Our next Culinary Group dinner of the season is coming up soon: April 6, 2026 at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. Space is limited -- so go NOW to the "Members Only" area of mssf.org, and follow the prompts there to register for the dinner.

MSSF Culinary Group April 6, 2026 Dinner:
Theme: “Umami & Forest”
(A Japanese-Inspired Mushroom Dinner: Elegant, Seasonal, and Deeply Umami Forward)

Dinner Captains: Dinna Davis, Finola Diaz
Date: Monday, April 6, 2026: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
            (Appetizers and brief Culinary Group business meeting before the main meal.)
Where: Hall of Flowers (aka County Fair Bldg.)
             9th Avenue & Lincoln Way; Golden Gate Park; San Francisco
Dinner Fee: $20; guests $25; kids 1/2 price. Payment at the event only: cash or check.
To register, use the button above or go to the "Members Only" area of mssf.org, and follow the prompts there.When registering, please check "pay at event" on the final screen, and ignore other payment options.

Menu
Main dish: Mushroom Takikomi Gohan (seasonal rice) w/ Mixed Mushrooms and Sonoma-Coast Foraged Kombu. served w/ Maitake Tempura and Tentsuyu Dipping Sauce

​Miso Broth w/ Enoki and Sonoma-Coast-Foraged Nori   

Side #1: King Trumpet Mushroom "Scallops" w/ Soy Butter Glaze, Micro Shiso
Side #2: Shiitake & Spinach Goma-ae (salad) w/ Sesame Dressing

Dessert: Kinako Pannacotta w/ Kuromitsu Sauce
Coffee & Tea

Dyeing with mushrooms taught by Mayumi Fujio

We will dye a silk scarf with mushrooms using the
Japanese technique of Shibori to get beautiful botanical patterns.

Registration for this class starts at 9am, Saturday, March 14
This class is available to both members and non-members.
Class registration at Humanitix
Advance registration required - the class is expected to sell out.
Cost for members is $45. Cost for non-members is $55.00 [join MSSF]
[NO tickets available at the door.]

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Mayumi is a fiber artist using natural dye and mushroom dye with the technique called botanical printing  which uses real leaves to transfer colors and shapes from plants onto natural fibers. She has been a wild forager since young and studied field botany for edible plants and medicinal plants. The last 10 years, she has foraged and studied mushrooms to eat and to dye. All the materials she uses are ethically harvested from the Bay area. Her art pieces are sold at art galleries, Art Museums in Seattle, San Francisco and other prestigious mushroom and art festivals.  She won an artist award at Mill Valley Art show in 2023.