In this book, cheese and wine expert author Fiona Beckett guides you through the types, uses and versatility of cheese. The Wonderful World of Cheese introduces you to the types of cheese and explains why they vary so greatly, then you can better understand how to match them with drinks from wine, port, cider and beer, to spirits and soft drinks. Entertaining with Cheese reveals the perfect way to put together cheese boards and individual cheese plates, and new ways of throwing a wine and cheese party. Turn your hand to more than 40 Recipes such as Extra Crispy Macaroni Cheese, and Leek and Blue Cheese Quiche. With Cheese Know-how, you'll discover how to shop for cheese.

Author Biography

Fiona Beckett is an award-winning food and wine writer and former Guild of Food Writers Food Journalist of the Year. She has written for many well-known food and drink magazines as well as for leading national newspapers in the UK, including The Times, The Daily Telegraph and currently The Guardian for which she writes the weekly wine column. Fiona is also a contributing editor to the internationally renowned wine magazine Decanter and has her own food and drink matching website, www.matchingfoodandwine.com Her previous books include Cheese: Discovering, Exploring, Enjoying and Food, Wine, & Friends, both published by Ryland Peters & Small. She lives in Bristol.