Luke and Dale, Tillamook’s favorite funny guys and diplomats du fromage, are coming to California and on March 4, we’ll be launching the official #LukeandDale Twitter sweepstakes! From March 4 to March 8 fans will be able to choose their favorite “California Meets Tillamook” commercial and tweet it to @TillamookCheese using the hashtag #LukeandDale for a chance to win a year’s supply of Tillamook Cheese.

It’s sort of like the Academy Awards, but just for Luke and Dale. And, instead of them winning an Oscar, you could win a year’s supply of cheese!

Help us welcome Luke and Dale to California and join the fun on Monday, March 4!  Who knows, we might even give out some extra prizes. Good luck and happy tweeting!

How to Enter
• Visit the Luke and Dale website: www.Tillamook.com/LukeandDale
• Watch all “California Meets Tillamook” videos
• Tweet to @TillamookCheese and include the title of your favorite video and the hashtag #LukeandDale

When to Enter
• The contest will be begin on Monday, March 4, 2013
• The last day to enter will be Friday, March 8, 2013

Prize
• One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a one-year supply of Tillamook Cheese!

*For official contest rules click here

By Tillamook

At your office, at your school, or in your own backyard!!! The Loaf Love Tour wants to celebrate the end of our third annual tasty cheese tour by throwing a party in our last stop, San Diego. The best part is, YOU get to pick the location! So get your friends, family, coworkers, babysitters, teachers, or strangers on the street to tweet @TillamookCheese and tell us your pick for the perfect party spot.

The winner will get a party with Loafy, the Loaf Love Tour buses, pumpkin carving, and games galore for them and up to 50 friends on October 30th!!!

How to enter:
1. Read the official contest rules
2. Tweet @TillamookCheese using the hashtag #LLT4me with your location’s name  and address (must be within a 40 mile radius of downtown San Diego)
3. Enter as many times as you want, retweets count!
4. Winner announced on 10/26
5. Prize: Loaf Love Tour Party on 10/30!

What are you waiting for? Tweet your entries now!!!

By Loafy

From Craig: "My dog Rufus LOVES Tillamook Wild Mountain Blackberry Ice Cream!"

It’s been a fun and busy month in the Tillamook online world! This past month we were busy grilling some familiar faces and Fans on top of grilled cheese sandwiches. And on Tuesday we launched a Facebook app that lets you all create your own Cheese’wiches. Have you given it a try? What do ya think? Share your Cheese’wich creations with us on our Facebook Wall.

The Loaf Love Tour is cruisin’ around Salt Lake City celebrating Tillamook Sandwich Week. You can keep track of their stops by following #LoafLove on Twitter. And to celebrate back-to-school, don’t miss our newest contest — What’s In Your Lunchbox? Win Tilla-Moos by sharing your favorite lunchbox tips and tricks.

I’ll leave you with some of my favorite Fan comments from August.

Have a great September!

- Loafy

Facebook

From Nancy: ONLY TILLAMOOK makes my dog’s medicine go down! Thanks Tillamook!

From Rachel: I used to think I didn’t really like cheese. Turns out it was because I grew up on lower quality, “cheap” cheese. As an adult I discovered Tillamook and I LOVE it!

From Tiffany: My daughter sneaks your cheese! So cute! Thanks for making a product I feel confident with my daughter sneaking!

From Christina: Tillamook is my favorite!!! All I think about is Tillamook even when I see it and eat it, it makes me slobber :D Gross and very delicious =]

From Craig: My dog Rufus LOVES Tillamook Wild Mountain Blackberry Ice Cream!

Twitter

Laura Werlin's Cheese'wich

From author and cheese expert Laura Werlin: Thx 4 the #cheesewich love. Nothing better than being on the cover of a grilled chz sand!

From @mirywhitehill: I’m in a love cube with @tillamookcheese. Just me and cube of cheddar.

From @thehollyjones: Coworker just walked in on me licking spilled @tillamookcheese yogurt off my shirt. #notatallembarassed

From @robcalibur: @TillamookCheese I’ll be seeing u in Roy, UT. The wife says you can stay in the basement if you bring some Special Reserve.

From @cybervenus: @TillamookCheese back in 1996 when I moved from my roots in Oregon to Atlanta, I used to have my mom send Fresh Oregon Salmon and Baby Loaves of your magnificent cheese. Thanks for a lifetime of keeping me cheesy!

By Loafy

"@TillamookCheese Factory... fun place!" - Photo by @DevEnemy

Good Aftermoon! As you may have herd, today is National Cow Appreciation Day. I am so udderly grateful for my bovine buddies. Without their delicious milk, this Baby Loaf wouldn’t exist! Don’t forget to thank a cow today, and if you don’t see any cows to thank, send them your loudest “mooooooo!” from afar.

