Hard cheese. Soft cheese. Almond cheese. Cashew cheese.





Come to sample the best of today's plant-based cheeses with accompanying organic wines. In this quickly evolving and fast growing food category, you'll find that this isn't your vegan cheese of yesteryear. Plant-based cheeses today are less 'Kraft American cheese slices' and more aged-in-a-cheese-cave-flavor-discovery.



Each competing cheese entry will be paired with an organic vegan wine from Lobetia Organic Wines (included in your ticket).





VIP Admission Includes:

1 free drink (regular or virgin margarita)

chips 'n salsa

priority seating

priority tasting for each of the cheese entries and accompanying wine samples

meet 'n greet with the chefs

General Admission Includes:

servings of each of the competing cheese entries and accompanying wine samples

chips & salsa

The Latest Competitors:



Punk Rawk Labs









Cheezehound









MozzaRisella









Miyoko's Kitchen









Treeline Cheese

...and more TBA!





About Our Judges

Tere Fox

Originally from New Orleans Chef Tere Fox is the Executive Chef and co-Founder of Rockin' Raw of NYC.

Located in the heart of Greenwich Village. She is a self taught chef as well as certified in holistic health and wellness. She is also soon to be a published non-cookbook author! Her favorite foods are raw vegan pastries and vegan cheezes!!



Michaela Grob

Michaela Grob is the founder and owner of Riverdel, a vegan cheese shop which opened in Brooklyn, NY. As a child growing up in Austria, cheese was part of Michaela’s daily diet, and today, as a vegan, Michaela has been making her own vegan cheeses at home for several years, and launched Riverdel in 2015 as a venue to bring together the best vegan cheeses, all under one roof. Prior to spending a decade in the the on-line travel industry, Michaela studied hospitality and tourism in Europe.

Our third judge will be randomly selected from the audience, bring your connoisseur hat!







Drink Specials:

Organic Sangria Pitchers ($25)

Margaritas ($6)

Micheladas ($4)

Speical Snack:



Guests will also enjoy gratis sweet-and-salty popcorn from our sweet 'n salty sponsor Rob's Brands!

We'll see you soon for a great lactose-less night of funky, flavorful plant-based cheese (and wine)!







*event is strictly 21 and up!