The Cheeses of Wisconsin: A Culinary Travel Guide [Paperback]

Jeanette Hurt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2, 2008

A culinary travel guide to the best artisan cheesemakers in the state of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin makes more specialty cheese than any other state, and this guide lists the best of the best cheesemakers and their cheeses. Connoisseur and food writer Jeanette Hurt embarks on a culinary tour throughout the entire state to find the most innovative and traditional artisans who lovingly and painstakingly cultivate numerous varieties of award-winning cow-, goat-, and sheep's-milk cheeses.

Hurt describes in words and photos how cheese and other dairy products such as yogurt, ice cream, butter, and milk are made, and provides a detailed list of cheesemakers who accept visitors so you can watch the process firsthand. Also includes a map showing cheesemaker locations, where to buy Wisconsin cheese, resources for budding cheesemakers, recipes, wine and beer pairings, and travel advice. 50 black & white photographs, 8 color pages.

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About the Author

Jeanette Hurt is the author of the forthcoming The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Cheeses of the World, in addition to numerous food and travel articles in Wine Enthusiast, Relish, Budget Travel, My Midwest (Midwest Airlines in-flight), NWA Traveler, Delta Sky, ATA's GO, Destination: Vacation, Wisconsin Trails, Lake, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Home, Corporate Report Wisconsin, Virtuoso Life, Deli Business, and Golf Connoiseur. She lives in Milwaukee, WI.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Countryman (June 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881507849
• ISBN-13: 978-0881507843
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,420,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

An award-winning author, Jeanette Hurt writes about food, wine and travel for a variety of publications including Wine Enthusiast, United Airlines' Hemispheres, Budget Travel, Gourmet, Relish, Saveur and SecondAct.com. When she's not developing flourless chocolate cake recipes, taking cheesemaking classes at a creamery, or trekking through tapas bars in Madrid, she also teaches culinary and wine classes, and she's been a guest speaker at several cheese conferences. Though she's a Chicago native - and former Chicago police reporter for the legendary City News Bureau to boot - she lives in Milwaukee with her family, and she often can be found walking along Lake Michigan with her husband, their son and their dog. Visit her web site, www.jeanettehurt.com, or follow her on Twitter.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any cheese lover, July 2, 2008

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This review is from: The Cheeses of Wisconsin: A Culinary Travel Guide (Paperback)

J.Hurt's review of Wisconsin cheese is an easy and enjoyable read. Her clearly organized text takes the guess work out of where to go for your favorite cheese. I learned so much about Wisconsin's claim to fame and have tried a few new cheeses as a result of reading Hurt's culinary guide. An excellent choice if you want to learn more about why Wisconsin maintains its claim as "dairy state" and "cheese capitol". If you are planning on traveling in Wisconsin, this is definitely the book to have in the car because you don't want to miss out on those fresh cheese curds!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have when touring Wisconsin, June 4, 2010

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Scott Anderson "Sharpsburg" (Shepherdstown, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cheeses of Wisconsin: A Culinary Travel Guide (Paperback)

This book is a great read even though it's not a real in depth study of cheese. It was never meant to be an in depth study but more so a road-map on how to get to a variety of really great Cheese Makers that are spread across the state of Wisconsin. You get information on the cheese and cheesemakers and what styles of cheese they create along with their website, phone number and address.

It's an excellent culinary travel guide and one that is certainly worth purchasing. To round out the book you are given Day trips to Cheesemakers, a Wisconsin map of the Cheesemakers, how to shop for Wisconsin cheese, resources if you are interested in cheesemaking, beverage pairing with cheese, how to serve cheese in "flights", and finally recipes using Wisconsin cheese and suggestions for cooking with cheese. You simply can't go wrong if you are heading to Wisconsin or are interested in Wisconsin cheese. California may have Happy Cows, but Wisconsin has Happy Cows and Happy Customers.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tourism more than cheesy, April 23, 2010

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Gourmet Denis "Gourmet Denis" (East cost) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cheeses of Wisconsin: A Culinary Travel Guide (Paperback)

A nice discovery of the region but not in any way a deep discovery of the cheeses of Wisconsin.