Join mushroom experts David Campbell and Julie Schreiber as they lead a foray through the forested hills above Healdsburg. Participants will learn the fundamentals of edible wild mushroom foraging, including what trees and terrain to look for, the most easily-recognizable edible mushrooms of our region, safety, foraging etiquette, and more. We'll gather all of our found mushrooms, edible or not, to use as examples of identifying characteristics.
After working up an appetite from our tromp in the beautiful woods, we'll gather back at the Relish Culinary Center for a cooking demonstration led by Julie, who is also a trained chef and winemaker, and lots of Q&A with both David and Julie. Julie's demo will focus on storing, handling and cooking with a wide variety of fresh and dry wild and exotic mushrooms--guests will have the opportunity to taste at least 6 different mushrooms. We'll cook up any edibles we find along with our amazing four-course mushroom lunch served with Siduri wines.
Our mushroom experience on finding, handling and cooking with choice edible mushrooms, includes:
• Exploration of local mushroom-friendly habitat with incredibly knowledgeable forager & chef
• Opportunity to "get your mushroom eyes on" first hand to learn how to spot wild mushrooms
• Overview of wild mushroom information, including identifying characteristics of commonly found local choice edible varieties
• Favorite books and online resources to learn more about mushrooms
• Cooking demonstration focused on how to get the most flavor out of wild and cultivated mushrooms'
o After about 1.5 hours of hiking, you will be happy to sit, eat and drink and not worry about hands-on cooking
• Delicious and hearty four-course wild mushroom lunch with Siduri Wines
• Discussion about the important roles of and uses of mushrooms by people and in nature
• A beautiful walk in the woods--sure to forever change the way you look at nature!
Meeting time and directions provided after booking. All activities are within 20 minutes of Healdsburg.
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