After poisonous mushrooms sickened 35 people in California and killed three, Washington state residents may be wondering if they’re at risk. People in San Francisco, Santa Cruz and seven other ...

Carlos Diaz needed a liver transplant after preparing and eating mushrooms that he thought were safe and edible Couple Laura Marcelino and Carlos Diaz foraged what they thought were edible mushrooms ...

For Tony Cineus, finding the perfect mushroom is almost like falling in love: “The first time I found a morel, it was like my heart dropped. … The world paused for a second, and I just felt like I was ...

‘Tis the season for visions of sugarplums dancing in your head. But if you started seeing visions of teeny-tiny people dancing around, you probably wouldn’t think of the classic Christmas carol and ...

Jumbo lump crabmeat turns stuffed mushrooms into an elegant seafood appetizer. Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food photographer, writer, and recipe developer with five years ...

California authorities are warning people not to eat foraged mushrooms for the time being after nearly two dozen people were sickened — including one fatally — by a highly poisonous mushroom known as ...

After a string of poisonings from “death cap” mushrooms — one of them fatal — California health officials are urging residents not to eat any foraged mushrooms unless they are trained experts. Doctors ...

California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The ...

Between mid-November and early December, the California Poison Control System reported 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning linked to wild, foraged mushrooms, resulting in one confirmed adult fatality.