Recipe #1

This is the first of a series of weekly recipes from my friend Chris Hook, a famous chef from a prestigious restaurant in Beverly Hills, blah, blah, blah....

Chris has had my back from day one, he is one of those salt of the earth type of blokes. Hook assured me the first installment would be simple but tasty, basically something I can understand.

Here it is...

1 Pound of White Oyster Mushrooms Cut into Wedges
2 Table Spoons of Unsalted Butter
Pinch of Sea Salt
Pinch of Black Pepper
Clove of Garlic Crushed

Take a saute pan over medium heat add butter and crushed garlic until butter is golden brown.

Add mushrooms, salt and pepper to taste, and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Serve over rice, fish, pasta or whatever you wanna. Enjoy!

Mycality Farms

I'd like to introduce you to Mike Egan. Mike is one hot surfer, a master mycologist, and owner of Mycality Farms, a wonderful operation in Humboldt, CA.

Last January I talked Mike into letting me tag along for a month to teach me a few things about the mushroom game. What I got was a lifetime of knowledge, a ton of great waves, a mentor and a friend. So hears to you Mushroom Mike, I don't know how to repay you, but the next wave is all yours.

Mike is the pirate looking dude with an oyster mushroom for an eye patch.

Pink is the New Black

Shiitake Happens has completed its' pilot run of Pleurotus Djamor, or the Pink Oyster Mushroom.

The younger the mushrooms, the more vibrant the color. As the mushrooms mature their color fades, and once cooked the mushrooms lose their color completely.

But man are they delicious!

Once we work out the kinks this will be another quality mushroom in the Shiitake Happens quiver.

Road Trippn'

Shiitake Happens packed up the surfboards and dogs and went on a little field trip to the Humboldt Oyster Festival.



We had a wonderful time and filled our bellies with fresh kumamoto oysters from the bay and cold brew from the local breweries.












Adam demonstrating that when eating oysters, beer for breakfast at the Alibi is not only recommended but encouraged. Brewery, brewery, brewery!

I Get By With a Little Help...

Our friends over at the clothing company RVCA have given a little love to Shiitake Happens by putting us up on their website under the "advocates" page. Take a lookskies.

You have to scroll down a bit, http://www.rvca.com/advocates/?cat=1&paged=2

Thanks Skye, much love darling.