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"In this delightful, beautifully photographed tour of France, England, and Italy, YouTube star Katie Quinn shares the stories and science behind everyone's fermented faves--bread, cheese, and wine--along with classic recipes"-- Provided by publisher.

They are some of humanity's most ancient and essential foods, as well as much-beloved staples of a great dinner party. And cheese, wine and bread all develop their complex flavors through the process of fermentation. Take an eye-opening tour through the age old mysteries of fermentation as Quin takes you on a gastronomic tour. Readers will learn about making cheese at a goat farm in rural England. Share Quinn's experiences as an apprentice at a vineyard in Italy. And discover the art of baking in Parisian boulangeries. -- adapted from back cover and inside front cover.

Introduction

Cheese//England. The magic of milk ; Just a taste ; The cheese shop ; Call me little miss muffet ; The final countdown ; Christmas cheese ; Stilton reigns supreme ; The world's best cheese ; The science of melting cheese ; Up to my armpits in curds (making cheese) ; Milkmaid power mammas ; Let's talk about cheese toasties ; Let it clabber ; The changemakers: bloomy-rind and washed-rind English cheese ; Cheddar cheese and "Tina the turner" ; The cheese wheel comes full circle

Wine//Italy. From the vine to the bottle ; The comellis ; Experience it like a child ; Tuffy ; The harvest ; It's a grape party ; Never said nebbiolo ; Making my way: understanding natural wine ; Rome: learning the language ; Age ain't nothin' but a number... right? ; The fat one ; Wine rules and non-rules ; In vino veritas ; Family roots ; Fill a horn with dung ; The clue to everything ; Land of the vines

Bread//France. An audience with bread royalty ; Simply not so simple ; Where's the bread? ; Remade all the time ; Le petit grain ; Bread vs. flatbread ; Wash your hands with flour ; Getting creative ; Bouncing around boulangeries ; Leftover bread ; Marseille ; Toulouse- "but does it hold the coffee?" ; Paysan boulanger ; Hands in the dough ; Getting it right.

Quinn, Katie > Travel.

Cooking (Cheese) > Europe.

Wine and wine making > Europe.

Cooking (Bread) > Europe.

Cheese > Varieties > Europe.

Cheese > Varieties.