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The Genuine Article

The freshly made cheese at Casa Della Mozzarella, on East 187th Street near Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, New York, is available from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. $6 a pound; 718-364-3867.

Mozzarella by Mail

Our favorite mail-order option, New York's famous Murray's Cheese can overnight the renowned Lioni family's hand-pulled mozzarella anywhere in the United States. $8 per pound; MurraysCheese.com

The namesake cheese at the Dallas-based Mozzarella Company is hand-formed into half-pound balls, smaller bocconcini balls, and rolls flavored with prosciutto, sun-dried tomato, or basil pesto. $15 per pound; Mozzco.com

Make Your Own

• Ricki Carroll is known as the Cheese Queen—and her 30-Minute Mozzarella and Ricotta Kit is the gold standard for all home fromage makers. She also hosts full-day Cheesemaking 101 workshops at her home in Ashfield, Massachusetts. $25 for the kit; $150 for the workshop; Cheesemaking.com
  
  
• Sign up for one of the monthly two-hour Hands-On Mozzarella courses at the Artisanal Premium Cheese Center in New York City, or at satellite programs in Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, and other locations. $125; ArtisanalCheese.com
  
  
• The Mozzarella Company offers monthly classes at its Dallas factory that teach students how to hand-stretch mozzarella curd. $75; Mozzco.com
  
  
• The well-known Zingerman's Creamery in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers two-hour courses in mozzarella-making. $45; ZingermansCreamery.com
  
  
• Located in Sonoma County, Relish Culinary Adventures in Healdsburg, California, will be offering a three-hour mozzarella class in May. $84; RelishCulinary.com