After 15 years running his own cheesemongers, deli, bistro and coffee house in Shaftesbury Dorset and working across the UK in cheese, Charlie has become an acknowledged expert in cheese. He further judges cheese and fine foods around the UK and abroad. He is also the senior fine food trainer at the Guild of Fine Food, and works with several UK cheese wholesalers. Charlie is a Director and Patron of the Academy of Cheese, and designed the original Make-Post Make model and Standard Approach to Tasting Cheese.