This week on a brand new Cutting the Curd, host Diane Stemple is kicking off the shows monthly book review, welcoming chef and cheesemonger Chester Hastings, author of The Cheesemongers Seasons to talk about his beautifully photographed volume. Complete with his favorite cheese recipes, Chester shares with Diane how to match peak-season produce with fine cheeses. Also chatting with Diane about how a recipe truly becomes ones own and the differences between what you might see used in his professional kitchen versus what he composed for the home cook, its clear that Chester knows how to make cheese accessible for anyone interested. If youre on the look out for a new recipe book, tune in for an in-depth discussion on The Cheesemongers Seasons. This program was brought to you by The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. The ego gets out of the way and you just focus on really great ingredients and doing them really well, and thats all it takes. [5:52] --Chester Hastings on Cutting the Curd