The variety of cheeses available continues to increase and Collins Gem Cheeses explains both how they are made and provides recommendations for over 100 varieties of cheese. This Gem is published in flexibinding, providing the durability of a hardback with the flexibility of a paperback. With its stylish new cover design, it is a welcome addition to the range of food and drink Gems. The structure of the book is based around the main styles of cheese, looking first at the general features of hard cheese, blue cheeses and the other main styles, and then recommending a range of cheeses in each style along with background information on each cheese and advice on storage and eating. To help enliven the book many of the cheeses will be illustrated with photographs of the cheese or its labelling.