Vendor Spotlight: The Cheese Guy

Brent Delman, a.k.a. "The Cheese Guy," creates flavorful small-batch cheeses that are also kosher, vegetarian and 100% free of artificial preservatives or flavorings. He never uses added hormones, animal rennet or other animal enzymes in his cheesemaking, opting instead for plant-based or microbial non-animal enzymes. 

Brent prides himself on using high-quality ingredients and has spent the better part of two decades perfecting his recipes. From spreadable hint-of-lemon goat cheese, to spicy  jalapeño pepper jack to pungent blue cheeses, The Cheese Guy can cover all of your cheese needs. This includes classics such as mild cheddar, Monterey Jack, Italian specialty cheeses and fan favorites such as their craft beer cheddar. They even carry organic cheese. 

After receiving an MBA from George Washington University in 1990, Brent moved into the specialty food industry, but his entrepreneurial spirit extends back to his middle and high-school years in the midwest where he took pride in running a variety of local businesses—from window-washing to landscaping.

Inspired by the ethic of the hard-working Midwesterner, Brent has, “continued to support small businesses and the concept of agripreneurship, partnering with many family-owned dairy farms in Upstate NY, Vermont, Northeastern Ohio (where I was born and raised), and Wisconsin,” he said. He also produces a handful of cheeses in Italy in the old tradition from small countryside dairies.

Visit The Cheese Guy online to learn more about his extensive cheese line, or to follow The Cheese Guy on social media… and don’t forget to visit him every other Wednesday through October at Market!