Michael Landis

International Cheese and Dairy Awards – North America and Canada

Michael Landis is the owner of Michael Landis Food & Beverage Education and has been teaching food & beverages for over 25 years. He brings a wealth of knowledge about cheese, spirits, wine, beer, charcuterie and food education to the classroom and virtually. Michael educates and conducts food & beverage pairing classes across the United States and around the world. Michael has a unique way of teaching the complex world of cheese and beverage pairings, which makes it easy and understandable to each participants’ personal palate.

In 2019 Michael was appointed the American Ambassador for North American Cheeses & a Supreme Judge at the International Cheese Awards. He is a Certified Cheese Master TM with the USA Cheese Guild, American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, American Cheese Society Certified Sensory Evaluator, Court of Master Sommelier Level 1 and Cicerone Certified beer server. Michael has judged cheese at the World Cheese Awards, International Cheese Awards, Good Foods Awards and the Global Cheese Awards since 2010 and was inducted into the International Guilde des Fromagers in 2011.

Since March 2020 Michael has produced more than 70 webcasts with Cheese In-Depth through Michael Landis Cheese. He has posted over 215 videos to his YouTube channel that have received over 5,200 views since February 2021. His Fresh Cheese Board video on YouTube has over 1.5 Million views. 

In 2019, Michael joined the world’s most talented chefs, culinary influencers and wine and spirit experts in Grand Cayman for the 11th annual Cayman Cookout. The event, hosted by acclaimed chef Eric Ripert, was an interactive celebration and offering an exciting agenda featuring José Andrés, Emeril Lagasse and other world-renowned chefs, where Michael conducted educational pairing events throughout the event.

Michael has taught over 500 cheese seminars along with teaching at the Great American Beer Festival, American Cheese Society Conferences, the Society of Dairy Technology, American Brewers Conference, California & Oregon Cheese Festivals. Author of 8 industry publications along with the soon to be released book, “Beer Stories” complete with over 100 beer and cheese pairings. He is regularly featured on CBS morning shows and also an award-winning brewer, winning a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival for a Collaborative Black Lager with Six Ten Brewing, Mischievous Black Lager, along with several other beers for a total of 4 medals.

Michael is the Owner of Landis Food & Beverage Educational Services and can be found on Facebook @ Michael Landis Cheese or at his website, www.MichaelLandisCheese.com. You can reach him at Michael@MDLandis.com