For Mongers · Cheesemonger Pro
The Training System Behind the Case
Six pillars, built on Mike's Pro Methods and Ops — cutting, wrapping, pricing, posture, presentation, and the business math, plus the leadership layer that makes it stick.
Professionalism. Training modules. Real work procedures. Not a certification.
Two Ways In
Start free. Go deeper when you're ready.
Free
The Open Bench
$0 — public, no login
- Simple, cool techniques and tips — enough to prove Cheesepirations is legitimate before you commit to anything.
- Clips from the training track, plus Explore content — history, tastings, Taste the Teleport pieces.
- It all lives on our channels. Follow, watch, learn, decide.
The "let people know we are legit" tier, in Michael's own words.
Gated
Founding Patron
$5,000 one-time · all sales final
- The Training Module included — The Training Module, the seven-module bench manual, 63 pages, yours to keep. It sells on its own for $999. The Proven 2-Week Program is not part of Founding Patron — that is a separate shop licence, quoted per team.
- The complete Cheese & Wine Library, forever — every cheese and wine, plus the crackers, preserves and tools sections and every monthly addition. never the $249 yearly fee, and the right to suggest new entries.
- Priority at our high-end cheese and wine events — the tastings Cheesepirations conducts, with first seats going to Founding Patrons.
- Individuals only. Companies work with us through the For Businesses door instead.
- Delivered fully digital — built for beginners and working mongers alike, same curriculum either way.
The Arithmetic
Why the number works.
The Manual Alone
The Training Module
$999 one-time
- Seven modules, 63 pages, US Letter — built to be printed and used on a wet bench, not read once and shelved.
- Yours to keep. Emailed within 24 hours.
Buy The Training Module →
Digital download — all sales final.
One Dollar More
Founding Patron
$5,000 one-time
- The same Training Module, included.
- Plus the complete Cheese & Wine Library, forever — never the $249 yearly fee.
- Plus the full weekly Cheese News issue, at no further cost.
- Plus the right to suggest new Library entries, and priority seats at our events.
Become a Founding Patron →
Individuals only. All sales final.
One dollar is the whole difference between the manual and everything, permanently. Buy just the literature if that's what you need — the door stays open later.
What's Actually In It
The Training Module, module by module.
The seven modules
- Knowing Your Foundation
- Setting Up Your Station
- Mastering Your Cut
- Mastering the Wrap
- Mastering Your Posture
- Releasing Your Creativity
- Understanding the Business
What comes with them
- Four pull-out bench cards — print and post them where the work happens.
- A 21-question self-check with answer key.
- A blank opening and closing bench SOP to fill in for your own floor.
- Every module closes the same three ways — what the technique protects, the bench practice, and a 90-second drill a new hire can do today.
- Illustrated throughout — cut geometry per format, the wrap fold sequence, posture, station and case layouts.
Prefer the full picture on the literature? See both books →
The Curriculum
Six pillars, not sixteen
01
Foundations
Families, milk, rind, provenance
02
The Cut
Technique, tools, yield
03
The Wrap
Material, case integrity
04
The Stand
Posture, tools, wires
05
The Presentation
Creativity, merchandising
06
The Business
Pricing, procedures, the Method
Is this a certification?
No. Cheesemonger Pro doesn't issue a credential and isn't preparation for one. Built on Mike's Pro Methods and Ops, benchmarked against real trade standards, owned by no one but you once you've learned it.
