Bread & Butter: Getting cheesy with it on the California Artisan Cheese pageant - Marin independent Journal

The California Artisan Cheese pageant is appropriate around the nook and a bevy of tacky routine are planned.

running from March 18 via 20 the CACF is a occasion of all California has to present in curds and whey. Of course, Marin might be neatly represented with Cowgirl Creamery, Marin French Cheese company, Nicasio Valley Cheese business and Bleating coronary heart Cheese participating

On March 18, enjoy the filling and awesome "most appropriate Bites" competition among the many most excellent cheese mongers within the Bay enviornment. every is given a cheese to work with and that they create a mix in a small portion to tempt festivalgoers, who then vote for which bite became their favourite. be certain to reach with an empty belly!

A 10th anniversary occasion coined "California Cheesin' — We Do It Our Whey" is happening March 19. The night points dishes cooked with cheeses by way of two dozen restaurants that are paired with beer, wine, cider and sake all to live tunes.

March 20 is the competition's conventional tasting and market event the place attendees shop, taste and speak with artisan cheesemakers and different craft food purveyors. tours, tastings and courses are additionally a huge a part of the festival.

View the whole schedule and get tickets at www.artisancheesefestival.com. The Artisan Cheese festival is on the Sheraton Petaluma at 746 Baywood pressure in Petaluma.

good Earth to open

"At good Earth, appreciate for the Earth is what we're all about, so we go out of our way to reduce our footprint each time possible," says Mark Squire, partner in respectable Earth, in a recent press free up saying the March 9 opening of the Tam Valley store.

Squire's feedback have been, partly, in the case of the eighty percent fee of reuse and up-cycling of substances used throughout building of the brand new, 22,000-square-foot shop, including reclaimed wood from the 50 12 months historical roof of the usual building. identical to its Fairfax keep, this new building, at 207 Flamingo road, is as green because it gets with solar panels, LED lighting, skylights and artisan tiles crafted from recycled substances.

real to its roots, respectable Earth Mill Valley will raise handiest non-GMO, biological and in the neighborhood grown items. A full service bakery and café the usage of condominium-milled flours and an extensive organized food part purpose to please the Tam Valley and southern Marin community. Some highlights consist of a salad bar, hand-tossed pizzas, rotisserie fowl (Mary's biological), taqueria area, hot and bloodless sandwich deli, wok and grill enviornment the usage of local organic veggies and meats, herbal stews, soups and seafood chowders, and connoisseur deli goods. A "seize and go" section could have juices, shakes, sushi the usage of wild fish, pre-made entrees, and soups and aspect dishes.

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To discover more, go to www.genatural.com.

Culinary occasion

For the 2d 12 months, Lexus is teaming up with Cavallo element for its Culinary basic — a three-day social gathering of food and wine experiences March 11 through 13. The event comprises hands-on classes at Cavallo point's award-profitable cooking college, dining on multicourse menus, a guided tasting of sparkling wines with a sommelier and a truffle dinner at a Sonoma winery. The weekend wraps up with a grand tasting of signature dishes prepared via widespread cooks from Lexus' lodge companions.

To get tickets for any of the pursuits, go to www.lexusculinaryclassic.com.

In-room bartender

talking of Cavallo element, the tony inn at Cavallo aspect is rolling out an in-room bartender software to visitors fortunate enough to be staying in one of the inn's spacious rooms with a view. right here's the way it works: every guest can personalize a cocktail equipment based on his or her selection then the elements can both be brought to the room so that they could make it themselves, the premade cocktails are brought from the bar or a bartender will come to the room and create a hand-shaken cocktail in grownup. Cocktail packages are in line with tequila, whiskey, vodka or rum drinks.

Cavallo factor is at 601 Murray Circle in Sausalito. name 1-888-651-2003 or go to www.cavallopoint.com to find out more.

Honoring Chang

Former longtime Belvedere resident and retired restaurateur Cecilia Chiang should be honored on the third annual middle for Asian-American Media Feast awards March 5 at One Kearny club in San Francisco.

Chiang delivered such dishes as Peking duck, minced squab in lettuce cups and potstickers to a Sixties American public who knew chinese language food only as chop suey and chow mein. She opened the now-iconic Mandarin in San Francisco and fed the likes of James Beard, Julia child and Alice Waters. She additionally taught weekly cooking classes to Beard, Chuck Williams of Williams Sonoma and Waters. In 2013 she gained a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the James Beard foundation.

At age ninety six, Chiang now makes her domestic in San Francisco and the Mandarin is a faint memory. despite the fact, her abiding influence continues to ripple out into the culinary community in immeasurable ways.

The CAAM awards are from 6 to 9 p.m. March 5 at One Kearny membership, 23 Geary St. in San Francisco. Go to caamedia.org/caamfeast-awards-reviews-meals-you to get tickets or discover greater guidance.

New Straus flavors

Straus family Creamery is introducing two new flavors of ice cream just in time for spring. Lemon gingersnap is a mix of creamy lemon ice cream and gluten-free gingersnaps baked by Pamela's products in Ukiah. The business's strawberry flavor is as pure as it gets with simply cream, milk, sugar and egg yolks as well as ripe, juicy berries in the ingredient listing. besides the deliciousness of those frozen treats, purchasers who purchase them have become a very made-in-Marin product that helps guide small household farms.

both new flavors should be accessible beginning this week. For extra tips on them and on Straus family Creamery, go to www.strausfamilycreamery.com.

Brooke Jackson is a freelance meals writer, blogger and recipe consultant. Have information about chefs, eating places and different foodie candies? Contact her at ij.brookejackson@gmail.com.