CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – Kandice Marchant, cheesemaker and owner of Marchant Manor Cheese, 2211 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, took home three first place awards and a third-place award in the 2023 Ohio State Fair Cheese Contest. Only one other Ohio cheesemaker matched Marchant’s success with three first places. That was Pearl Valley Cheese of Fresno, Ohio.
“We won a blue ribbon before, but this is the first time we’ve won three,” says Marchant, who has studied cheeses and cheesemaking globally. “We were absolutely over-the-moon thrilled. It’s a testament to the creativity and hard work of my team here to make excellent cheeses.”