a love letter to porcini

celebrating Italian Autumn with the 'if Andrea Bocelli were a mushroom' level famous 'shroom

Porcini mushroom season is here and it’s lit (or - more formally - it’s fantastic!)

The gods were up to something when they created mushrooms, and I’m talking about both the trippy and non-trippy fungi. Because the moment you taste freshly foraged, perfectly cooked porcini - though not a psychedelic kind - your tastebuds trip out on the earthy melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

So, let’s talk about a trip I did take 2 years ago…