Fortunato, chef of Scarlet ... melts and the mushrooms are hot. Place the tarts onto plates or platters, garnish with fresh thyme and tops of the pastry like little hats.

We asked five chefs which mushrooms excite them in summer and what they do with this power ingredient to make the most of the season's finds. Wood ear mushrooms are brown, grow on wood and ...

"“The morel is the first mushroom of the year in most parts of the country. After a long winter or a lack of variety in ingredients, chefs flock to morels as an ephemeral luxury.” " “The ...