Fresh Cheese in Action

So Tuesday I wrote about my visit to Point Reyes, and Biggles wrote about his heathen adventures in the sand with chicken, but what would a trip to Point Reyes be without a stop at Cowgirl Creamery? Just off of main street in Point Reyes Station, Cowgirl Creamery is in a beautiful, old renovated barn. Part of the Tomales Bay Foods group (a cool history of their beginnings in 1993 is here), Cowgirl Creamery consists of their cheese making facility and cheese counter, and shares the barn space with a natural fabric clothing boutique, an organic produce stand, and a healthy foods deli. The main attraction is easily the windows that overlook the cheese makers doing their thang. We got their just in time to see the process from curds to, um, cheese formed things. Just see the pictures.

My favorite of their cheeses is the Mt. Tam, I could easily put away the whole thing in a sitting.  It's a smooth and buttery triple-cream cheese that just melts in your mouth.  I've also tried the award winning Red Hawk and decided that I am not quite at the advanced cheese tasting level to enjoy this cheese.  It's a washed-rind cheese so it's got that -WOW- that's a kicker of a cheese, yeah!  They call it "fully-flavored" - can't argue with that assessment at all. Red Hawk won Best-In-Show at the American Cheese Society's Annual Conference in 2003.  Impressive.  Go pay 'em a visit.

COWGIRL CREAMERY AT TOMALES BAY FOODS
80 Fourth Street
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Phone (415) 663-9335

You can also find Cowgirl Creamery cheeses at their store front in the Ferry Building and at Whole Foods, Draegers, the Pasta Shop and probably at Andronicos.

Comments

[Nicole Hyde]

Wonderful site! As well as a painter, I am an avowed foodie, so your site is delicious for all the senses!

Cheers,
Nicole

[Barbara]

You can also find Cowgirl Creamery cheeses in Columbus Ohio at Curds And Whey, the amazing cheeseshop in the North Market.

[Pat]

My husband and I were at the Ferry Building today and bought some Red Hawk. We *love* Mt. Tam so we thought we would try a different cheese. I tried it when we got home. Well, that was a mistake---I hate it. I couldn't even finish my piece. Oh well, $12 down the drain. Maybe my husband will like it but I doubt it.

[Molly]

Nicole - thanks! Your site looks great too!

Barbara - It is good to know that Cowgirl Creamery has reached all over the US, and maybe the world. Then everyone can indulge in some of the best cheese ever.

Pat - I feel your pain, the Red Hawk we got on our Cheese Plate just was not appetizing to me, but some people LOVE it. Maybe one of these days I'll work up to it again!