I first came across Kristen Allan whilst living and working as a food stylist in Sydney, early on in my food career. In Australia, Kristen is renowned for her cheese, yoghurt and dairy expertise and I lived just along from Carriageworks, Sydney’s ironic market where she was a regular small holder. Kristen has recently relocated to Scotland so I am absolutely delighted to host her in the informal setting of my Studio this Spring.

When she still had her cheese business in Sydney, Kristen was supplying the likes of restaurants Ester, Fred’s and Aria. Her recipes were featured in various food magazines and publications including Gourmet Traveller & Cornersmith’s first cookbook. Kristen was nominated for a Delicious magazine Produce award, a big deal over there and testament to her philosophy of slow, carefully hand crafted cheese, using only high quality ingredients. Her buttermilk ricotta has a cult-like following around Sydney and is revered Australia-wide.

Read about the Elliott's Edinburgh cheese making and cooking class here