World Cheese Book

Harbutt, Juliet (Editor-in-Chief) w/ Contributions from Androuet, Martin Aspinwall, Vincenzo Bozzetti, Kevin John Broome, Ran Buck, Sagi Cooper, Dianne Curtin, Jim Davies, Sheana Davis, Angela Gray, Rie Hijikata, Rumiko Honma, Katie Jarvis, Monika Linton, Gurth Pretty, Hansueli Renz, Richard Sutton, Will Studd, Joe Warwick, & Aad Vernooij

ISBN 10: 0756654424 / ISBN 13: 9780756654429

Published by Dorling Kindersley, London, New York, Melbourne, &c., 2009

About this Item

NEW First American Edition hardcover (Orig. 2009) Third Printing, NEW unclipped handsomely-designed mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & showing orig. $25.00 pub. price at bottom-right inside-front flyleaf, SUPERB matte-laminated illustrated cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, IMMACULATE unmarked smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE canary-yellow card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior ENTICINGLY-illustrated in full color w/ texts presented in a variety of formates w/ attractive clarity * 7.88" x 9.50" x 1.26", 1.34 kg, 352 pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: World Cheese: The Finest Selection w/ Tasting Notes: Over 750 Cheeses: Enjoy! * Which are the cheeses every cheese lover should seek out & try? And why do they taste so good? The reader will discover all of this in DELICIOUS detail in this encyclopedia, written by a team of local cheese specialists under the guidance of Julia Harbutt. Discover Appenzeller, from the foothills of the Swiss Alps & washed in a secret blend of cider, white wine, herbs & spices; 'Mezzo Secco', an award-winning cheese from California's Sonoma that has a rich & nutty flavor & is an ideal choice for a picnic cheese; & 'Sarment d'Amour', a new goat cheese from the Ardeche in France that locals often enjoy as an appetizer w/ a glass of crisp rose wine. This book is CHEESE PARADISE w/ more than 750 cheeses photographed as you would buy them & then shown in mouth-watering close-up. Covering internationally popular cheeses as well as those from less well known regions, information panels tell you about the farmers & producers, how the cheeses are made, & what they taste like, & for ea. cheese recommendations on how best to eat it. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR & EDITOR-in-CHIEF: Juliet Harbutt is the world's most highly respected cheese expert. What she doesn't know about cheese simply isn't worth knowing. Born in New Zealand, she came to Britain in 1984 & founded "Jeroboams: The Wine & Cheese Shop", a retail & wholesale company, reputably one of Britain's finest, offering over 250, mainly raw milk, French & British artisan cheeses. She has also designed & run seminars for retailers, wholesalers & the Relais Chateaux Hotels throughout Britain. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this splendid book w/ our greatest care for FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the U.S. w/ domestic shipment via USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below cost fee & shipment to international destinations via USPS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL at our posted below-cost rates.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: World Cheese Book
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley, London, New York, Melbourne, &c.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0756654424
• ISBN 13: 9780756654429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Weight: 1.34 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

The book is about cheese in all its many glorious varieties. What it looks like, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what you should do with it and why, how to choose a cheese you'll like and how best to enjoy it. It gives you an in-depth understanding of the world of cheese - the science, the smells, the succulence.

The core of the book is formed by the Directory Spreads, packed with clear and expert information about each cheese and illustrated with excellent photography. The cheeses are arranged by country, each section written by an expert "cheesie" from that country. For the novice, the intermediate and expert cheese eater, it will become the undisputed best guide to the world's cheeses.

About the Authors

The world's most highly respected cheese expert. what Juliet Harbutt doesn't know about cheese simply isn't worth knowing. Born in New Zealand, she came to Britain in 1984 and founded Jeroboams The Wine & Cheese Shop, a retail and wholesale company, reputably one of Britain's finest, offering over 250, mainly raw milk, French and British artisan cheeses. She also designed and ran seminars for retailers, wholesalers and the Relais Chateaux Hotels throughout Britain.

The world's most highly respected cheese expert. what Juliet Harbutt doesn't know about cheese simply isn't worth knowing. Born in New Zealand, she came to Britain in 1984 and founded Jeroboams The Wine & Cheese Shop, a retail and wholesale company, reputably one of Britain's finest, offering over 250, mainly raw milk, French and British artisan cheeses. She also designed and ran seminars for retailers, wholesalers and the Relais Chateaux Hotels throughout Britain.