The future is fungi and the future of food is fungi-fueled, according to the organisers of the South Coast's Fungi Feastival.
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The Feastival is promoting the taste sensation of 'Fungi on the Menu' from June 16 to July 16 at restaurants, cafes and eateries from Batemans Bay to Eden.
Mushrooms and truffles are enjoyed by vegans, vegetarians, omnivores and especially 'foodies', in a wide range of dishes from cheese to ice-cream, pasta to pizza, and ragu to risotto.
As a part of the Feastival, there will be four fungi-themed dinners:
- Florabel in Eden is hosting a Truffle and Mushroom Tapas night on Saturday June 24. The menu includes mushroom, brie and burnt sage bruschetta; mushroom gyozas; truffle infused Spanish tortilla; garlic beans with truffle salt; mushroom vol-au-vent with shaved truffle; and truffle cheesecake.
- Il Passaggio modern Italian restaurant in Bermagui will be hosting a fungi themed dinner on Saturday July 1 with Fungi Feastival's keynote speaker, ecologist and fungi author Alison Pouliot. Dinner will be a four-course set menu highlighting produce of the region. From local truffles to delicate mushrooms, Il Passaggio will provide an evening that will astound your taste buds.
- The Dromedary Hotel in Central Tilba will continue to cook their delicious pasta with mushrooms, herbs and Crème Fraiche. The Drom are also hosting a special three-course fungi dinner on Tuesday July 11. The Drom's chefs will be using locally grown mushrooms and truffles alongside other fungi-based ingredients.
- Wheelers Restaurant, Pambula will continue their tradition of an annual Black Truffle Dinner on Thursday July 13. Local black truffle farmers, Fiona Kotvojs and Alan Burdon of Gulaga Gold in Dignams Creek will be attending as special guest speakers. Learn about truffles while enjoying a delightfully decadent evening.
For more information on Fungi Feastival or to book a fungi themed dinner visit fungifeastival.com.au/food
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