Check out this beautiful funghi! Admittedly, what looks like a couple of shriveled up baby pine cones might only be something that only a funghi forager (like myself) would get excited about. Well believe me, when I found this lovely pair (after 45 minutes of foraging) I was jumping up and down! My first ever [...]
Posts Tagged ‘funghi’
Foraging for morels and other buried treasure
Posted in food and wine, tagged funghi on May 28, 2011 | 6 Comments »
La sagra dei funghi II –a feast of mushrooms 2010
Posted in food and wine, life, tagged champagne, funghi on November 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I am pre-empting coverage of harvest 2010 with this inspired dinner that I recently hosted with several of my good friends. Some of you might recall my first post on la sagra dei funghi that transpired just about 1 year ago. Well this year the festivities moved over to my place. The star of the [...]
What to eat while in Cahors?
Posted in food and wine, la route du vin - travel, tagged Cahors, funghi on June 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, now that you know something about the wines of Cahors..but what about the local cuisine? Below is a brief summary of the food specialties of the region. The next time you visit, be sure to seek them out! Rare, seasonal and delicious, one cannot explore the cuisine of the region without considering this magical funghi. [...]
La sagra dei funghi – A feast of wild mushrooms
Posted in food and wine, tagged champagne, funghi on November 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Good morning, good day, good evening, and welcome to this inaugural post on mumu les vignes! If you are curious to know more about me, please read “about mumu”. Otherwise, I’m just going to dive right in! Here is something to wet your whistle and get your tastebuds fired up. Last night a few of [...]






