The Book of Cheese

Put your trust in Liz Thorpe to make the far reaches of your local cheese counter less forbidding, said Steven Jenkins in The Wall Street Journal. The prominent New York cheesemonger brings “vast knowledge and experience and zeal” to this primer, in which she identifies nine “gateway” cheeses—staples such as mozzarella, brie, and cheddar—that can open paths to less familiar varieties. Though long and occasionally marred by hipster jargon, “this book is a fine guide to expanding your repertoire.”