The Best Books About Cheese & Food This Spring
This spring, we’re gathering some of our favorite new food books, from snack-forward entertaining and buttery indulgences to plant-forward island flavors and global cheese adventures. Recipes, stories, and stunning photography make these titles as fun to flip through as they are to cook from—perfect for your kitchen or coffee table. I’ll Bring the Apps by […]
A Conversation With Author, Nomad, and Fermentation Educator Trevor Warmedahl
Trevor Warmedahl, a cheesemaker and culture contributor known as the “Milk Trekker,” trots the globe visiting pastoral communities. His purpose? Investigating how milk is treated and transformed by indigenous microbes and the human touch.
It’s not a glamorous lifestyle, per se. In order to be the Milk Trekker, Warmedahl has to be comfortable navigating countries solo and communicating his intent to observe and understand niche dairy practices in spite of language barriers. He also travels light—and on a budget.
Cheese Trekking is as much a travelogue as it is a reflection on the links between terroir, cheesemaking, slow-food pathways, and heritage. We were lucky enough to catch up with Warmedahl, who was staying at a yurt in between his travels. Read on to learn about the experiences that shaped his writing, plus his views on the role of old-world food systems in a modern climate with high demand for all things quick and processed.
Chef Diane Kochilas’ Kaseropita Kourou
Chef Diane Kochilas of My Greek Table on PBS shares a recipe from her latest cookbook, Athens: Food, Stories, Love (out Oct. 28) The most famous place in Athens for this insanely fattening but delicious cheese pie is a small shop called Dodoni, on Lykourgou Street, near Omonoia.The shop was opened in 1972 just across the street by […]
The Best Cheese Books of Fall 2025
Fall in love with new reads and recipes this autumn There’s nothing like spending a rainy fall day wrapped up in a good book—especially a new book with that fresh paper smell. We’ve rounded up 13 that ought to occupy you well into the autumn for their cheese-related content. From cookbooks with vivid photographs of […]
6 New Cheese Books to Bring on Spring
Expand the number cheesy reads on your shelf as the weather warms 1. The Complete Book of Cheese: History, Techniques, Recipes, Tips Can you name the four types of cheese, 24 families, and 150 varieties? Cheesemonger Mathieu Plantive and food journalist Anne-Laure Pham sure can. Based in France, the culinary power couple has published a […]
Four Cheese Books to Read this Winter
1 The Modern Cheeseboard: Pair Your Way to the Perfect Grazing Platter In her newest book, London cheese shop owner Morgan McGlynn shares how to cut, style, and pair cheese to create memorable cheese and charcuterie arrangements for any occasion. The Modern Cheeseboard (White Lion Publishing, August 30, 2022) includes 40 arrangements and all the […]
4 New Books for Fall 2022
1. Snacks for Dinner: Small Plates, Full Bites, Can’t Lose Especially in these unusual times, who hasn’t had snacks for dinner? (We’ve been there, scarfing hunks of cheese with crackers out of the box in front of the TV.) In his new book, Snacks for Dinner (Harper Wave, May 3, 2022) Lukas Volger shows us […]
4 New Books For Cheese Lovers, Summer 2022
1. Black Mixcellence: A Comprehensive Guide to Black Mixology Black Mixcellence (Penguin Random House, June 2022, $30) celebrates the impact of Black and Brown mixologists on the cocktail and bartending industry. Written by hospitality industry veteran Tamika Hall with Discovery Channel’s Cocktail Kings star Colin Asare-Appiah, the book includes the history of African American contributions […]
Four New Books to Welcome Spring
1. ON BOARD: INSPIRATION, IDEAS & RECIPES FOR EXCEPTIONAL ENTERTAINING Want to get into the art of crafting a food board and don’t know where to start? On Board (Cider Mill Press, October 2021, $21.10) has you covered, with boards that feature fresh combinations and flavors. Written by Maine chefs Derek Bissonnette (who also took […]
Eight Noteworthy Cheese Books for Gifting This Year
Compiled by Susan Sherrill Axelrod A book makes a great gift, if it’s focused on a subject the recipient is interested in (Unlike those how-to “catch” a husband books a well-meaning aunt used to give me in my single days). Whether the cheese lovers on your list are cheese plate fanatics, DIYers, avid cooks, or […]
