num_pages: 384
description: Open-hearted and buoyant the book weaves together her hands-on experiences in Europe and introduces us to a rich cast of people who make sell and care about these traditions. Jenny Linford author of The Missing Ingredient In this delightful full-color tour of France England and Italy YouTube star Katie Quinn shares the stories and science behind everyone's fermented favoritescheese wine and breadalong with classic recipes.Delicious staples of a great meal bread cheese and wine develop their complex flavors through a process known as fermentation. Katie Quinn spent months as an apprentice with some of Europes most acclaimed experts to study the art and science of fermentation. Visiting grain fields vineyards and dairies Katie brings the stories and science of these foods to the table explains the process of each craft and introduces the people behind them. What will keep readers glued to the book like a suspense novel is Katie's personal journey as an expat discovering herself abroad; Katie's vulnerability will turn readers into fans and they'll finish the book feeling like they're her best friends trusted with her innermost revelations. In England Katie becomes a cheesemonger at Neal's Yard Dairy Londons preeminent cheese shopthe beginning of a journey that takes her from a goat farm in rural Somerset to a nationwide search for innovating dairy gurus. In Italy Katie offers an inside look at Italian winemaking with the Comellis at their family-owned vineyard in Northeast Italy and witnesses the diversity of vintners as she makes her way around Italy. In France Katie meets the reigning queen of bread Apollonia Poilne of Paris' famed Poilne Bakery apprentices at boulangeries in Paris learning the ins and outs of sourdough and travels the country to uncover the present and future of French bread. Part artisanal survey part travelogue and part cookbook featuring watercolor illustrations and gorgeous photographs Cheese Wine and Bread is an outstanding gastronomic tour for foodies cooks artisans and armchair travelers alike.
language: English
title: Cheese, Wine, and Bread: Discovering the Magic of Fermentation in England, Italy, and France
publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks