Meet the Team
Brian Gilbert
Owner-Cheesemonger & Food Educator, ACS CCP, CCSE
Brian Gilbert is a lifelong entrepreneur and food and restaurant industry veteran. He is one of only a select few cheese professionals in the world and in Washington state who is both a Certified Cheese Professional (CCP) and Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluator (CCSE). He is currently the Head Cheesemonger at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in Pike Place Market, the heart of Seattle’s food culture, while he builds his newest and perhaps most personal venture yet, Gilbert’s Cheese Experience. Brian’s passions are building community, creating new experiences and sharing his knowledge and love for food, which inspire and drive everything he does. Brian is an active member and supporter of the professional cheese community and works closely with national, regional and local organizations including the American Cheese Society, the Washington State Cheesemakers Association, the Washington Dairy Association and the BC Artisan Cheesemakers Association. He is a frequent speaker on making, procuring and pairing cheese, Northwest and Washington cheeses, local and sustainable food ecosystems, and leadership.
Holly Regan
Writer / Editor / Consultant
Holly Regan is a freelance journalist with subject-matter expertise in food, beverage and independent travel. She has over a decade of professional experience as a writer, editor and marketer, and is an aspiring vegetarian chef; she loves to create, whether on the page or in the kitchen. With a background in anthropology, her mission is to explore and connect the world’s cultures, people and places as expressed through their art, customs and cuisine. She shares recipes and stories on her blog, Praise Seitan!, and runs her own content creation and editing business, Bard Creative Content Services.