The Mushroom Journal

A Beginner's Guide to Cooking with Lion’s Mane Mushrooms

A Beginner's Guide to Cooking with Lion’s Mane ...

Erin Raser

They look like clouds drifting across a forest floor, but lion’s mane mushrooms are nothing if not bold. With cascading tendrils and a texture reminiscent of tender seafood, this underdog...

A Beginner's Guide to Cooking with Lion’s Mane ...

Erin Raser

They look like clouds drifting across a forest floor, but lion’s mane mushrooms are nothing if not bold. With cascading tendrils and a texture reminiscent of tender seafood, this underdog...

The Winter Black Truffle

The Winter Black Truffle

Erin Raser

There’s enough information about the clandestine world of truffles to fill a whole book (and many have). These fragrant, elusive, famously expensive pieces of fungus form in the soil underground,...

The Winter Black Truffle

Erin Raser

There’s enough information about the clandestine world of truffles to fill a whole book (and many have). These fragrant, elusive, famously expensive pieces of fungus form in the soil underground,...

Porcini

Porcini

Erin Raser

   If the lion is King of the Beasts, Porcini (Boletus edulis) is most certainly King of the Mushrooms -- as evidenced by its colloquial name, “King Bolete.” Rich and...

Porcini

Erin Raser

   If the lion is King of the Beasts, Porcini (Boletus edulis) is most certainly King of the Mushrooms -- as evidenced by its colloquial name, “King Bolete.” Rich and...

A Cultural History of Fungi

A Cultural History of Fungi

Erin Raser

Humanity’s relationship with mushrooms spans the entirety of our species’ existence. The oldest mummified body ever found, Otzi, or “The Ice Man,” had mushrooms in his pouch when he died...

A Cultural History of Fungi

Erin Raser

Humanity’s relationship with mushrooms spans the entirety of our species’ existence. The oldest mummified body ever found, Otzi, or “The Ice Man,” had mushrooms in his pouch when he died...

The Lobster Mushroom

The Lobster Mushroom

Erin Raser

It’s not hard to figure out how Lobster mushrooms get their name. Their typically bright red color resembles lobster shells, and their distinctive scent conjures the buttery aromas of a...

The Lobster Mushroom

Erin Raser

It’s not hard to figure out how Lobster mushrooms get their name. Their typically bright red color resembles lobster shells, and their distinctive scent conjures the buttery aromas of a...

Bay Area and Santa Cruz Restaurants Serving Far West Mushrooms

Bay Area and Santa Cruz Restaurants Serving Far...

Erin Raser

CreoLa CreoLa is a quaint New Orleans inspired bistro, with locations in San Carlos and San Francisco. Their Wild Mushroom Jambalaya (photo above) is a Far West Fungi favorite! Owner...

Bay Area and Santa Cruz Restaurants Serving Far...

Erin Raser

CreoLa CreoLa is a quaint New Orleans inspired bistro, with locations in San Carlos and San Francisco. Their Wild Mushroom Jambalaya (photo above) is a Far West Fungi favorite! Owner...