I remember coming to Marin French Cheese Company as a child and drooling over their Breakfast Cheese, a tiny round of a young cheese. It's like they wrapped it, not quite finished (which can often be a very tasty time in a cheese's life - depending on the cheese), and let us in on a tasty secret. At less than $4.00, it's delicious and a great intro into the oldest continually operating creamery in the country. Over 150 years old!
Then pick up some rustic bread, a salami or jam, some drinks (or they even pre-make sandwiches for you), and have your picnic on the lake just beside their shop and creamery. It's a lovely lake surrounded by weeping willows. Perfect for the family, or dare I say it...romance. Inside their shop, you can also sample and buy their cheese as well as rounds from their partner company, Laura Chenel's.
Marin French is on the way to both Nicasio Valley Cheese Company (another creamery and cheese shop nearby) and Point Reyes. If you're going for a hike or wanting to shop in Point Reyes, this is a good first stop along the way.
Marin French is open 7 days a week, 8:30am-5:00pm. Nicasio Valley is also open 7 days a week, 10:00am-5:00pm.
