2026 FFSC After-Hours Mushroom Dinner

Enjoy an amazing multi course mushroom and wine feast with a group of like-minded fungiphiles. Celebrate the presentation of the 2026 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair on Friday, Jan 9 from 5:30- 9:00 PM

• Chef Chad Hyatt, presents the twelfth After Hours Mushroom Dinner
• Wine pairings by Jeff Emery,, Winemaker, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard
• Live music by George Heagerty & Never the Same

TICKETS: By advanced reservation only. No tickets sold at the event

Cost: $165 Tax Included

WHERE: Room 3, London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

2026 Menu (subject to change)

Cream of Chanterelle Soup
Quinta Cruz – 2024 Macabeo / Xarel-lo – Miravet Vineyards – Clements Hills

Mushroom, Apple, and Celery Root Salad
Hedgehog, maitake, chervil, cress
Quinta Cruz – 2024 Albariño – Gularte Vineyard – Monterey County

Candy Cap Glazed Black Cod (Vegetarian: Candy Cap Glazed Seitan for Cod)
Black trumpet puree, candy cap glazed carrots, porcini buckwheat
Quinta Cruz – 2019 Castelão – Pierce Ranch – San Antonio Valley

Jamaican style curried goat (Vegetarian substitute Tempeh for goat in curry)
Saffron milk caps, mustard greens, sweet potato
Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard - 2021 Syrah – Zayante Vineyard – Santa Cruz Mountains

"Choco Taco"
Huitlacoche Ice Cream, corn masa tuile "shell", dark chocolate, cocoa nibs,
sweet lime "salsa verde"
Quinta Cruz – 2017 Rabelo – Port-style dessert wine