The gift of cheese

Some gift-giving ideas for the cheese lover in your life:

Cheese reading

• Cheese, A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best - Max McCalman. As close as you can get to a cheese encyclopedia.
• The Cheese Plate - Max McCalman. A 101 guide on how to enjoy the world's finest cheeses at home.
• Cheese Primer - Steve Jenkins. Great reference guide and introductory book to cheese.
• Cheese & Chalk - Will Studd. Hard to find in the US, but contains some of the most gorgeous photos of cheese I have ever seen.

Cheese of the Month Club

These programs are some of the best in the US, but note that cheese sometimes gets wrecked in transit...

• Artisanal Premium Cheese (www.artisanalcheese.com)
• Murrays Cheese (www.murrayscheese.com)
• Zingerman's (www.zingermans.com)
• Cowgirl Creamery (www.cowgirlcreamery.com)
  

Cheese & Wine Classes

A class makes a great gift. In NYC, Artisanal, Murrays and the Institute of Culinary Education (www.iceculinary.com) always have great classes on offer.