Say cheese with the seventh annual ARTISAN CHEESE FESTIVAL, which lands in Petaluma California from March 22nd-24th, 2013. The festival this year includes some fabulous seminars, including a wine and cheese pairing with Laura Werlin, a seminar on new cheesemakers with Janet Fletcher, a tasting panel on mixed-milk cheeses with John Ash, and cheesemaking workshops with Mary Karlin. There are also tours of local farms, workshops on pairing cheese with beer, and grand tasting events.
Some of the activities you can partake in include:
- Hands on Cheesemaking
- Farm Tours
- Wine and Cheese Pairing
- Beer and Cheese Pairing
- Cheese-Inspired Culinary Delights
- Cooking Demonstrations
- Panel Discussions
- Artisan Cheese Tasting and Marketplace
745 Baywood Drive at Lakeville, Petaluma, California. 707-283-2888.
Marcia Gagliardi is a freelance food writer in San Francisco. She writes a weekly column, Foodie 411 for the SFCVB on their “Taste” site; a monthly gossip column, “The Tablehopper” for The Northside; and regular features for Edible San Francisco. Her first book came out in March 2010: The Tablehopper’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco: Find the Right Spot for Every Occasion.
