Members Foray — Saturday February 7th, 2009
Forays are limited to CMS members (and friends) only. Members can expect an email with the details on time and place a week before the event. The most likely edible species to be encountered in this winter foray are hedgehogs and winter chanterelles.
Fungal Feast: Mark your calendars – February 12th, 2009 – 6:30pm
Welcome to the new year, 2009! This year, the Cascade Mycological Society is teaming up with the LCC Culinary Arts program and with a special renowned King Estate Winery guest Executive Chef Michael Landsberg to bring you the Fungal Feast dinner. We are stepping it up to the larger banquet room in a new location on the LCC campus, the Center for Meeting and Learning (take note: it is not the usual Fungal Feast building!) It should be fancier all around!
Thursday, February 12th, 2009. Cost this year will be $20 members, $25 non-members. Due to a high volume of pre-sold tickets, there is a very good possibility that the feast will become sold out. If you want to be guaranteed a spot, order your tickets now!
UPDATE: February 1st, 2009: Tickets are SOLD OUT.
UPDATE 2: The 2009 Menu is now available (pdf)
Oregon Truffle Festival 2009: January 30 – February 1
The Oregon Truffle Festival (OTF), in a celebration of truffles, from their hidden source in the forest to their glory on the table. For three extraordinary days in January, the Oregon Truffle Festival invites you to an experience unique in North America. Only at the Oregon Truffle Festival can you:
- Experience multiple course truffle dinners prepared by some of this region’s most renowned chefs (including Executive Chefs Vitaly Paley & Philippe Boulot)
- Drink Oregon’s finest wines paired with our magnificent native truffles
- Chase truffle dogs on the hunt
- Savor a Truffle Marketplace with its wealth of local artisan foods, truffle tastings and truffle cooking demonstrations
- Meet people from all over the world who share a passion for all things truffle
Also available at the OTF are cultivation workshops, seminars by truffle experts, and of course the annual Grand Truffle Dinner hosted by James Beard nominee Stephanie Kimmel and Executive Chef Rocky Maselli of Marché in Eugene. Visit the Oregon Truffle Festival website for further information and a schedule of the the weekend.
Media: Watch as Executive Chef Vitaly Paley cooks savory bread pudding with Martha Stuart