In Person Author Talk: Ashley Rodriguez, Field Notes from a Fungi Forager

Book Larder is delighted to welcome local author Ashley Rodriguez to celebrate her newest book, Field Notes from a Fungi Forager. Ashley will join us in-store on Wednesday, October 23rd for an author talk, Q&A, and book signing. Ashley will be in conversation with local cookbook author Becky Selengut. 

Reservations are non-refundable and include a signed copy of the $22.95 book. Applicable sales tax and a $0.75 transaction fee are also included. Can't attend but still want a signed book? Order here for shipping or in-store pickup.

About the book: From evergreen forests shrouded in mist to the urban backyards of Seattle, mushrooms are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest if you know how to look. Here, forager-chef and forest therapy guide Ashley Rodriguez provides an evocative and personal survey of 50 of the most fantastic mushrooms to be found in the region. This book includes the famous Morchella (morel) and Cantharellus (chanterelle) as well as lesser-known species, like the blueish purple Clitocybe nuda (wood blewit) which smells like frozen orange juice, and Hydnellum peckii (Bleeding tooth fungus), which oozes brilliant red droplets that are widely used as a natural dye. Through the lens of these humble fungi, the interconnectedness of all living things comes into focus.

About the author: When not writing about food, you can find author Ashley Rodriguez foraging, fly fishing, and spending as much time outside as possible. A Seattle-based award-winning food writer and photographer, Ashley is the host and co-creator of the James Beard nominated video series Kitchen Unnecessary and has been featured in Outside, Food & Wine, Saveur, Epicurious, and more. She is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy guide and an Eco-Spiritual guide through the Center for Wild Spirituality. She is also the author of two cookbooks, Date Night In and Let’s Stay In.