Love,

Loafy

Facebook:

From Ali L.: I drove through Tillamook last week (stopping by the Cheese Factory, of course), and saw what looked like the happiest cow I have ever seen in my life in one of the fields by the Factory. It was walking with a little bit of a bounce in its step and was swinging its head this way and that way, as if it were humming a tune while it walked. That cow obviously knew it was producing yummy things for everyone!

From Pete O.: Woo hoo… it is National Cow Appreciation Day! I would like to thank all the cows out there that I have enjoyed eating and getting milk products from. Especially the Tillamook cows from Tillamook, Oregon. They make the best cheese in the world. I believe it is a good day for a cheeseburger and a milkshake.

From Lynn E.M.: Had a wonderful visit. Learned a lot about making cheese. Had some wonderful ice cream. Now I am craving Tillamook Oregon Strawberry Ice Cream.

Twitter:

From @mruncommonsense: @TillamookCheese @alwaysnwonder …our baby girl just tried to choke me out ’cause I wasn’t feeding her Mountain Huckleberry fast enough.

From @_l1l1: @TillamookCheese is the best cheese company. Their food products are amazing. I recommend going and trying some.

From @iamacityskyline: @TillamookCheese went to your factory a few days ago. Gotta say I loved your ice cream! Very cool visit on our family vacay. :)

From @sevenslip: Thank you @TillamookCheese for helping me hide the veggies in my daughters grilled cheese sandwich yet again.

From @StenoVal: just noticed that Safeway now carries @TillamookCheese yogurt. The French Vanilla Bean is so divine. Oregon Strawberry too!

From @Randulll: @TillamookCheese I’m naming my first child “Vintage White” after your 2 year aged supercheese

From @TheHollyJones: Wine & cheese party Friday with the girls and ooog! Look what I found to go with the Pinot Noir – from @TillamookCheese http://t.co/OMWqpCS

By Loafy

"Decisions..." Photo by Facebook fan Joel A.

 With summer weather finally here, ice cream is on everyone’s brains. What’s summer without a big bowl of Tillamook Oregon Strawberry Ice Cream? Or a waffle cone with Tillamook Marionberry Pie Ice Cream… or a scoop of Tillamook Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream on top of warm, homemade pie?!

Now I’m desperately craving ice cream! Don’t forget to stop by the store this weekend to pick up some Tillamook Ice Cream for our Ice Cream Photo Contest (winner gets 12 free cartons of Tillamook Ice Cream!).

Love,
Loafy

Facebook:

From Ron D: Loving the Tillamook Marionberry Pie Ice Cream I’m scarfing down on right now.

From Susan Y.S.: We are planning to go strawberry picking this afternoon to make jam and some sauce for Tillamook Oregon Strawberry Ice Cream!

From Patti S.: Yum yum!!!! I wish I was back in Tillamook enjoying your delicious ice cream!!! It’s the best ever!!! : )

From Candice D.: Send some down to us in sunny Tampa, FL. We are missing your ice cream!!!!! Thank goodness that Costco still has your cheese here though :-)

From Liz K.F.: I just celebrated my birthday with an enormous bowl of Tillamook Mudslide… the chocolate-tiest ice cream in the world, it’s incredible!

Twitter:

From @Jenndola: Once you go @TillamookCheese Ice Cream, you can never go back.

From @melissa_leah: Oh thank god. I have some Tillamook Ice Cream!

From @HitBoy_SC: Tillamook has the best ice cream. Period.

From @rhaen_: If I had the #StanleyCup for a day I’d take it to @TillamookCheese Factory & make them fill it with Mountain Huckleberry Ice Cream.

From @alwaysnwonder: @TillamookCheese too bad the carton of ice cream only lasts @mruncommonsense 2 or 3 bowls!

By Loafy

Celebrating National Chocolate Ice Cream Day at the Cheese Factory. Posted by Facebook Fan Tommy Hintz.

Have a great weekend, everyone! Thanks for the “Loaf Love” online this week!

Love,
Loafy

Facebook:

From Saephti P.: Tillamook Yogurt – I LOVE LOVE LOVE your apple pie flavor! This is the absolute best yogurt I have ever had. :)

From Kaila H.: Just saw my first Tillamook Ice Cream commercial here in Idaho! Love it!

From Debbie E.R.: I love Tillamook Yogurt so much it’s the only brand I buy! Thanks for the coupons!

From Grace A.: Just wanted to come and show some love Tillamook Cheese! I grew up with your cheese and LOVE it :D My mom would always make us quesadillas with it :D And we’d occasionally have it with summer sausage and crackers :D Now that I am an adult I buy the cheese myself, lol.

