The Book of Cheese
The Essential Guide to Discovering Cheeses You'll Love
$70.50
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
11 July 2017
Summary
The Book of Cheese is the first book of its kind to be organized not by country, milk type, or any other technical classification. Instead, it maps the world of cheese using nine familiar favorites, what author Liz Thorpe calls the Gateway Cheeses. Liz takes readers on a journey from basics like Swiss, Blue, and Cheddar, to explore more adventurous types. For example, if you love Brie, Liz shows you how to find other Brie-like cheeses, from the mild Moses Sleeper to the pungent Fromage de Mea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250063458 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250063450 |
| Author: | Liz Thorpe |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 11 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 1.49kg |
| Dimensions: | 257mm x 200mm x 39mm |
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Critics Review
“Liz Thorpe was and still is the most instrumental figure in my life when it comes to cheese. The Book of Cheese creates a new system for learning about cheese that is much less a dictation of facts, and much more a conduit for adventure.”
–RICH TORRISI
“The Book of Cheese is your gateway to great cheese knowledge. It’s all here in this beautifully designed, wonderfully well-written, completely comprehensive book. But be warned: Once you read it, you’ll be hooked–great cheese will be a big part of your eating for the rest of your life!”
–ARI WEINZWEIG, COFOUNDING PARTNER, ZINGERMAN’S COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSES
“Liz’s knowledge of cheese has been invaluable to us at The French Laundry and Per Se. Whether working with our chefs or teaching classes to our staff, her passion is contagious and has helped us to elevate our cheese program through the years.”
–THOMAS KELLER
About The Author
Liz Thorpe
After years in a cubicle, in 2002 Liz was drawn out of corporate America to pursue her passion for cheese. Since then she has become the country’s leading expert on cheese, from working the counter at New York’s famed Murray’s Cheese, to expanding Murray’s wholesale business as VP, from designing cheese menus for the country’s best restaurants, to authoring The Cheese Chronicles. Now as founder of The People’s Cheese, Liz teaches a broader market about how to make cheese part of everyday life.
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