The Book of Cheese: The Essential Guide to Discovering Cheeses You'll Love

Investigate THE WORLD OF CHEESE BY ASKING YOURSELF ONE SIMPLE QUESTION: WHAT CHEESES DO I ALREADY LOVE?

This is the primary book of its sort to be composed not by nation, milk type, or some other specialized order. The Book of Cheese maps the universe of cheddar utilizing nine natural top choices, what writer Liz Thorpe calls the

Passage Cheeses.
From fundamentals like Swiss, blue, and cheddar, Liz drives the best approach to more gutsy sorts. Love Brie? Liz tells you the best way to discover other Brie-like cheeses, from the mellow Moses Sleeper to the impactful Fromage de Meaux. Her progressive methodology permits food darlings to zero in on what they truly care about: discovering more cheeses to appreciate. Complete with flavor and smell wheels, outlines directing you through various powers and availabilities, and ravishing photography, this is the main book on cheddar you will actually require.

About the Author

After years in a cubicle, in 2002 Liz Thorpe 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 and later expanding Murray’s wholesale business as vice president, to 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 why cheese matters and how to make it part of everyday life. She lives in New Orleans.

I had high hopes for this book and it blew them away. This book is so geared for those everyday folks wanting a cheese they will love and for a guy like me that daily has to lead a customer to a great cheese. The gateways are awesome. I own a lot of cheese books and this is the one I have been looking for. With apologies to Mr. Jenkins and Mr. McCalman, this book by Liz Thorpe is the first book someone who really wants to find a great cheese for themselves should buy. I bought one for the store I work at because I believe it can help my co-workers help our customers to a cheese they will love. What I really like too, is that almost all the cheeses Liz Thorpe writes about are accessible to us right here in the good old USA. Thank you Liz for writing The Book of Cheese. It's the book I have been looking for...for years. --Soulja

Game changer! I have been a cheesemonger for 16 years and I have amassed over 60+ books on cheese during that time. Liz Thorpe’s “The Book of Cheese” is the most inventive, creative, and logical way to approach the task of organizing cheese into categories that are easy to understand. Her use of “Gateway Cheeses”, cheeses that are readily available and their tastes commonly known ihas been an “Ah Hah” moment in my mind on how to help describe the gallery of cheeses offered to both my customers and new employees. This book couldn’t have been published 15, 10, or even five years ago. Due to a confluence of more Americans eating cheese as a stand alone food and the increased quality/availability of artisan cheese being made in the U.S. thie timing of this book is perfect. Save your money and start your collection with this book! --Chris Luken

I LOVE cheese and we have "cheese dinner" often. I wanted a book that would help me expand my horizons without being overly complicated, condescending, or recommending fancy cheese and pairings I can't find or afford. This book is perfect! It guides you through the most basic to the most adventurous cheeses, gives tasting notes and fun details, calls out specific brands I can actually find, and has extensive food and drink pairings for all cheeses. I am really excited to try the tasting menus the author created, and learn cool tidbits about cheese. If I want to have dinner/drinks with the author, that's the sign of a good book. Very much recommend. --Michael Wong