SPECIAL EVENTS 2023
Saturday, January 28, 2023~ 2:00 to 5:00 PM ~ Mushrooms Gone Wild! Celebration at Bedford Tasting Room and Courtyard, Los Alamos
This is our 16th year for this event and it keeps getting better! For those with a penchant for edible fungus, this is a culinary event not to be missed. The afternoon event unites mushroom and wine lovers alike to revel in the gustation of mushroom-centric dishes and Bedford wine.
Each year “local” and cultivated mushrooms are featured along with those brought in from Oregon. Dried and fresh, there is a multitude of varieties including Chanterelles, Hedgehogs, Shitake, Porcini, Oyster, Maitake, Candy Cap, Huitacoche, and Black Trumpet. Dishes will range from simply grilled buttons to complex layered patés and wood-fired flatbreads prepared by the Bedford Culinary Kitchen headed by winemaker Stephan Bedford. The event is a casual walk around with stations. Additional dishes arrive continually.
Legendary mycologist Professor Bob Cummings will hold court to answer your questions and expand your fungus knowledge. Have something strange growing in your lawn? He is the person to identify it. Stephan Bedford’s extensive collection of mushroom related books and field guides will be on hand to peruse, as well as, edible and inedible mushroom displays.
The fungus festivities begin at 2:00 pm at the Bedford Winery Tasting Room and Courtyard located at 448 Bell Street, downtown Los Alamos. $70 per person includes a glass of wine. This event sells out fast! For reservations contact the tasting room 805-344-2107 or tastingroom@bedfordwinery.com.
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