Overview
Follow your love of cheese from Nova Scotia to British Columbia with Chef Gurth Pretty, Canada's Food and Beverage Ambassador. In the most comprehensive guide to Canadian cheeses ever published, meet the cheesemakers, discover their cheeses, and try them out in thirty delicious recipes developed by Gurth and the cheesemakers themselves. Discover the delicious cheeses produced by David Wood of Salt Spring Island Cheese Co. (BC), the raw milk cheeses of La Bergerie aux 4 Vents (NB), Ermite made by the monks of Abbaye Saint-Benoît-du-Lac (QC), Monforte Dairy's Toscano (ON) and Emanuela Leoni's Leoni-Grana (AB). Including cow, goat and sheep cheeses using raw, thermalized, pasteurized and organic milk and a comprehensive index, The Definitive Guide to Canadian Cheese is a must-have for all cheese-lovers.
Full Product Details
Author: Gurth Pretty
Publisher: Whitecap Books
Imprint: Whitecap Books
Dimensions:
Width: 16.90cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.776kg
ISBN: 9781552857601
ISBN 10: 1552857603
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 05 October 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
[A] must-read... terrific info on buying, serving and storing cheese... a cheese lover's delight. Readers will find plenty of stimulation in this collection for creating their own little patch of paradise. This book is not titled lightly. Foodies will be enthralled by this chance to discover ... [Canada's] premier artisanal cheesemakers. Explores celebrated public and private gardens...but each example also illustrate the possibilities for...gardeners to apply to their own backyards. Follow the tasty trail [Pretty] travelled creating this book.. a delicious range of recipes. -- Eric Akis Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC) (01/24/2007) An important moment for cheese. -- Eric Akis Home Style Magazine (01/01/2007) Beautifully produced [and] detailed. -- Jurgen Gothe Georgia Straight (Vancouver) (12/14/2006) A fromage board extraordinaire.... everything you need to know. -- Joanne Sasvari Amherst Daily News (12/22/2006) An all-encompassing cookbook... the recipes sound incredibly tasty. -- Angela Murrills Georgia Straight (11/30/2006) Rural cheesemakers have reported back to [Pretty] tales of tourists turning up on their doorstep with his guide in hand. -- Christopher Waters The Standard (St. Catharines, ON) (12/01/2007) The most comprehensive guide to Canadian cheeses ever published. -- Melanie Cummings Burlington Post (01/26/2007)
The most comprehensive guide to Canadian cheeses ever published. -- Melanie Cummings Burlington Post (01/26/2007)
Author Information
Gurth Pretty is a professional chef, food writer, consultant and culinary tourism adviser.
