The Oxford Companion to Cheese answers a clear call for the kind of subject-defining reference work that The Oxford Companion to Wine achieved. It is the first truly comprehensive cheese book, containing 855 A-Z scholarly, yet accessible entries on the history, culture, and science of cheese making and cheese enjoyment, worldwide.

• Editorial Board


• Foreword


• Introduction


• Topical Outline of Entries


• Abbreviations


• The Oxford Companion to Cheese, A-Z entries


• Appendix: Cheese Museums


• Directory of Contributors


• Index

Dr. Catherine Donnelly, Editor-in-Chief, is a Professor of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Vermont. She is the co-Director of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese, America's first and only comprehensive academic research center devoted to artisan cheese. She previously served as the Associate Director for the Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship, a research consortium between Cornell and the University of Vermont. Dr. Donnelly has been recognized by her colleagues for her many contributions to improving Listeria detection. Widely regarded as an international expert on this bacterial pathogen, she has published numerous articles and book chapters and delivered hundreds of presentations on the topic of Listeria.