Dhvani Desai is a the founder and head Cheesemaker for Casa Del Cheese. You can look her up on @casadelcheese or @Dhvanisdiary
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Know me a little better…
Hi,
After Making & selling cheese for over 10 years under the brand – Casa Del Cheese , I decided to document all my processes, including every single nuance, tips and tricks… that I followed, every failure that I had stumbled upon… every magical experience… and decided to share this pool knowledge through this mini Cheese Academy that I have created. I am very very passionate about teaching Cheese Making, and extremely happy when the students are able to create their own signature version of this beautiful amalgamation of art and science called Cheese. My aim is to simplify it as much as possible, so that one can get started and dive right into the process.
For me cheese making was more of an art, than a science. It was more of a creative journey… than a scientific one. However, you are free to make this journey yours, and create the perfect balance between the two. (marry both art and science… in your unique way and create your own magic!) I will be honest, Initially I was a little bit hesitant on sharing this knowledge… which I thought was extremely precious to me. However, I realized that Cheese is a vast and expansive ocean… where no matter how many of us make cheese… everyone interprets it in their own way… and hence will make something that is so unique to them. And within the Indian scenario, or in Indian landscape… incorporating our the diverse culture, into the world of Cheese, will certainly take it to another level. And I cant wait to find out how!!!
So do join me in my workshops and lets explore the journey together… into the world of Cheese 🙂 !!!
Dhvani
Some of the things I love to do apart from Cheese!
Photography
Travel
Cooking & Eating
Home Decor
My Past Experience
Prior to Cheese Making, I was a full time business Journalist for 9 Years! Here’s a snippet of those wonderful times!
Producer for two shows on DD News at Raa’ Media Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
(Nov 2004 to Nov 2006)
Started my career while working on two weekly shows on DD News. “Paisa Vasool” & “Yyuva”, Produced content on subjects from energy, economy, agriculture, auto to soft stories related to career, youth, profiling successful entrepreneurs etc. Had also co-anchored many of their guest interviews and conducted discussions with students on camera.
Banking Correspondent for Outlook Money (magazine)
(November 2006 to December 2007)
Pursued research heavy stories in the banking sector. Regularly attended the quarterly credit policy meets at RBI.
Producer at Smart Money, Bloomberg TV
(January 2008 to September 2008)
Produced a magazine format show called ‘Smart Money’ which addressed issues of an investor, consumer, borrower and small businessmen.
Producer and Lead reporter at Starting Up, ET Now
(August 2009 till January 2012)
Lead reporter and producer for Starting Up, a top rated show on Start ups, innovation and groundbreaking entrepreneurship in India. Contributed many stories for the groups print arm, the Economic Times
Editor & Product head – SME Mentor, Moneycontrol.com
(May 2012 till September 2013)
Was instrumental in piloting a micro site called SMEMentor on Moneycontrol.com, a platform for SMEs & Start ups to get connected, get mentored and showcase their businesses.