Cheese book or web resource

[BeckyAndTheBeanstock]

Can anyone recommend a good book on cheese? The kind that goes style by style or even region by region and describes each one, as well as gives cooking uses? Alternately, a good website (not industry-sponsored!) would be useful. Thanks!

[LindaWhit]

http://www.igourmet.com is one of the best sites I've found for cheese-related information.

[MIKELOCK34]

I enjoy Max Mccalman's cheese books. He gives good information for many cheeses. I enjoy the second book very much. If you can use some descriptions of the cheeses, you can use some of the websites for cheese stores that have good lists online such as Artisinal Cheese Center in NYC.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+cheese+plate

http://www.artisanalcheese.com/produc...

[maria lorraine]

I really, really like Janet Fletcher's book. Wonderful text. Easy to read, very informative. With wine pairings. Werlin's books are good, but I actually prefer Janet's.

[beevod]

The best cheese book out there is published by Workman.I believe it's called, "The Cheese Primer."

[LNG212]

That's Steve Jenkins's book. It's excellent. However, do note that it is rather old now and so it lacks comprehensive coverage of newer things (esp. artisanal cheeses in the US). I do find that it's a terrific resource for understanding the regions, flavor profiles, and such.

[ecustard]

Yes, like 12 years old. Much of its information on cheese makers here in the U.S. is sadly out of date. I chose it as a Christmas gift two years ago and was very disappointed once I took a closer look. Would have been great if purchased when it was first published. Now it's more of an example of a publisher that isn't interested in paying for an update when the original still sells without any additional monies spent on its behalf. As LNG212 said, it would help with your interest in regions and styles. But don't expect much more.

[Potomac Bob]

The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese (2007), by Jeffrey Roberts. Available in paperback. Less than $25 on Amazon.

[dairyprincess]

Laura Werlin's Cheese Essentials is really, really good. She even has little chapters that say, "if you can't find (blank) use (blank)." Super reader-friendly and even color-coded by type of cheese. Plus 50 recipes in the back. Here's a link to her site: http://laurawerlin.com/books.html#ins...