Archive for the ‘Fungi’ Category

Cremini Poached in Espresso

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I'm sketching out a plate presentation that will include these as an element. They are Cremini mushrooms poached in espresso with cracked Malabar peppercorns. I can actually see these working nicely in a number of plating scenarios for which deep earth flavors are called. Let me tell you something: Mushroom, ...

The Parasol Mushroom

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Listen to the podcast of this post: John J. Goddard - Parasol Mushroom, 12.19.2007 Mushroom hunting is so popular in continental Croatia that it's practically considered a sport. It really is terrific fun, and aside from being a good excuse to spend hours milling about in the forest like an idiot, ...