S11:E16. 04.20.2024

Morel Mushroom hunt and cook with Chris Burger and Chef Robert Allen, and Asparagus with Kelly Smith Trimble.

Searching for that fifth taste of “Umami” with a morel mushroom hunt, cook, and asparagus. My guests are Chris Burger and Chef Robert Allen of Bluestem Hollow. Plus, Author and Gardener Kelly Smith Trimble. ⁣ Links:

Kelly Smith Trimble: https://www.kellysmithtrimble.com/

Bluestem Hollow: https://www.bluestemhollow.com/

Kelly Smith Trimble: https://www.kellysmithtrimble.com/

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

Morel Mushrooms foraged from Bluestem Hollow. https://www.bluestemhollow.com/ Photo: Amy Campbell.

Chris Burger hunter of morel mushrooms of BluestemHollow, Greenback, TN. Photo: Amy Campbell . https://www.bluestemhollow.com/

Derek Trimble and Kelly Smith Trimble. Kelly wrote the book The Creative Vegetable Gardener https://www.kellysmithtrimble.com/ , and Derek was the Photographer for this book https://www.derektrimble.com/

Chef Robert Allen of BluestemHollow, Greenback, TN. https://www.bluestemhollow.com/ Photo: Amy Campbell

S6:E11. 03/26/2022

Tennessee Morel Hunt with Chris Burger

Today we are setting the table with a good ole fashioned morel mushroom foraging in search of a wild food that delivers the umami taste. My guests are Chris Burger Farmer, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Century Harvest Farms Foundation in Greenback, TN. Chris was kind enough to invite me on a morel hunt for this mushroom that only appears from late March through the first few weeks of April annually in Tennessee. We also will be joined in the kitchen at Century Harvest Farms Foundation by Chef Robert Allen. He will share how he cooks morel mushrooms and what he pairs them with.

Chris Burger, Century Harvest Farms Foundation: https://centuryharvest.org/

Chef Robert Allen: https://www.robertallenculinary.com/a-destination