In the beginning: milk -- Curds and whey : cheesemaking -- You're not getting older, you're getting better : aging cheese -- Fresh cheese, acids, and safety -- Whey and pickled cheeses, amino and fatty acids, and salt -- Stretched curd cheese, alcohols, and melting -- Surface mold cheese, sulfur compounds, and the senses -- Smear-ripened cheese, esters, and aroma -- Interior mold cheese, ketones, and strains -- Cheddared cheese, aldehydes, and texture -- Stirred curd cheese, lactones, and feed -- Cheese with eyes, furans, hydrocarbons, and food pairing -- Very hard cheese, terpenes, and terroir -- Process cheese and nutrition -- Analysis and flavor comparisons -- Laws, regulations, and appellations -- Do try this at home -- The cheese stands alone.