(March 27, 2013) NOVATO, Calif. -- Learn more about award-winning Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company and adding local artisan cheese to your menus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Fresh Starts Chef Events. Join Chef Jennifer Luttrell from the Farmstead crew to taste cheese like their award-winning Original Blue and learn to make a dazzling cheese plate with homemade mostarda as well as maple peppered walnuts. The company is one of the nation’s foremost artisan cheesemakers, with recent honors from the Good Food Awards and the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. The chef also will show guests how to make three of her favorite cheese-friendly recipes as well as offer tips on properly storing cheese. The menu:
Butter Lettuce Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette, Avocado & Slivered Almonds
Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash, Spinach, Original Blue & Pancetta
Lemon-Buttermilk Pudding Cakes
Tickets cost $55, including tasting and dinner; wine will be available for purchase. For details and reservations, see http://bit.ly/FSchefevents or call 415-382-3363 x243. The event takes place in the showcase kitchen at the Next Key Center, 1385 N. Hamilton Parkway, in Novato. All proceeds benefit shelter and job-training programs at Homeward Bound of Marin. # # # CONTACT: Maura Thurman, Development Associate Homeward Bound of Marin, 415-382-3363 x213
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