Barbara Adams is pleased to welcome mushroom specialist Charmoon Richardson to the Beyond Wonderful (www.beyondwonderful.com) panel of culinary experts. Charmoon's first column celebrates the harvest of golden chanterelles with delicious recipes and engaging anecdotes from the author's years as an avid mushroom forager. Readers will also find detailed instructions on selecting, handling and storing delicate chanterelles.
Founder and owner of the Wild About Mushrooms Co. wildaboutmushrooms.net
Charmoon has been collecting and studying wild mushrooms in northern California for decades. He has overseen countless educational mushroom adventures, and works regularly with restaurants and wineries producing special mushroom-themed events. He is also a past president of the Sonoma County Mycological Association.
Charmoon joins existing Beyond Wonderful columnists Michael DeLoach on wine, Dan Avakian covering produce, Mark Todd on cheese and pastry chef Catherine Christiansen.
In addition to professional contributors, Beyond Wonderful also regularly showcases the work accomplished home cooks from diverse cultural backgrounds. The result is a growing International Home Chef library of exotic-yet-accessible ethnic recipes and cooking tips unlike any other on the Web. Current International Home Chef features spotlight the cuisines of India, Mexico and Italy.
About Barbara Adams' Beyond Wonderful
The brainchild of cooking teacher and online guide Barbara Adams, Beyond Wonderful is a vibrant online culinary destination for both novice and accomplished home cooks. The site launched in September 2004 from the San Francisco Bay Area, and today serves culinary enthusiasts across the country. Beyond Wonderful offers hundreds of classic and seasonal recipes for everyday and special occasions, all meticulously kitchen-tested and accompanied by tempting photographs. The site also offers an ever-growing library of premium editorial content. For more information, contact pr(at)beyondwonderful.com.
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