{"id":1812,"date":"2015-01-10T01:07:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T05:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2015-01-10T01:10:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T05:10:08","slug":"santa-cruz-fungus-fair-includes-mushroom-dishes-cooking-demos-kids-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1812","title":{"rendered":"Santa Cruz Fungus Fair includes mushroom dishes, cooking demos, kids\u2019 activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1813\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fair-Culinary-Display-by-Yevgeny_Nyden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1813\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1813\" src=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fair-Culinary-Display-by-Yevgeny_Nyden-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mushroom-themed food for sale at a previous Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. Photo credit: Yevgeny Nyden \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fair-Culinary-Display-by-Yevgeny_Nyden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fair-Culinary-Display-by-Yevgeny_Nyden-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fair-Culinary-Display-by-Yevgeny_Nyden.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mushroom-themed food for sale at a previous Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. Photo credit: Yevgeny Nyden<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Calling all mushroom fans: the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/ffsc.us\/fair\/2015\/about\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/ffsc.us\/fair\/2015\/about\">Santa Cruz Fungus Fair<\/a> is this weekend &#8212; you can watch cooking demos, buy mushroom-related food, and see lots of unusual mushrooms. The event is at Louden Nelson Community Center in downtown Santa Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>The event began Friday, Jan. 9 and most events are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-Sun. January 10-11.<\/p>\n<p>The Fungus Fair draws more than 2,000 visitors each year. A special habitat display area, beautifully arranged, will showcase hundreds of mushroom species commonly found in the Santa Cruz\/San Francisco\/Monterey Bay area. A Kids Room open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday offers hands-on projects such as making clay mushrooms, coloring fabric with mushroom dyes, and face painting.<\/p>\n<p>The program schedule includes a Sunday 3-4 p.m. cooking demo by Chef Zachary Mazi, paired with wines from Fenestra Winery. Mazi is a 2006 graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, and was voted \u201cBest Personal Chef in Santa Cruz\u201d in local newspaper Good Times\u2019 2014 poll.<\/p>\n<p>The Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, a non-profit organization that aims to expand the understanding and appreciation of mycology (study of mushrooms), hosts the fair.<\/p>\n<p>See complete schedule at ffsc.us\/fair\/2015\/schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Also\u2014if you\u2019re a mushroom lover, check out the web site for NEXT weekend\u2019s Big Sur Foragers Festival at www.bigsurforagersfestival.org (Jan. 16-18, 2015).<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter? Follow me <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\">@santacruzfoodie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Details:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Admission<\/strong>: Sat-Sun &#8211; $10 Adults, $5 Seniors &amp; Students, free for kids under 12<br \/>\n<strong>Location<\/strong>: Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street (at corner of Laurel) \u2013 some street parking available at center; another option is further down Center Street near the police station<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all mushroom fans: the annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair is this weekend &#8212; you can watch cooking demos, buy mushroom-related food, and see lots of unusual mushrooms. 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