The Great Ukrainian Cheese Heist

How cheese was transported out of a country at war, jumping over bureaucratic hurdles, making it to the World Cheese Awards in Norway. And Alessandra takes you to a Kyiv flea market... and its relics.

Felicity Spector, Tim Mak, and Alessandra Hay

Nov 26, 2023

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Editor’s Note: MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Next Sunday, Dec. 3rd we’re holding our first Counteroffensive online Zoom event for paid subscribers: ‘Ukraine’s Lonely Winter – the Road Ahead As Western Support Chills.’

Featuring special guests Alexander Vindman (who you may remember from the first Trump impeachment) and Ryan McBeth (our favorite weapons expert), w…

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A guest post by

Felicity Spector

My debut book ‘Bread and War - A Ukrainian story of Food, Bravery and Hope’ is out now! Paperback coming this spring. I report from Ukraine - with lots of bakery content thrown in - here.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Great Ukrainian Cheese Heist

How cheese was transported out of a country at war, jumping over bureaucratic hurdles, making it to the World Cheese Awards in Norway. And Alessandra takes you to a Kyiv flea market... and its relics.

This post is for paid subscribers