October 15 & 16, 2011Pender Harbour, BC

Saturday October 15 – The RESTAURANT at Painted Boat will offer a delectable 3 course mushroom themed dinner paired with Blue Mountain Wines featuring speaker Larry Evans, the ‘Indiana Jones’ of mushrooms. Tickets must be reserved in advance and are $75.00 per person. Learn more

 

Mushroom Festival Dinner -Blue Mountain Wines

Intro:  Christine Mavety of Blue Mountain Wines

 Porcini Tea

Crab Foam, Olive Oil Biscuit

2009 Blue Mountain Chardonnay

Lobster Mushroom Carpaccio

Ginger Pearls, Ponzu, Sesame Powder, Bonito Flakes

2010 Blue Mountain Sauvignon Blanc

Chanterelle Crusted Sockeye Fillet

Root vegetable rubix, hedgehog dumpling, Camomile Gastrique

2007 Blue Mountain Reserve Pinot Noir 

Warm Blood Orange– Goat Cheese Cake

Matsutake Sorbet, Dried Elderflower Yogurt

NV Blue Mountain Brut 

 Presentation: Larry Evans, Mycologist

Sunday October 16 – Guided mushroom foray with Larry Evans.Learn more

Be sure to book your villa at Painted Boat Resort and spend the weekend learning about and tasting the mushrooms of the Sunshine Coast! Painted Boat Resort is offering a $225 accommodation rate, based on quad occupancy, for anyone purchasing tickets to the dinner on Saturday night. Call Painted Boat for additional details 604.883.2456