From Carly H.: Just shared lbs of Colby Jack, Pepper Jack, Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar and Garlic Chili Pepper Cheddar with coworkers in NYC. Lots of grins and “mmmmmmms.” Not one frown. Thanks Tillamook.

Twitter:

From @tlscolwell: @TillamookCheese @BurgervilleUSA is always yummy but I won’t skip the cheese next time. #lessonlearned

From @Arachnidkid: Guys this is amazing. Now Tillamook is following me and just thanked me. This day is getting pretty awesome.

From @scarlet_ibis: @TillamookCheese I know it’s silly of me, but I always imagine that an actual lump of Tillamook Cheese is posting tweets. This pleases me.

From @carlamatic: I need to come to PDX with a huge cooler and fill it with Tillamook stuff to bring back here!

From @carlamatic: I’d recommend checking out the Tillamook brand yogurts. They’re *AWESOME* and I *HATE* yogurt.

By Loafy

Thanks for the fun conversations this week!

Love,
Loafy

Facebook:

From Sandy B.L.: I used to use American cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches…now it’s only Tillamook Pepper Jack Cheese! So good! (And it’s also great in homemade mac n cheese, mixed with Medium Tillamook Cheddar!)

From Dawn E.: Hey! I stopped by the Tillamook Cheese Factory last weekend and tried the Sticky Bun Ice Cream (per your suggestion). It was AWESOME!!!

From Marian H.: My husband and I are expecting our first child later this year, and I’ve had some massive morning sickness along the way – providentially, the ONLY food that would consistently settle on my tummy was Tillamook Cheddar Cheese! =) The doctor approved (citing “real” cheese as a great source of calcium/protein), and so we ate DOZENS of pounds of cheese (purchased from Costco/our military commissary)! =) Just had to share… sure appreciate you!

From Melanie S.T.: Love the cheese, but your yogurt is out of this world…I have to drive over a half hour to get it at a WinCo, the only place that carries it here.

From Heidi S.: I love Tillamook everything, every morning my husband and I have Tillamook Yogurt for breakfast. It tastes the best and is priced right. The ice cream is delicious - our favorite is Udderly Chocolate. We are just Tillamook fans. We even took some of our vacation time to visit the factory.

Twitter:

From @gregvalentine: I’m not sure people can appreciate what life was like living all those places all those years without Tillamook Cheese. “Living?” Hardly.

From @BelindaOlsen:  I LOVE the Tillamook creamery! Best ice cream. Ever! If I went on vacation to OR I don’t think I’d come home.

From @xtop: @TillamookCheese You are now my favorite anthropomorphic food of all time.

From @brandoniain: Mashed fresh raspberries over buckwheat pancakes with a turkey sausage, bell pepper and @TillamookCheese scramble. Frickin yum!

From @BeachBumChris: Turns out that @TillamookCheese goes nicely after wings and beer. God I love cheese.

By Loafy

The Tillamook Loaf Love Tour made its mark at the Creekside Smokehouse on their wall of fame!

National Cheese Day is one of the most important holidays a Baby Loaf can celebrate, so I was delighted to hear that so many Tillamook fans plan on celebrating as well! As always, thanks for all the Loaf Love!

And thanks for all your sweet thoughts online…

Love,
Loafy

Facebook:

From Ken H.: Oh my gosh are you kidding I love Tillamook Cheese. I grew up on it and will not eat any other cheese unless I have absolutely no other option and am craving cheese . Wow yes totally love this one I do.

From Windy E.: on my snacking/meal agenda just about every day is Tillamook Cheese (of some sort, in some form or another) :) Happy National Cheese Day all!! :)

From Cameron M.: Pretty sure it’s going to be a grilled cheese day today! Love you Tillamook!

From Chris B.: Thank you for the fine quality of your products that are free of rBST and high fructose corn syrup.

From Teigan B.: Ooohhh yummy!! I love Tillamok Cheese because your cheese is the closest I can get to the bitey tasty cheese I grew up with in Australia! The stronger the better for me and my kids! Don’t stop aging that cheese!

Twitter:

From @TheOnyxPlate: Via @TillamookCheese …. Tomorrow is National Cheese Day!!! But, honestly, do we really need an excuse to eat yummy cheese?

From @beechercreature: 38 flavors (of ice cream)! I don’t know which to pick! @TillamookCheese

From @davidpetersonh: #ff @TillamookCheese because my garlic mushroom potatoes come to life when I use their Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar in the mix! :-)

From @Linditacouture: Tillamook Baked Apple Pie Yogurt = amazing

From @Wanda543: Getting ready to leave to go camping. I don’t care if I have to eat tree bark, as long as I have my @TillamookCheese.

