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Cooking Foraged Foods with Incredible Local Chefs

Forage - ˈfôrij,ˈfärij (verb) - to search widely for food or provisions Do you forage? When I first mentioned this assignment, a friend from high school asked for clarification. "'Traditional Foraging' as in the fields and woods? Or 'Urban Foraging' like the hipsters do in SF dumpsters?" she queried. Hmmmm...the former. I don't even know what a hipster is. So, after I packed a picnic lunch for my boys and friends as they headed out to the archery range, I drove down the coast yesterday. If I had to work on a Sunday, at least this was my commute... My assignment was to photograph the five local chefs who were doing cooking demonstrations with foraged foods. I have to admit that watching the chefs was simultaneously inspiring and intimidating. I was duly humbled by their talent and skills. They were truly incredible. Class participants were divided into five groups, then they were treated to a cooking demonstrations by each of the chefs. We w...