The Cheesemonger's Seasons: Recipes for Enjoying Cheeses with Ripe Fruits and Vegetables

295 Pages·2014·4.38 MB·English

by  Chester Hastings

Text copyright © 2014 by Chester Hastings. Photographs copyright © 2014 by Joseph De Leo.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.
ISBN 978-1-4521-1288-6 (hc) ISBN 978-1-4521-3554-0 (epub, mobi)
Design by VANESSA DINA Food styling by CHRISTINE ALBANO Prop styling by LUCY ATTWATER
Joseph De Leo wishes to thank his crew, Kaz, Christine,Lucy, and Nora, for their incredible talents and enthusiasm.
Thank you also to Chester Hastings and Vanessa Dina for allowing me to work on another beautiful project, and to ABC Carpet and
Home, Murray’s Cheeses, and Melissa’s Produce for your contributions.
Photographs on pages 19, 20, 25, 31, 35, 53, 57, 73, 79, 83, 105, 109, 127, 133, 137, 150, 157, 158, 161, 165, 171, and 173 by Chester
Hastings.
Excerpt on page 90 from The Snack Thief by Andrea Camilleri, translated by Stephen Sartarelli, and published in 2004 by Penguin
Group (USA).
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FOR SUSIE, HENRY, AND MOLLY
“Behind every cheese there is a pasture of a different green under a different
sky.”
—ITALO CALVINO
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank my loving and beautiful wife, Susie, for her never-ending
faith in me. She makes so many dreams a reality.
I am very grateful to the prolific and generous Clifford Wright, whose brilliant
works have inspired me beyond measure. I would also like to thank Joan
McNamara, for her continued passion and support; Dean McCreary, for his
valued insanity and perseverance; and Brian Kalliel, for his friendship and
wisdom.
This book is also written with profound gratitude for my mentor and friend,
Carlo Middione.