Version 3.1
Each cheese entry features artistically presented cheese photos, historically narrated flavor descriptions, and suggested best choices for complementary wines. You can add your own cheeses to the standard library and attach personal notes about any of the cheeses.
If you’re a classically trained chef, professional party planner, cheese buyer, or just plain cheese lover, grab Fromage, your favorite wine, and experience the wonderful and historic flavors of cheese.
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In the initial release of Fromage, we brought to your iPod a select library of over 225 French cheeses produced in 19 regions. We promptly added 155 cheeses from 18 various countries throughout the world.
Next, we listened to your reviews and focused on adding great cheeses from Spain (90 in total), from Italy (95 in total), and from the United States (85 in total) for a total of 270 new cheese entries.
Then, we added the ability to create personal cheese notes, rate cheeses from 1 to 5 stars, add cheeses to your favorite lists (Try, Buy, or Favorites categories), record tasting impressions with up to 70 tasting keywords, and search the cheese library.
And, for this release, we added the ability to enter your own cheeses (including photos) and list those cheeses automatically in the new “My Additions” category. We also added a new “Share” feature so cheeses can be sent (via e-mail) to friends or to the developer for inclusion in future versions of Fromage. Lastly, we added another 100 cheeses from various European countries and Canada.
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Internet or Wi-Fi connection is not required (great for iPod Touch users).
Cheese library with permission from:
• Fromages.com
• CheeseSupply.com
• igourmet.com
• Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX)
The language is in English.
WHAT’S NEW IN THIS VERSION:
Added the ability to enter your own cheeses (including photos) and list those cheeses automatically in the new “My Additions” category. Added a new “Share” feature so cheeses can be sent (via e-mail) to friends or to the developer for inclusion in future versions of Fromage. Lastly, we added another 100 cheeses from various European countries and Canada bringing the total to over 750 cheeses in the Fromage library.
For purchase at the iTunes store, see: iTunes-Fromage
For application support contact Steve Welch at fromage@databaseconstructs.com
The search capability allows finding cheeses matching any portion of the search string, in this example "brie". Double clicking on the cheese then displays the cheese details. The "+" button, allows you to add your own cheeses to the library. The favorites screen shows the categories "Favorites, Buy, Try and My Additions" that help manage your favorite cheeses. All of the other lists show the cheeses grouped as indicated (e.g., by Milk Type >> "Cow", "Goat", etc.) Quick scrolling between groupings can be done by moving your finger up and down along the right edge of the screen.
The cheese details include wine pairings and the flip side (by touching the screen once) shows the cheese historical narative. The button "My Notes" allows you to enter your personal notes, set your star rating, and include in your favorites list category. The button "Share" allows you to send an e-mail of the cheese description to a friend.
Cheese notes include notes, keywords selected from a list of 70 tasting keywords, tasting location and date, and location found and price.
If the standard library does not have your favorite cheese, just add it to the library. Certain fields are required before you can save the cheese, these fields are: 1) Name, 2) Country, 3) Milk Type, and 4) Texture. The other fields are optional. You can also add a cheese picture from your iPhoto library. Afterwards, you can share your cheese entry with a friend or send it to fromage@databaseconstructs.com.
Fromage also has a few preferences that you can set. You can access them by selecting the "Settings" application as provided by Apple.
