“Wild and Cultivated”

La Morra Presents A Mushroom Dinner with Ben the Mushroom Man, Tyler the Mushroom Boy, and Their Harvest

Tuesday July 16th, 6:30pm

5 course mushroom menu paired with wine

$90 per person(excluding tax and gratuity)

Ben has been supplying Boston restaurants with wild mushrooms for over 30 years. "Ben grew up in Newton, where he started identifying and picking mushrooms as a boy. Encouraged by his mom and friends who forested his interest in science and nature, Ben became engrossed in his hobby. He'd pick mushrooms on the way home from school, take them home, and cook them as a snack. Early on Ben delivered mushrooms to restaurants by subway. Over time, his business grew. He now deals with wild mushrooms he has foraged himself, mushrooms foraged by gatherers he knows all over the world, and cultivated.

Mushroom Dinner Menu

Menu will be paired with wine

Primo Antipasto

Nasturtium and garlic mushroom cruda with herbed lemon vinaigrette

Bruschetta

Porcini conserva with fonduta

Secondo Antipasto

Fresh mozzarella “sticks” with chicken mushroom confit

Primo

Beet tagliatelle with a ragu of mushrooms and local carrots

Secondo

Smoked king oyster steak and potatoes with mushroom bordelaise

Dolce

menu subject to change