Archive for 2006
UK National Trust’s Focus on Fungi
Several branches in the UK National Trust have a focus on fungi throughout November despite the oncoming chill weather. If you plan to visit or if you live in the area, you can participate in forays at Calke Abbey, at Stowe Landscape Gardens, and at Winscombe Hill in Somerset. Alternately, you can participate in an […]
Oh, It’s Truffle Time Again…
…you’re gonna leave me, I can see that far away look in your eyes. I can tell by the way you hold me darlin’ Oooh…That it won’t be long before it’s truffle time…
Toss a comedian who found success with a light-hearted blog called “The Amatuer Gourmet,” and you end up with a man who brazenly […]
Don’t Eat the Chicken and Mushroom Toppers
America has E. coli and tainted spinach. London has ham and cheese instead of chicken and mushrooms. It seems that Heinz is taking the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling a small part of a batch of Chicken & Mushroom Toast Toppers in 128g cans. The affected product has a best before date of 01 - […]
Can You Tell that Truffles are in Season?
Award-winning author, journalist, and broadcaster, Elizabeth Luard, offers a mouthwatering collection of authentic regional and classic recipes and an eccentric account about truffle-hunting in her book, Truffles. Luard also includes a gazetteer of the places where you can find truffles, and she recommends the key markets where they are to be bought.
The photography is as […]
Dear Paul, You Still Look Great…
…and you sound better than ever as well. Yes, I caught part of your address to the 17th Annual Bioneers Conference audience at The Weather Channel’s One Degree site. You were stunning. Yes, I’ll be sure to tell my readers to view your appearance in the video at that site, entitled, “Science Gets Back to […]
First Death Cap Siting in Vancouver
The Death Cap mushroom (Amanita phalliodes) rose from the ground under hazelnut trees near the historic Stewart Farm in south Surrey this year, its first appearance in greater Vancouver, British Columbia. This highly poisonous mushroom is growing underground strands at the roots of imported hardwood trees.
Besides the spot near Surrey’s Stewart Farm, the mushroom has […]
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