{"product_id":"the-mushroom-hunters-a-hidden-world-of-food-money-and-mostly-legal-adventure-9780345536273","title":"The Mushroom Hunters: A Hidden World of Food, Money, and (Mostly Legal) Adventure","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345536273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Langdon Cook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42907715338421,"sku":"9780345536273","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_348f50f4-5459-4e20-a029-010c6c4a9a2c.jpg?v=1686667421","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mushroom-hunters-a-hidden-world-of-food-money-and-mostly-legal-adventure-9780345536273","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}