MSSF Culinary Group January Dinner: "A Mushroom New Years on the Bayou"
Dinner Captains: Teresa & Roy Branda
Date: Monday, January 8, 2024: 6pm - 9pm
            (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 (To register, go to the "Members Only" area of mssf.org, and follow the prompts there. When registering, please check "pay at event" and ignore other payment options.)

Menu:
       Main Dish: Mushroom-Shrimp Gumbo
       Vegetarian Alternative Main: Mushroom-"Shrimp" (veggie) Gumbo
       Louisiana Bayou Rice
       Salad TBD
       Dessert TBD
       Coffee & tea

APPETIZERS: Everyone is encouraged to bring an appetizer (preferably one containing mushrooms) for sharing with the Group before the main meal. 

As with all Culinary Group dinners, you must bring with you: table covering, dishes, cutlery, and beverage of choice (plus a container for carrying home dirty dishes and any leftovers). These are not provided.

COVID-19 NOTE: 
Please do NOT register for or attend this event if you either (1) are not fully vaccinated against covid-19, or (2) are feeling unwell or experiencing any cold or covid symptom on the day of the event. Wearing a mask while attending the event is optional but - in view of the current surge and new variant - you are encouraged to do so when you are not actually eating or drinking.

MUSHROOM I.D. TABLE: The Culinary Group shares fully in MSSF's educational mission. Please bring a freshly-foraged mushroom sample from the forest (or your yard) to place on our Group's regular Mushroom I.D. Table, where the more experienced mycologists among us will be helping the newbies learn how to spot the edibles and avoid the "loose your lunch bunch."  (Don't worry -- none of them go in the soup!)

Problems? Call Paul Lufkin (415-515-1593) or Maria Pham (415-305-3316), Culinary Group Co-Chairs.

On the third Tuesday of each month from September thru May, the Mycological Society of San Francisco hosts a General Meeting open to Members and the public.  The Society has maintained our schedule of events using electronic media, Zoom, to meet and share our mission to educate about the kingdom of Fungi.