill cheese is the perfect elegant fusion of these two tastes. We had it over asparagus, the asparagus was warm and we dolloped on the cheese as is so it got just as melty as the heat from the asparagus let it. I can envision that the lemon dill will work fabulously -- we will of course be trying this! -- on toasted bagels with Sophie's Kitchen Vegan Smoked Salmon as well as dolloped on Sophie's Kitchen Breaded Vegan Fish Fillets or Vegan Scallops or Vegan Crab Cakes or Gardein's Fish-less Fillets or....Well, you get the idea! This lemon-dill combo is beautifully rendered and it works! Virgin Artisan Vegan Cheese in all six of its incarnations is so good and so versatile that it is kitchen-staple-worthy!
From Leeza of New York, New York on 9/10/2016.