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The final four head to Paris for the penultimate challenges. First to the Champ de Mars, where they compete in the wall challenge quickfire. Then, after a mushroom harvesting trip, they wind up on Alain Ducasse's floating boat restaurant where they must cook a mushroom-forward dish, highlighting the champignons of Paris for a table with more Michelin stars than Buddha has molds or Gabri has messes. [more inside]
posted by Superilla on Jun 11, 2023 - 5 comments

The gang gets hired to work a laid-back radio promotion luau in Malibu, Calif.; things get weird as they decide to take mushrooms together.
posted by onya on Mar 26, 2023 - 5 comments

They always making Paper Boi go through something. [more inside]
posted by skoosh on Nov 4, 2022 - 8 comments

A grieving widow discovers a most unexpected form of healing—hunting for mushrooms. [more inside]
posted by progosk on Jan 31, 2021 - 0 comments

An incredibly versatile cooking ingredient containing an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and possibly cancer-fighting properties, mushrooms are among the most expensive and sought-after foods on the planet. Yet when it comes to fungi, culinary uses are only the tip of the iceberg. Throughout history fungus has been prized for its diverse properties—medicinal, ecological, even recreational—and has spawned its own quirky subculture dedicated to exploring the weird biology and celebrating the unique role it plays on earth. In Mycophilia, accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century. [more inside]
posted by Homo neanderthalensis on Apr 4, 2019 - 1 comment

A potential partner, Abdullah, takes over The Guy's weed route while The Guy attempts to take some time off.
posted by Stanczyk on Feb 25, 2018 - 4 comments

The Bebop crashes onto the moon after being side-swiped in space. Ed and Ein venture out for food but are entangled in the operations of an outlaw smuggling psychedelic mushrooms.
posted by filthy light thief on Nov 16, 2014 - 4 comments