{"product_id":"the-mushroom-hunters-a-hidden-world-of-food-money-and-mostly-legal-adventure-paperback","title":"The Mushroom Hunters: A Hidden World of Food, Money, and (Mostly Legal) Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLangdon Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautifully written portrait of the people who collect and distribute wild mushrooms . . . food and nature writing at its finest.\"--Eugenia Bone, author of \u003ci\u003eMycophilia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A rollicking narrative . . . Cook [delivers] vivid and cinematic scenes on every page.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the dark corners of America's forests grow culinary treasures. Chefs pay top dollar to showcase these elusive and enchanting ingredients on their menus. Whether dressing up a filet mignon with smoky morels or shaving luxurious white truffles over pasta, the most elegant restaurants across the country now feature one of nature's last truly wild foods: the uncultivated, uncontrollable mushroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mushroom hunters, by contrast, are a rough lot. They live in the wilderness and move with the seasons. Motivated by Gold Rush desires, they haul improbable quantities of fungi from the woods for cash. Langdon Cook embeds himself in this shadowy subculture, reporting from both rural fringes and big-city eateries with the flair of a novelist, uncovering along the way what might be the last gasp of frontier-style capitalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Doug, an ex-logger and crabber--now an itinerant mushroom picker trying to pay his bills and stay out of trouble; Jeremy, a former cook turned wild-food entrepreneur, crisscrossing the continent to build a business amid cutthroat competition; their friend Matt, an up-and-coming chef whose kitchen alchemy is turning heads; and the woman who inspires them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich with the science and lore of edible fungi--from seductive chanterelles to exotic porcini--\u003ci\u003eThe Mushroom Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts gonzo travelogue and culinary history lesson, a fast-paced, character-driven tour through a world that is by turns secretive, dangerous, and quintessentially American.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLangdon Cook \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eFat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager, \u003c\/i\u003e which \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalled \"lyrical, practical and quixotic.\" Cook has been profiled on the Travel Channel\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ein \u003ci\u003eBon Appetit, WSJ\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eWhole Living, \u003c\/i\u003e and Salon.com, and his writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eSunset, Gray's Sporting Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a columnist for \u003ci\u003eSeattle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and has been the recipient of many grants and awards. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454082138290,"sku":"9780345536273","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f508ef5d07c88c9419d4bf874011cedd_7ebff6e9-c949-4bf8-98c1-f4dd6eed9aa8.webp?v=1778842637","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-mushroom-hunters-a-hidden-world-of-food-money-and-mostly-legal-adventure-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}