By Loafy

Photo by Facebook fan Linden S.M.

Hooray for the holiday weekend! What’s everyone up to? I know one thing I’ll be doing for sure — making a sundae bar with Tillamook Sticky Bun Ice Cream!

Thanks again for another week of fun conversations online!

Love,
Loafy

Facebook:

From Clifford D.: Celebrating my 50th b-day today with Sharp Cheddar and crackers right now. AND, Chocolate w/peanut butter swirl ice cream with my cake tonight.

From Teresa S.: Your ice cream is delicious! I’ve recently fallen in love with Oregon Strawberry! So creamy! My other favorite is Mudslide.

From Ben D.: I love your cheese. Extra Sharp Cheddaron a grilled cheese is pretty much my childhood between two pieces of bread. Nom ♥

From Paige H.: My husband and I bought our first Tillamook Ice Cream… Banana Split!! It doesn’t get any better… it has everything in it… cherries, chocolate syrup, and even the walnut chips. EXCELLENT!!

From Joey L.: I’m from Portland originally and live In Sacramento now. We made the 2 hour drive to see the Love loaf Tour and go to the Zoo. Everyone that worked on the tour was wonderful!!! They made me feel like a celebrity when they found out I was from Oregon and had been to the creamery!! I had a great time and I’m looking forward to seeing them in Sacramento!!! I love Tillamook products, and only buy them!!

Twitter:

From @MattLewis84: Both @TillamookCheese and @CrunchIsCalling (Wheat Thins) are following me. This is some kind of delicious twitter amazingness going on here.

From @Mommy3G: I wanna go to Santorini Island in Greece, I wanna bring @TillamookCheese and I wanna walk on a Black Sands Beach! #wannagobw @TheBestWestern

From @tessamcs: @TillamookCheese Crisis! Out of Tilla-Moos! Must.Get.To.The.Store…

From @RufnSerious: Power breakfast: @TillamookCheese – 2 Tilla-Moos. Do not get in my way today people.

From @HousePuma: OhMyGosh! @TillamookCheese -mascot named Loafy that tweets. As if. Like a loaf of cheese actually could use Twitter. (<3 ur yummy goodness)

By Loafy

This adorable, Tillamook-loving pup entered our "Tricks for Cheese" contest last fall.

Well, the sun finally decided it was tired of hiding behind the clouds here in Oregon – what a beautiful week we’ve had! Thanks for adding even more sunshine to my life with all of your Loaf-love filled comments and conversations this week. Now go out and enjoy the sun (if it’s still around!).

Love,
Loafy

Facebook (pet-themed comments!):

From Sam G.: The first time I brought Oregon Strawberry Ice Cream out to Iowa, I was eating a bowl when my cat Bandit came into the room with this wide-eyed look and her nose very active. She looked around, determined where it was coming from, and headed straight for the bowl. It was the one time she ever reacted to food that way.

From Kevin K.: My boxer, Kobe Beef – he appears like a genie when you open the door and take out the Tillamook Sharp Cheddar for grating onto a sandwich. I think his favorite thing in life is spilled grated cheese.

From Tim T.: I had and Abyssinian Cat (since passed on to kitty heaven) used to do chin-ups on the bread board for Tillamook Cheese. We called them “chin-ups for cheese.”

From Tina B.: My cat Smoky has what we have dubbed “cheese-dar” and can tell when we are getting out a block, slices or sticks of cheese. If he’s asleep on the other end of the house he’ll wake up and come running, begging for a piece, a morsel, or (jackpot!!) an actual bite! He has taught our 1 year old kitty to do the same.

From Janet H.: My cat, Sonja, goes nuts for Tillamook Cheese. If I’m snacking on some, I have to cut an extra half-slice for her. She knows either the smell or the wrapper sound, and won’t give me any peace if I take the cheese out of the fridge and she doesn’t get hers.

Twitter:

From @louisgray:  Our beagle once ate half a block of Tillamook Cheddar Cheese and buried the rest in the couch.

From @astute_rhett: Enjoyed the greatest ice cream ever this week while on the West Coast, Tillamook Creamery’s Grandma’s Cake Batter. It is an experience!

From @Adryz87: My coworker just bribed me with Tillamook Cheese! #ImTooEasy

From @mmosner: So happy to be indulging in PNW cheeses again. Last night I literally cradled a loaf of Garlic White Cheddar@TillamookCheese. #cheeseplease

From @PnPArtistMary: @TillamookCheese – Thanks for the follow! I’ve never been chased by cheese before; I’m usually the one pursuing the cheese on EVERYTHING!

By Loafy