We are very fond of wine country picnics, which are comprised of enough people to fill a picnic table, 3 or 4 bottles of wine, a bunch of tasting glasses and a really good sandwich. I don’t present this sandwich lightly. We’ve gone through many bottles of wine in our search for perfection. And also a lot of sandwiches which varied widely in merit.

Fungi is a fickle kingdom. Predicting where and when a particular mushroom will grow is like betting on the stock market.