• Lunchtime business at the Cowgirl Creamery in downtown Washington, DC.
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    Lunchtime business at the Cowgirl Creamery in downtown Washington, DC.
  • Cheese mongers Genina Black and Nathan Mancini prepare for the rush.
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    Cheese mongers Genina Black and Nathan Mancini prepare for the rush.
  • Mancini describes the cheese of the day.
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    Mancini describes the cheese of the day.
  • Preparing a sample.
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    Preparing a sample.
  • Would you like a taste?
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    Would you like a taste?
  • Mancini hands out a sample.
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    Mancini hands out a sample.
  • The Cowgirl Creamery's signature organic cheeses, made at the Creamery's farm in Point Reyes Station, California.
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    The Cowgirl Creamery's signature organic cheeses, made at the Creamery's farm in Point Reyes Station, California.
  • A window on the kitchen.
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    A window on the kitchen.
  • Genina Black shaves a slice of flavored cheddar in a coffee rind.
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    Genina Black shaves a slice of flavored cheddar in a coffee rind.
  • Mancini helps Arthur Axelson select a cheese tray.
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    Mancini helps Arthur Axelson select a cheese tray.
  • Using a wire cutter to slice Humboldt Fog goat cheese, made with a vein of vegtable ash.
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    Using a wire cutter to slice Humboldt Fog goat cheese, made with a vein of vegtable ash.
  • The blue cheese case.
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    The blue cheese case.

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