Ned Palmer began his career in cheese at London’s Borough Market in November 2000, after tasting a piece of cheese so good, it was life-changing. In 2002 he joined the great British cheese shop Neal’s Yard Dairy where he worked on the retail counter, looked after cheeses in the cellar and made cheese on farms and dairies all over the UK. In 2014 he set up The Cheese Tasting Company to advance the cause of proper good cheese
His first book – A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles (2019), was a Sunday Times bestseller, a Times and Sunday Times Food and Drink Book of the Year 2019; and was shortlisted for the Andre Simon, Guild of Food Writers and Fortnum and Mason food writing prizes. He published A Cheesemonger’s Compendium of British and Irish Cheese in 2021, and his latest – A Cheesemonger’s Tour of France (2024) won the John Avery Prize at the Andre Simon Food and Drink Awards 2025. He has also written articles for the Daily Express, Falstaff Wine, Food and Travel Magazine, Glug, Country Life, Good Housekeeping and English Heritage.