Park City Creamery’s slogan (Cheese with Altitude) is a perfect tagline for a business whose products pair with wine, vegetables, fruits, pasta and much more.
Park City Creamery was founded in 2018 by European- born fromager Corinne Zinn. Zinn’s fruitful journey with cheesemaking started when she moved to the U.S. about 20 years ago.
Living in Colorado, Zinn quickly missed the tastes of fine European cheese and set out to learn how to make her own. She eventually had her own goat farm in the small town of Delta, where she used the goat milk to craft her fine cheeses, which she sold at numerous wineries and farmers markets.
Fromager brings craft to Utah
Zinn then moved to Utah where she became a well-loved cheesemaker for Deer Valley Resort. “We built my cheese room in the basement of Silver Lake Lodge, so I would ski in the morning, and then make cheese in the afternoon. It was a lot of fun,” she says. After changes in the culinary programs at the resort, Zinn was ready to strike out on her own.
Today, Park City Creamery is making cheese dreams a reality for northern Utah residents and visitors. Zinn creates a range of artisan, European-style cheeses, each aptly named after a Park City ski run. Silver Queen (goat cheese with vegetable ash) was created based on an old French recipe from the days when ash was used to preserve cheese because refrigeration didn’t exist. “Silver Queen has a hole in the center, which is just perfect for making a statement on a cheeseboard because you can put berries or jams in the middle,” says Zinn.
Zinn also sells the insides of the “holes” as “White Nuggets,” which are a fan favorite. Park
City Creamery’s lineup features Treasure, a brie-style cheese; Hidden Treasure, a brie with flecks of delicious truffle nestled throughout; and Mayflower, a feta handcrafted to be far creamier than the typical commercial variety.
Zinn’s cheeses have won numerous culinary awards, including the 2021 Utah Cheese Award for “Best of the West,” beating out offerings from fine creameries in eight Western states. For now, cheese fans can visit Park City Creamery’s cheese shop on Lori Lane, as well as numerous local restaurants and markets, for a taste of the magic.
Ingredients
- 6 Park City Creamery White Nuggets
- 1 cup flour
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup bread crumbs or crushed almonds 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter salad, for serving
Instructions
- Take nuggets out of wrapping paper. Roll the cheese in flour, eggs, then bread crumbs or crushed almonds. Fry nuggets in saucepan over medium heat with olive oil and butter for 3 minutes on each side. Suggested to serve on a salad.
