Article: Host a wine and cheese party. (Cosmo weekend: living).(Brief Article)

It's an easy, elegant dinner-party alternative. Our pros, Douglas Keane, executive chef at Jardiniere in San Francisco, and Lyle Kula, a wine consultant who works with some of NYC's trendiest restaurants, give tips on serving better-than-cheddar cheeses with the perfect bottles of vino to match.

1 Serve a selection of four to six cheeses in a range of flavors and textures (pick at least one from the four main categories listed in the chart at right). For a party of 10 people, buy about half a pound of each cheese.

2 Ask every guest to bring a bottle of wine--assign them specific choices that will go with the cheeses you'll be serving (consult the chart for ...






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