A Whole Cheese: The Knowledgeable and Offbeat Encyclopedia of Cheese - Ludovic Bisot

THE BOOK:

Everything is Cheese! Or how to talk seriously about cheese without taking yourself too seriously. In this knowledgeable yet quirky encyclopedia, cheesemaker Ludovic Bisot, a passionate expert and Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman of France), shares his two ways of loving cheese. On the one hand, a meticulous, erudite, and gourmet inventory of the cheese heritage of France and beyond, combined with a presentation of everything related to the transformation of milk. On the other, a joyful creative explosion, the fruit of his "cheesy obsession," where cheese permeates all areas, from the arts to the sciences to sports. A book dedicated to the love and humor of cheese. "Don't ask what cheese can do for you. Ask what you can do for cheese!" Everything is Cheese! Or how to talk seriously about cheese without taking yourself too seriously. In this knowledgeable yet quirky encyclopedia, cheesemaker Ludovic Bisot, a passionate expert and Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman of France), shares his two ways of loving cheese. On one hand, a meticulous, erudite, and indulgent inventory of the cheese heritage of France and beyond, combined with a presentation of everything related to milk processing. On the other, a joyful and creative explosion, the fruit of its "cheesiness," where cheese permeates every field, from the arts to the sciences to sports. A book dedicated to the love and humor of cheese. "Don't ask what cheese can do for you. Ask what you can do for cheese!"

THE AUTHOR: Ludovic Bisot, 57, is a cheesemonger in Rambouillet (Yvelines). A native of Burgundy, he graduated from EM Lyon. After a career in international trade and strategy consulting, at 42 he made a radical career change to dedicate himself to his great passion: cheese. In 2010, he took over a small cheese shop in Rambouillet, which he renamed Tout un Fromage (A Whole Cheese). A lover of challenges, he earned the title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman of France) in 2015. In addition to his shop, Ludovic has been involved in training (vocational training certificates, hotel management schools) since receiving this award. Creative and playful, he invented "fromagination" (a play on words combining "fromager" and "fromager," meaning cheese) and founded, with friends, the Ligue des Fromagers Extraordinaires (League of Extraordinary Cheesemakers), whose mission is to "put cheese everywhere, and especially where you least expect it." His credo and the spirit of his book can be summed up in one phrase: the love and humor of cheese.