Descended from Foragers with Alan Bergo — WildFed Podcast #088
In this episode:
Alan Bergo | The Forager Chef
Podcast discussion:
The inspiration for Alan's new book, The Forager Chef’s Book of Flora
What makes Flora different from other foraging books
Descended from foragers
Walking through Alan's book
What's next for Alan
Tapping into our foraging instinct
Eating cicadas
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Episode Resources:
Alan on Instagram @foragerchef and Facebook
Alan on The WildFed Podcast:
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Meet Alan Bergo
Chef Alan Bergo is one of America’s leading culinary authorities on mushroom hunting and foraging. A veteran of the restaurant industry, he spent nearly two decades as a professional chef specializing in local and wild foods at St. Paul’s fabled Heartland Restaurant, The Salt Cellar, and Lucia’s Restaurant in Minneapolis. He’s best known for his blogs, recipes, and photography, all featured at his site, foragerchef.com ― the web’s largest resource on wild-mushroom cookery.
Read more about Alan here.
Website | Instagram @foragerchef