286904 Thu Feb 01 03:09:50 -0800 2001 1 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1540377 An interesting article about mushroom hunting up in the NorthWest. It's in the Jan 10 issue of Atlantic Monthly Link: http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/abroad/lm2001-01-10.htm Thu Feb 01 03:09:50 -0800 2001 0 gordon wing 1 1540454 An abundance of mushrooms is a top contender among the other gastronomic benefits of living on the rainy upper left coast. Besides matsutake, we have chanterelles, boletes (aka porcini), and, in the srping, morels...and lots of other lesser known but delicious varieties. The local fungi lured Jack Czarnecki from Pennsylvania a few years back, and the king of mushroom cookery now runs the Joel Palmer House in the heart of the Oregon wine country (more info at www.joelpalmerhouse.com/main.html). Jim Link: http://www.realgoodfood.com Sat Feb 03 14:55:33 -0800 2001 1540377 0 Jim Dixon