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RipeThe Search forthe Perfect TomatoArthur AllenCounterpoint: 304 pp., $26
It's hard to imagine a "cheese movement," but here we are in the age of cheese memoirs! Gordon Edgar's midlife crisis took the form of a tectonic shift from punk-rock activist to cheesemonger at the San Francisco Rainbow Grocery Cooperative. More than a little activism stuck to Edgar, as he learned more about animal rights, the plight of dairy farmers and the possibilities of delicious, healthy cheese for citizens rich and poor. Edgar's interest in cheese began with two basic criteria: anything raw and rennetless. Antique Gruyère changed his life. Beaufort d' Alpage was an education for his palate. "Cheesemonger" is an education for the aspiring enthusiast. Edgar is not into fancy cheese language. He writes in a straightforward way about the taste and the issues behind artisanal cheese-making. He tries not to wax romantic about small-scale food production. "Subculture is elitist," he acknowledges, "but it's how some of us survive."
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