Central Texas Mycology is creating a community cookbook!!! Who better to learn from than Eugenia Bone that editor of the Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook!

She will share how the Fantastic Fungi community made the cookbook, what goes in to making a crowd-sourced cookbook, and lots of tips about best practices. The talk also illuminates what she learned as a chef from cooking hundreds of mushroom recipes, to wit: the main issues that arise from mushroom cookery that are distinct from other foods, and the best practices for delicious outcomes. The talk has lots of beautiful pictures of mushroom dishes, both simple and aspirational.

Join us to learn from the pro and then sign-up to get involved. Tell your foodie and chef friends.

ABOUT EUGENIA BONE

Eugenia Bone is an internationally known food and science writer whose work has appeared in many anthologies, magazines, and newspapers. She is a member of the faculty at the New York Botanical Garden where she teaches classes on mycophagy and psychedelic mushrooms. She is the author or co-author of eight books on food and biology, including the category staple Mycophilia, and most recently, the Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook (December, 2021). She has been nominated for a variety of awards, including a James Beard Award. Eugenia is featured in the documentary directed by Louie Schwartzberg, Fantastic Fungi (2019), and in the Netflix children’s show about food, Waffles + Mochi (the mushroom episode) produced by Michele Obama’s Higher Ground Productions. Learn More

ABOUT THE COOKBOOK

The Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook features over 100 mushroom-centric recipes -- from appetizers and mains to desserts and drinks! These are the kinds of recipes you will actually cook for dinner: tried-and-true, family recipes representing cultures from all over the world. The cookbook also features five thoughtful and engaging essays written by Eugenia that explore a wide range of topics, including mushroom cultivation and foraging.

Following the path set by Louie Schwartzberg’s award-winning documentary, this cookbook will expand your appreciation of the fantastic world of fungi, their diff erent tastes and varieties, and their many applications, from flavoring drinks to replacing meat in recipes. The most diverse and comprehensive mushroom cookbook available, the Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook is the perfect gift for anyone who is curious about the marvelous world of mushrooms and the magic they can make in the kitchen.

Recipes include:

• Black Trumpet and Fig Pizza

• Lobster Mushroom Chowdah

• Chicken Chanterelle Paprikash

• Chaga Chocolate Chip Cookies

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