Gentleman Forager

08/31/2026

It's a blue Monday...😆👊🍄

08/31/2026

A parasite on a parasite...effect? Double the tastiness!!😆👊🍄

08/31/2026

The Shroomapalooza dinner menu is here!!

Most mushroom events end when the walk ends. Shroomapalooza doesn’t.

We’ll spend the weekend foraging, learning to identify what we find, eating wild food, enjoying music around the fire and camping together near Spooner, Wisconsin. Now I can finally share what we’ll be serving for Saturday night’s wild dinner:

Wild Mushroom Tempura
Foraged mushrooms in a light, shatter-crisp batter with soy-ginger dipping sauce.

Foraged Mushroom Salad
Crisp greens dressed in a bright pickled-mushroom vinaigrette.

Herb-Crusted Grilled Pork Loin
Sliced off the fire and served with a slow wild-mushroom ragu and smashed potatoes finished in garlic mushroom butter.

Vegetarian and pork-free option
Wood-Fired Portobello with sautéed wild mushrooms, wilted spinach and melted cheese.

Warm Wild Plum Crisp
Served warm under a buttery oat crumble.

The dinner is only one part of the sixth annual Shroomapalooza weekend, September 18–20 at Scenic View Campground near Spooner. Your ticket also includes guided mushroom forays, identification instruction, wild-food meals, a Sunday cooking demonstration and two nights of tent camping.

Tickets and full details:
https://www.gentlemanforager.com/event-details/shroomapalooza-1-1

If you’re looking for a single-day outing closer to home, we also have the Minnesota Fall Mushroom Foray on September 5 and the Minnesota Hen of the Woods Foray on September 12. Both include time in the woods, identification instruction and wild mushroom pizza.

You can find those on the events page:
https://www.gentlemanforager.com/events

08/29/2026

Look for transition ateas!

08/28/2026

Orange truffles!😆

08/27/2026

I wrote this song about the people I met on a trip to pick burn morels in the remote forests of Saskatchewan. Come join me on one of our remain forays this season and make a new memory!

08/26/2026

This years Shroomapalooza will feature a camel chili on Friday nights welcome hour. Of course we will have lots of other wild inspired eats throughout the weekend. Shower and restroom facilities are on site, a beautiful lake in front of us and trails that set out from our camp! If you don't have a ticket yet, grab yourself now for September 18-20th, just outside Spooner, Wi-- a short beautiful drive from the cities! You can get more details on our website >> https://www.gentlemanforager.com/event-details/shroomapalooza-1-1

08/23/2026

08/23/2026

After several months of work, I am very happy to announce the first class from Gentleman Forager’s Fungal Academy.

The Lobster Mushroom is the first in a planned series of 12 online mushroom-identification classes. By the end of the class, you should feel confident in your ability to positively identify a lobster mushroom and understand where and when to look for them, what conditions they prefer, how to recognize a good harvest and what should make you leave one behind.

Before I begin promoting the class more widely, I am looking for two people who would like to take it free of charge in exchange for completing the class and giving me thoughtful, honest feedback about their experience.

If you would like to be one of the two people, leave a comment telling me why you’re interested in learning to identify lobster mushrooms. I’ll choose two people from the comments!😃🤟

08/21/2026

From the way back machine! Keep an eye out for color and not necessarily for the shape, especially in areas with more ground cover.