Long Beach WA Peninsula Visitors Bureau


Chefs, innkeepers and gourmands alike share their passion for one of the Long Beach Peninsula’s most prolific – and delectable – natural products during the Wild Mushroom Celebration, running from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15. Timed with the peak harvest of autumn’s bounty, this unique event touts the talents of the Peninsula’s famed culinary community and the wealth of the area’s fresh local ingredients during such gatherings as tastings, discussions and winemaker dinners.
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The Culinary Community of the Long Beach Peninsula.
Photo by Nancy Campiche, Campiche Studios

Mushrooms

Events

Recipes

Schedule of Events
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Friday
October 9, 2009
7:30 pm

$75 per person
+ tax, 20% gratuity

The Depot Restaurant
Seaview, Washington

(360) 642-7880

Four Course Wild Mushroom Winemaker Dinner with Phelps Creek Vinyards includes Roasted Mushroom Focaccia Bread, Mixed Greens topped with Truffled Goat Cheese and Deep Fried Oyster Mushrooms dressed with Asian Matsutake Mushroom Vinaigrette, Roasted Hens of the woods and Lobster Mushrooms Risotto with Truffled Provolone topped with Roasted Hazelnuts and Porcini Parsley Gremolita, Braised Beef Cheeks in Chanterelle Red Wine Demi Glace topped with Oven-Roasted Porcini Mushrooms (or Pan Seared Petrale Sole on Wild Mushroom, Sweet Corn and Leak Cream Ragout topped with Crispy Fried Leeks), and Chocolate Truffled Cheesecake with Hazelnut Crust and Black Forest Cherries. Each course is paired with a Phelps Creek Vinyards selection from the Columbia Gorge.
Friday
October 16, 2009
7:00 pm

$65 per person

Shelburne Restaurant
Seaview, Washington

(360) 642-2442

Guest Chef Larry Piaskowy, formerly Owner/Chef of the Port Bistro, will create a Wild Mushroom Dinner.
Tuesday
October 20, 2009
7:00 pm

$65 per person

Shelburne Restaurant
Seaview, Washington

(360) 642-2442

Guest Chef Maurizio Paparo, of the Excelsior Inn & Ristorante Italiano in Eugene, Oregon, will create an Italian Feast with Wild Mushrooms
Friday
October 23, 2009
8:00 pm

$85 per person

42nd Street Café
Seaview, Washington

(360) 642-2323

Guest Winemaker and Winery, Randy Findlay and Mt. Baker Vineyards. 5 courses.
Friday
October 30, 2009
7:00 pm

$65 per person

Shelburne Restaurant
Seaview, Washington

(360) 642-2442

Shelburne Restaurant Chefs Michael Campiche and Richard Windrich will create a Wild Mushroom Wine Dinner
Friday - Sunday
Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2009

Boreas B&B Inn
Long Beach, WA

(888) 642-8069

Boreas Inn Wild Mushroom Celebration event will be held over the weekend of October 30-November 1st. Our inclusive weekend package includes a two-night stay, Washington Wine dinner at The Depot Restaurant and two elaborate, classic Boreas Inn breakfasts (One Wild Mushroom Feast with expert Veronica Williams).

Veronica will also be available on Saturday, the 31st to take our guests foraging for mushrooms emphasizing the proper foraging technique. (This foraging experience is an add-on of $50 per person.)

Our Wild Mushroom Breakfast Feast takes place on Sunday with mushroom expert Veronica Williams, who always adds a 5th course to this special breakfast for our weekend guests. Veronica will be discussing foraging and identification of Wild Mushrooms during breakfast with demonstrations and colorful discussion.

After breakfast, Veronica hosts a casual discussion about mushrooms which is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (by reservation only as space at the inn is limited)!

Thursday
November 5, 2009
5:00 and 7:00 pm

$40 each or
$75 per couple

Tuscany Café
Ilwaco, Washington

(360) 642-4899

Tuscany Café presents a 5-course Italian Wild Mushroom Dinner featuring Chateau Ste. Michelle wines. One glass of Chateau Ste. Michelle wine is provided with your diner, which includes Wild Mushroom & Olive Crostini, Grilled Scallop and Wild Mushroom Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette, Seared and Carved Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Garlic and Wild Mushroom Reduction, Gorgonzola Au Grautin with Wild Mushrooms and Strawberry Mascarpone Cheesecake. Reservations are required and menu items will also be available.

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Locally-Found Mushrooms
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Angel's Wings
King Boletes
Canary
Cauliflower
Chicken-of-the-woods
Coral
Delicious Milky Cap
Fairy Ring
Golden Chanterelle
Honey
Lobster
Matsutake
Meadow
Oyster
Prince
Puffball
Red Capped Scaber Stalk
Scaly Inky Cap
Shaggy Mane
Slippery Jack

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