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By Valerie J. Nelson / The Bulletin
June 18, 2011
As the elder statesman of artisanal cheeses, Ignazio “Ig” Vella gave pointed advice to those who wanted to follow him into the handmade cheese business: “Don’t be stupid.”
He was a gruff straight shooter, and the salvo was his way of warning that success required a willingness to toil for....