"Finn, a chef, author, and speaker, is a foraging savant and through her company, Flora & Fungi Adventures, she molds the wild food-curious in her image. Throughout the year she holds morel and seaweed camps in the Sierra and Western Marin, Dungeness crab catching and urban foraging workshops in San Francisco, and even wild food weekends in Washington and Alaska. Her cookbook,
Forage. Gather. Feast: Recipes from West Coast Forests, Shores, & Urban Spaces, due out in April, will contain more than 100 ways to prepare the bounty."
–7x7 magazine "This gorgeous book is a celebration of wild food, foraging, and cultivating connection to the natural world. The recipes inside highlight ingredients from coast to forest and inspire you to get creative, get outside, and participate in the surrounding ecosystem; to live a healthier, more pleasurable, and more delicious life."
–Emma Teal Privat and Claire Neaton, co-owners of Salmon Sisters and authors of The Salmon Sisters: Feasting, Fishing, and Living in Alaska and Harvest & Heritage "A deliciously thoughtful book with plenty of recipes for beginning or experienced foragers. I'll have the mushroom pâté, cheesy pasta with truffles, and a candy cap old-fashioned, please."
–Alan Bergo, James Beard Award-winning chef and author, and winner of Hulu's Chefs vs. Wild "Flaming Pine Needle Mussels! Stinging Nettle Gnocchi! Cherry Blossom Truffles! With her backwoods bona fides and visionary palate, Maria Finn has taken foraging to the next level. No matter where you live,
Forage. Gather. Feast will draw you into a delightful 'adventure with purpose' as it unlocks the layers of meaning and deliciousness permeating our woods and coastlines. Your kitchen game will never be the same. Neither will your soul."
–Rowan Jacobsen, author of Truffle Hound and A Geography of Oysters "Steeped in the magic of the West Coast,
Forage. Gather. Feast. is a beautiful book. Maria's deeply intuitive approach to cooking celebrates an abundance of wild foods from seaside to forests. Her book will be favorite in my kitchen for a long time."
–Jenny McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen and Vibrant Botanicals "With both simple and aspirational recipes, and delightful prose throughout, Maria Finn draws you into a deeper connection to nature through its wonderful, wild foods. Food is the lure, but the end goal is a realignment of human systems in sync with the pace and beauty of Mother Nature."
–Becky Selengut, author of Good Fish and Shroom "Forage. Gather. Feast. encourages you to get more awe into your daily diet by spending time in nature–delicious food is the lure. Maria's recipes will inspire you to head for the woods, waterways, and urban green spaces to forage, gather, and feast your way into a better life."
–Tiffany Shlain, artist, author, activist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of The Webby Awards
