American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

by Joe Berkowitz
American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

by Joe Berkowitz

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Overview

From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese.

“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as quirky, passionate, and creative as the cheese they put into the world.”
  — Jim Gaffigan, comedian/actor and New York Times bestselling author of Food: A Love Story

Joe Berkowitz loves cheese. Or at least he thought he did. After stumbling upon an artisinal tasting at an upscale cheese shop one Valentine’s Day, he realized he’d hardly even scratched the surface. These cheeses were like nothing he had ever tasted—a visceral drug-punch that reverberated deliciousness—and they were from America. He felt like he was being let in a great cosmic secret, and instantly he was in love.

This discovery inspired Joe to embark on the cheese adventure of a lifetime, spending a year exploring the subculture around cheese, from its trenches to its command centers. He dove headfirst into the world of artisan cheese; of premiere makers and mongers, cave-dwelling affineurs, dairy scientists, and restauranteurs. The journey would take him around the world, from the underground cheese caves in Paris to the mountains of Gruyere, leaving no curd unturned, all the while cultivating an appreciation for cheese and its place in society.

Joe’s journey from amateur to aficionado eventually comes to mirror the rise of American cheese on the world stage. As he embeds with Team USA at an international mongering competition and makes cheese in the experimental vats at the Dairy Research Center in Wisconsin, one of the makers he meets along the way gears up to make America’s biggest splash ever at the World Cheese Awards. Through this odyssey of cheese, an unexpected culture of passionate cheesemakers is revealed, along with the extraordinary impact of one delicious dairy product.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062934901
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 10/06/2020
Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Joe Berkowitz is an editor and staff writer at Fast Company, covering entertainment and pop culture. He is the author of Away with Words: An Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions and the coauthor, along with Josh Gondelman, of You Blew It. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two amazing cats.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Glimpse of Dairy Narnia 1

Chapter 1 The Big Cheese Bang 13

Chapter 2 A Man Called Mr. Moo 29

Chapter 3 Consider the Platypus 49

Chapter 4 The Cheese Internet 69

Chapter 5 Between the Farm and the Table 91

Chapter 6 What I'm Talking about When I'm Talking about Cheese 114

Chapter 7 The Trojan Horse Cheese Course 137

Chapter 8 The Succulent Funhouse 157

Chapter 9 Playing with Your Food 179

Chapter 10 Tour de Fromage 201

Chapter 11 The Cheese Oscars 228

Chapter 12 The Cathedral 254

Epilogue: Exit Through the Cheese Shop 274

Acknowledgements 277

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