Live cooking show and intimate six-course tasting dinner at the chef's table   In this live cooking show and intimate six-course tasting dinner, mycologist and kitchen wizard Willoughby Arevalo will pair local wild and cultivated mushrooms with seasonal produce, allowing each type of mushroom to shine in preparations honoring their unique qualities. This Spring feast will focus on Morels, Shaggy Manes and Oyster Mushrooms, with foraged spring greens and other vernal delights. Participants will sit in the kitchen at the chef’s table, experience the ritual of preparation and may even be a part of the action. While the food is cooking, Willoughby will elaborate on important aspects of each mushroom species such as their identifying features, medicinal properties, ecology and more. Be delighted and surprised by the diverse flavors, textures and aromas while you learn how to recreate the recipes at home. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine. Register here: https://italianculturalcentre.ca/blog/events/mushroom-feast-wild-heart/

Survivors' Banquet - members-only event The mushroom-lover's social event of the year! Potluck dinner with all your fellow mycophiles. Email president@vanmyco.com to register. 

Still Moon Arts Society presents its seasonal Forager’s Feast Potluck, Tuesday, October 29th. At Slocan Hall next to 29th ave Skytrain station. Willoughby Arevalo will give a mushroom cooking demo and presentation. Sign up to attend at stillmoonarts.ca  Please note: this is not a VMS event. Please contact event organizers for details.