foraging

Alabama Chef Chris Hastings On The Heroes Of The Southern Foraging Scene

Foraging is a way of life in the South

Apr 10, 2013 9:01 am

In 2012, Chris Hastings won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South for his work at the Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, Alabama. We have asked him write in from time to time to tell us what is on his mind, and on his stove. In this column he takes on foraging.

Spain

Walking The Forest With A Spanish Truffle Hunter

Digging for fungi outside Sescastilla, Spain

Feb 1, 2013 10:03 am

Contributing Editor Matt Rodbard has been traveling around the Somontano wine region in the northeast corner of Spain. Here’s a report from a wild truffle hunt, where he meets a very special dog named Tito.

Artists Only

Making Art...On 'Shrooms

Meet the artist behind these awesome fungi drawings

Jan 2, 2013 11:31 am

We've seen art that incorporates food as its canvas or medium in plenty of forms before, but Corey Corcoran has definitely carved out a niche of his own with his intricately etched mushroom drawings. Check out the gallery and interview inside.

Chef Talk

Is New York City Ready For A Foraging Restaurant?

Douglas Monsalud of Foragers City Table thinks so

Jun 4, 2012 1:01 pm

Douglas Monsalud gives us a brief history of foraging and compares Japanese and Mexican food in NYC and San Francisco. Read more after the jump.

Great Outdoors

Why Are So Many People Eating Weeds?

Wild plants are making a strong comeback

Jan 26, 2012 11:01 am

In Denmark, Rene Redzepi and the staff at Noma aren’t on the phone sourcing expensive ingredients for the world's so-called best restaurant from elite vegetable vendors. No, the chefs and their crew are out in the field searching for weeds.

Killer Sides

Stir-Fried Dandelion Greens Recipe

Mix those foraged leaves with duck fat and garlic

Jan 26, 2012 11:01 am

Photo: esgee on Flickr

If you’ve cooked with duck fat before, you can jump into this simple stir-fried dandelion greens recipe with gusto because you’ve experienced duck fat as the culinary gem that it is. Its unctuous and rich flavor is worth going that little bit out of your way for.

Books to Devour

Meet Georgia Pellegrini, Girl Hunter

A girl with a gun — and a message

Dec 13, 2011 4:01 pm

Let me clue you in on a little secret. A number of women, deep down, wish they could don sturdy boots, venture out into the woods, cock a gun, and shoot their own dinner. It should come as no surprise in this D.I.Y. foodie era that girls — just like boys — can get bitten by the hunting bug.

Addicted

Open Season: Truffles!

A 19-year-old truffle expert demystifies truffles

Nov 7, 2011 5:01 pm

At 15 years old, Ian Purkayastha sourced his first crop of truffles from a vendor in Paris. Purkayastha, an avid mushroom hunter with entrepreneurial drive, decided he would cold call a few restaurants near his hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Soon after, he began hocking his truffles to neighboring cities à la Willy Loman, dragging along with him his trusty...