A Cheesemonger's Tour de France Book Talk and Tasting
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St Margaret’s Institute, 30 Polstead Rd, Oxford OX2 6TN |
Join us for a book talk and cheese and wine tasting with author and cheesemonger Ned Palmer on his book A Cheesemonger's Tour de France (2024).
Join the UK’s leading cheese expert, Ned Palmer, for an evening of cheese and stories.
Author of A Cheesemonger's Tour de France and cheesemonger, Ned will take you on a delicious journey through France’s most iconic
cheeses, sharing insights and anecdotes about his book.
As Ned discusses his book, participants will enjoy a guided tasting of six French cheeses, each featured in the book, accompanied by fresh bread, chutney, and carefully paired wine.
About the book :
Charles de Gaulle famously said it was impossible to govern a country with 246 different cheeses. And perhaps he was right. Every French
cheese carries an essence of the place where it's made - its history, identity and landscape. Sometimes that's a physical thing, as the hard
texture of Comté echoes its mountainous home in the Jura. Other times it's about power and politics - Brie swelling to royal dimensions due
to its proximity to the French court, or Camembert gaining national status after being supplied in patriotic boxes to First World War
soldiers.
In A Cheesemonger's Tour de France, Ned Palmer wends his way around the country's regions, meeting the remarkable
cheesemongers who carry the torch for France's oldest and most treasured traditions. As he explains the mysteries
of terroir and why each of those different fromages taste as they do, he shows that a French cheeseboard offers
genuine insights into la Belle République.
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