{"product_id":"american-cheese-an-indulgent-odyssey-through-the-artisan-cheese-world-isbn-9780062934895","title":"American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eAway with Words\u003c\/em\u003e, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Cheese\u003c\/em\u003e 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.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  — Jim Gaffigan, comedian\/actor and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFood: A Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe\u003cbr\u003eBerkowitz loves cheese. Or at least he thought he did. After stumbling upon an\u003cbr\u003eartisinal tasting at an upscale cheese shop one Valentine’s Day, he realized\u003cbr\u003ehe’d hardly even scratched the surface. These cheeses were like nothing\u003cbr\u003ehe had ever tasted—a visceral drug-punch that reverberated deliciousness—and\u003cbr\u003ethey were from America. He felt like he was being let in a great cosmic secret,\u003cbr\u003eand instantly he was in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003ediscovery inspired Joe to embark on the cheese adventure of a lifetime,\u003cbr\u003espending a year exploring the subculture around cheese, from its trenches\u003cbr\u003eto its command centers. He dove headfirst into the world of artisan cheese; of\u003cbr\u003epremiere makers and mongers, cave-dwelling affineurs, dairy scientists, and\u003cbr\u003erestauranteurs. The journey would take him around the world, from the\u003cbr\u003eunderground cheese caves in Paris to the mountains of Gruyere, leaving no curd\u003cbr\u003eunturned, all the while cultivating an appreciation for cheese and its place in\u003cbr\u003esociety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe’s journey from amateur to aficionado eventually\u003cbr\u003ecomes to mirror the rise of American cheese on the world stage. As he embeds\u003cbr\u003ewith Team USA at an international mongering competition and makes cheese in the\u003cbr\u003eexperimental vats at the Dairy Research Center in Wisconsin, one of the makers\u003cbr\u003ehe meets along the way gears up to make America’s biggest splash ever at the\u003cbr\u003eWorld Cheese Awards. Through this odyssey of cheese, an unexpected culture of\u003cbr\u003epassionate cheesemakers is revealed, along with the extraordinary impact of one\u003cbr\u003edelicious dairy product.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Cheese\u003c\/em\u003e 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Gaffigan, comedian\/actor and New York Times bestselling author of Food: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A delicious read… I thought it was impossible that I could be more impressed by cheese, but this book proved me wrong. Between starting and finishing this book, I signed up for a Cheese of the Month subscription. You may say, no way is it that good! 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