"Terry's Restaurant + Lounge at the Cypress Hotel in Carmel, established by the late Doris Day, and named for her son Terry Melcher, was the People's Choice winner last month at the annual Big Sur Fungus Face Off. This fun, friendly and fungi-focused competition took place at Big Sur Lodge, where local chefs vied to create the best mushroom-based dishes from freshly foraged ingredients. Chef Luis Reyes of Terry's came up with a crunchy riff on a fried oyster, enrobing clusters of oyster mushrooms in special batter and deep frying them."
"He beamed with pride as he accepted the award and, after a long day of cooking for the crowd of 300, headed off to Terry's for the dinner shift. A chef's life is grueling. Professional judges from Edible Monterey Bay also awarded Best Use of Foraged Ingredients to Chef Pamela Burns of Wild Plum Cafe for her riff on steak and eggs, a sautee of king trumpets, enoki and porcini with cloves of garlic and soy emulsion over polenta."
"Most Creative was won by Chef Adan Chavez of Big Sur River Inn for his beautifully composed chanterelle tamale topped with mushroom mole. Best Overall was awarded to Chef Carlos Rene Esparza of Deetjen's for a tasty dish of short ribs with enoki mushrooms, porcini, pickled onion and micro cilantro over cheesy polenta. Their trophies were glass replicas of shrooms set on engraved wooden pedestals, complete with battery operated lights."
The Big Sur Fungus Face Off took place at Big Sur Lodge with local chefs competing to create mushroom-based dishes from freshly foraged ingredients. Terry's Restaurant + Lounge won the People's Choice award for a crunchy, fried-oyster–inspired oyster mushroom preparation by Chef Luis Reyes. Professional judges from Edible Monterey Bay awarded Best Use of Foraged Ingredients to Chef Pamela Burns for a king trumpet, enoki and porcini sauté over polenta. Most Creative went to Chef Adan Chavez for a chanterelle tamale with mushroom mole, and Best Overall went to Chef Carlos Rene Esparza for short ribs with mixed mushrooms. The sold-out event raised funds for the Big Sur Health Foundation and included foraging hikes and displays by truffle supplier Todd Spanier. Whimsical Son & Garden in Menlo Park was noted for its cozy tent setting, chai lattes, and breakfast offerings.
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