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Otros nombres: Gordonzola
Fecha de nacimiento: 20th Century
Género: male
Lugares de residencia: San Francisco, California, USA
Marin, California, USA
Ocupaciones: Cheesemonger
Organizaciones: Rainbow Grocery: A Worker Owned Cooperative
Biografía breve: Gordon Edgar is the cheesemonger for Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, San Francisco’s biggest independent grocery and the country’s largest retail worker co-op. He has been a panelist and judge at numerous industry cheese events, helps organize national and regional worker-co-op conferences and regional cheese conferences, and serves on the board for the California Artisan Cheese Guild. He has written for HipMama.com, Clamor magazine, and MaximumRocknRoll and blogs at gordonzola.livejournal.com and www.gordonzola.net.

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Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge por Gordon Edgar

I think I would have really loved each of the essays in this book on their own. As a collection it starts to be overly repetitive. I found Gordon's life and his values to be interesting, strong, delightful, and unusual -- I had never thought about what it would be like to work in a worker-owned co-op store. I enjoyed reading about the thoughtful path that led him there, and about his flowering from cheese enthusiasm to cheese expert. I liked his descriptions of the various cheeses and farmers. I wrote down a list of cheeses to try -- all in all, a success! But it was also kind of a slog to read straight through - it felt like a collection of essays rather than a cohesive autobiography.… (más)

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jennybeast | 7 reseñas más. | Apr 14, 2022 |

Cheddar: A Journey to the Heart of America's Most… por Gordon Edgar

It was a bit of a cheesy read ..

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donhazelwood | Sep 14, 2016 |

Cheesemonger : a life on the wedge por Gordon Edgar

Edgar wanted so much to gain employment at a San Francisco worker's cooperative that he applied for a job in the cheese department despite not knowing much about cheese. This memoir/manifesto tells of his two decades learning about cheese, visiting farms, attending conferences, and dealing with customers. Edgar draws on his past in punk rock to explore the community and ethics of the cheese world. This may be the least pretentious book about cheese possible, and I enjoyed reading Edgar's stories and opinions. I'm also hungry for some cheese.… (más)

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Othemts | 7 reseñas más. | Mar 6, 2015 |

Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge por Gordon Edgar

Very enjoyable foray into both cheese and Edgar's value system. He's an unreconstructed punk rocker with a job in an employee-owned grocery store in San Francisco's Mission District. What's not to love about any of that, if you're me?

Whole vistas of undiscovered cheeses spread themselves out in front of me after reading this book, but more importantly, I came away with a better knowledge of the cheesemonger's life. Any retail life is fraught with moments which are hilarious only in hindsight, and Edgar's is no exception. He's an extraordinarily gentle man, so the tales from retail hell are tinged with more understanding and compassion than is usual. He's also mordantly witty.

Nicely done memoir is a bit repetitive in spots, but very well worth reading.… (más)

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satyridae | 7 reseñas más. | Apr 5, 2013 |

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