For the Love of Cheese: Recipes and Wisdom from the Cheese Boutique: A Cookbook

by Afrim Pristine

From Afrim Pristine, the internationally-renowned ma�tre fromager and host of Food Network Canada's Cheese: A Love Story, comes a cookbook and all-encompassing cheese guide featuring everyone's favorite ingredient.

Afrim Pristine may possess the most distinguished professional title a cheesemonger could ask for--ma�tre fromager--but if you ask him what business he's in, he'll tell you he sells happiness. That's because cheese is inextricably linked to wonderful memories and celebrations for so many of us. No matter the occasion, cheese and cheesy dishes are always greeted with a smile.

In his first cookbook, Afrim is here to teach you the basics of more than 55 cheeses. You'll learn about the best ways to buy and store cheese, how to pair different cheeses with different beverages and how to create the cheese board of your dreams. And with his signature sense of humor and warmth, Afrim offers 60 easy and enticing recipes for every mealtime, including a bonus chapter called Low Risk, High Reward, for those moments when you're looking to simply eat cheese with the perfect accompaniment. Alongside Afrim's best dishes are 20 masterpieces from the world's top chefs--everyone from Daniel Boulud, Claudio Aprile, Anthony Walsh, and Rob Gentile to Chuck Hughes, Anna and Michael Olson, Bob Blumer and more.

With personal anecdotes and helpful information, creative and delicious recipes, and beautiful photography, For the Love of Cheese is sure to bring joy to your kitchen and your heart.

Genres: Cookbooks

224 pages, Paperback

Published October 2, 2018

Reviews

[Amanda Bright · Rating 2 out of 5]

First, this review is for the digital version of this book and not the physical book itself. I was excited about this book and looking forward to reading it -- but I want to read cookbooks online before I buy them. And that was the problem with this book -- the format of the digital version of this book was so screwed up that large sections of the book were simply unreadable. I don't blame the author for this -- digital publishing is something that publishing companies need to take seriously and that was clearly not the case here. The author runs a cheese store in Toronto where I live and from what I was able to read I will be visiting their establishment and will hopefully see a hardcopy of the book so I can make a purchase decision. I wasn't crazy about a lot of name dropping -- especially since I wasn't always impressed by the names. And I wasn't crazy about the recipes simply because they often relied heavily on ingredients I don't use (onions & garlic) but also because in some cases they appeared complicated because of the number of steps. But I am encouraged by the author's knowledge of cheese from around the world and hope to visit the establishment.

[Robert Hudder · Rating 3 out of 5]

The recipes highlight cheese. The headnotes are entertaining and reflect the Cheese Boutique. The recipes are not basic but they are classics or takes on classics. Pairing notes are interesting and do show a wide variety of ways of tasting cheese.

I am privileged enough to live in Toronto and can get this knowledge directly from the source. For those who can't, this book is a decent stand in.

[Cheryl Priest · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is not often I laugh out loud on almost every page of a cookbook, while also experiencing the mouth watering urge to make everything I am reading about! This book made we want to make the 7 hour drive over the border and to Toronto, just to visit the Cheese Boutique - which I hope to make happen very soon! Thank you Afrim for sharing this wonder!

[Ellie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love the idea, and the food looks great! It may be a little beyond my price point and skill level.