392214 Mon Apr 16 09:21:06 -0700 2007 19 8 Midwest 0 2485239 Morel season is quickly approaching here in the great white north and I'd love to hear who has found the little buggers fresh for sale or in dishes prepared in local eateries. I know that in places to our south, the hunt has begun, so if you know of anywhere within driving distance, please feel free to hip us to that info as well. There is a website devoted to such matters, I shant post it, but it has "morels" and ".com" in the URL. Happy hunting! Mon Apr 16 09:21:06 -0700 2007 59069 Foureyes137 1 2485478 "kevin the mushroom guy" at the mill city farmer's market had gorgeous morels last spring. not sure if he'll be selling the morels on 1st day of market (May 12), but he does a farmer's mkt in st joseph each year. here's his link http://www.forestmushrooms.com/ Mon Apr 16 10:16:03 -0700 2007 2485239 46030 soupkitten 2 2485759 soupkitten - Oh yes, I know Kevin from last season. Great morels. You can also get his goods at Kowalski's and Lund's in Uptown when in season. Hopefully the new Lund's by us will have them as well, though I am sure they will be marked-up considerably. Mon Apr 16 11:23:28 -0700 2007 2485478 59069 Foureyes137 3 2485815 the new NE lund's? i don't dig it-- call it "the grab & go lunds" bc they don't seem to have any real groceries, wretched produce when i visited-- has it improved? Mon Apr 16 11:38:08 -0700 2007 2485759 46030 soupkitten 4 2485936 It's figuring itself out. The produce was bad in the begining because they were just buying too much. Other items, like salsa Lisa, black beans and Manny's tortillas, they were perpetually out of until recently. We like the bulk foods section and the produce is defintely better. We shopped at Uptown Kowalski's yesterday as we were in the area and we realized how lacking it is in bulk grains and good produce. We split time between Lunds and Eastside Coop. We don't use the ready-made items except the sandwiches as $8 a pound for food is silly unless it's bacon. Great beef and lamb. Good seafood. It's 4 blocks away so we love it. And they have fresh mushrooms and good sales, so there's that. EDIT: oh, and we're addicted to the darn Redbox when we can't get to the library for DVDs. Mon Apr 16 12:13:39 -0700 2007 2485815 59069 Foureyes137 1 2549155 I am bumping this back up because I had a great fresh Morel and Shitake curry at an Indian restaurant in Washington DC this past weekend and now I am craving morels! And not the dried ones in my cupboard. Any sightings at the farmer's markets or other stores yet this year? Mon May 07 13:50:16 -0700 2007 2485239 68513 RedPepper 2 2549525 I've seen them packaged at Lund's this week. We are hoping to get to the Mill City Farmer's Market this weekend to see what we can find. I really would like to find a restaurant serving preparations however as I am more of a gourmand than a gourmet. Mon May 07 15:41:18 -0700 2007 2549155 59069 Foureyes137 3 2550084 You should be able to find them -- there were fresh ones at the co-op this Saturday. Mon May 07 18:31:06 -0700 2007 2549525 10514 KTFoley 4 2550631 What co-op? I've been looking at the Mpls. farmers' market and not seen any fresh yet. We're hungry for those morels. Mon May 07 22:50:35 -0700 2007 2550084 49525 cayjohan 4 2551413 Eastside coop does not yet have them. At which coop are you seeing them? Tue May 08 09:01:52 -0700 2007 2550084 59069 Foureyes137 5 2551956 I bought some at the Mississppi Market co-op on Saturday. Tue May 08 11:23:02 -0700 2007 2551413 10514 KTFoley 1 3542910 Wanted to bump this back up as the season is fast approaching and I am hoping that some local eateries will do morel specials this year (I don't ever recall finding any last season). List of candidates? My guess/hope would be Lucia's, Spoonriver, Brenda, Red Stag, Firelake, Cosmos, LBV, Heidi's, Alma,...Porter & Frye maybe? So if anyone has an inside scoop or sees morels on local menus (or in co-ops) please give a heads-up! Sun Mar 30 10:19:44 -0700 2008 2485239 59069 Foureyes137 2 3543073 Great bump, thank you! If you get out to Lanesboro, Old Village Hall does a lot of fun stuff with morels during the season... http://www.chowhound.com/topics/407008 ~TDQ Sun Mar 30 11:16:28 -0700 2008 3542910 12005 The Dairy Queen 3 3545102 Oh my goodness! That looks like the most adorable place on earth (like Stillwater before the invasion). Great report. My wife loves day trips to cute little hamlets and this one will be on the radar for sure this season. Mon Mar 31 07:20:06 -0700 2008 3543073 59069 Foureyes137 2 3544211 How local is local? Bayport Cookery always has Morel Fest, I want to say in May sometime. That's a bit of a drive, but definitely do-able. I saw morels last year at the Farmer's Market, and I am not going to pass them over this year, even if I just saute them in butter and eat them straight out of the pan. Sun Mar 30 19:17:02 -0700 2008 3542910 161840 cheeseguysgirl 3 3545105 Bayport is local enough for me. Hell, I'd drive as far as Duluth for a Morel festival. Mon Mar 31 07:21:16 -0700 2008 3544211 59069 Foureyes137 4 3545434 We did the Morel fest last year at Bayport. We did the 5 course morel tasting menu! Awesome. I highly reccomend it. It is May I believe and they always post the menu on their website. Mon Mar 31 08:52:06 -0700 2008 3545105 103540 maureen73 2 3567606 Lund's on Ford Parkway in St. Paul has them. ~TDQ Sun Apr 06 15:27:28 -0700 2008 3542910 12005 The Dairy Queen 3 3568158 Lund's in Navarre, Lake Minnetonka, had them as well. Sun Apr 06 19:17:56 -0700 2008 3567606 10675 Davydd 1 3567845 The wedge had them last week but they were too rich for my blood - $17 a package. 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