542804 Sun Jul 27 07:47:48 -0700 2008 8 33 Food Media and News 0 3905238 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! Sun Jul 27 07:47:50 -0700 2008 165381 BeckyAndTheBeanstock 1 3905633 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#insiders Sun Jul 27 11:17:46 -0700 2008 3905238 208457 dairyprincess 1 3907384 The best cheese book out there is published by Workman.I believe it's called, "The Cheese Primer." Mon Jul 28 06:57:41 -0700 2008 3905238 12630 beevod 2 3907596 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. Mon Jul 28 08:10:02 -0700 2008 3907384 104084 LNG212 3 3910333 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 Much of its information on cheese makers here in the U.S. is sadly out of date.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. Tue Jul 29 01:29:02 -0700 2008 3907596 15817 ecustard 4 3912416 The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese (2007), by Jeffrey Roberts. Available in paperback. Less than $25 on Amazon. Tue Jul 29 14:24:18 -0700 2008 3910333 159948 Potomac Bob 1 3913745 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. Tue Jul 29 22:07:04 -0700 2008 3905238 18222 maria lorraine 1 3915037 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/products.asp?dept=1010 Wed Jul 30 09:36:34 -0700 2008 3905238 15142 MIKELOCK34 1 3915134 http://www.igourmet.com is one of the best sites I've found for cheese-related information. Wed Jul 30 09:57:54 -0700 2008 3905238 10532 LindaWhit