FESTIVAL OF CHEESE — The 11th Annual SF Cheese Fest was held Oct. 3 at Gold Bar Distillery on Treasure Island in San Francisco. The festival, which spotlighted California’s best artisan cheesemakers, wine makers, craft brewers, chefs and artisans, featured a grazing table designed by The Grazing Co., complimentary mocktails provided by Gold Bar Distillery and signature cocktails available for purchase. VIP tickets, which sold out, included an exclusive whiskey and cheese pairing experience and early access to the cheesemaker celebration before it was open to the public. Among the cheesemakers providing samples were Bellwether Farms, Cowgirl Creamery, Cypress Grove, Fiscalini Farmstead, JUST Creamery, Laura Chenel, Marin French Cheese Co., Mt. Eitan, Nicasio Valley Cheese Co., Pennyroyal Farm, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Rumiano Cheese and Tomales Farmstead Creamery. |