If you’ve never enjoyed a cheese course at a restaurant or at home, here are a few things to keep in mind

Plan ahead. If you’re at a restaurant with a nice cheese course, skip the appetizer. Or eat smaller portions and leave room for cheese.

If you serve a cheese course at home, offer just one cheese. A single cheese with the perfect accompaniment is thoroughly satisfying and best showcases the cheese.

An ounce of semihard cheese can be cut into three or even four thin slices. This is plenty for each person, especially if cheese is the meal’s final course.

Try these fruit and cheese matches:
Apples and cheddar
Pears and blue cheese
Figs and Parmesan or goat cheese
Berries and mascarpone or ricotta
Grapes and Brie or Camembert
Mango and Monterey Jack