We’ve been pretty obsessed with mushrooms since we first started growing them in recycled coffee grounds almost a decade ago. During the years since, we’ve spent a lot of time observing their quirks and getting to know every step of the growing process, and how to make it reliable. Through working with this natural organism so closely, we […]
We worked super hard before Christmas to hand make and pack all the Kitchen Garden mushroom kits and get them sent off to sit under the Christmas Tree waiting to be opened. Now it’s our turn to sit back and admire your handy-work. A big thank you to everyone who has shared photos of their […]
Valentina is the brains behind the Beauty of Fungi Instagram account, and documented her experience growing at Pearl Oyster Kitchen Garden in December, which you can read here Better still, she was kind enough to share her Oyster Mushroom and Pasta recipe. We love this recipe; its simple to make with an uncomplicated mix of ingredients but this […]
January is a special time of year for us as we get to see hundreds of photos of your Kitchen Garden mushroom kits that have been grown since Christmas. Take a look at our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages to have a gander. We loved watching Valentina’s mushroom updates on her fantastic Instagram page and […]
The perfect antidote to short, cold winter days is a rich exotic soup. Thanks to Elena Sandor from Eat.Wear.Travel who created this dish on her blog using her home grown mushrooms pictured below. We love the richness from the coconut milk, heat from the spices, and all the bright ingredients compliment the unusual Hot Pink oyster […]
Cork is a brilliant material. It is soft to touch, complex and rich aesthetically, as strong a high quality leather, and fantastically sustainable as well, making it a perfect alternative to leather to make wallets or purses from. During a recent trip to Portugal we stumbled across a selection of cork wallets in a local […]
This beautiful winter warmer was created by Silo, the UK’s first zero waste restaurant which Espresso Mushroom Company supplies with their fresh mushrooms. We love the simplicity of the broth, which brings out the rich nutty flavours of the mushrooms at their freshest, accompanied by multiple textures of the mushrooms, purple sprouting broccoli and chestnuts. […]
We’re delighted to let you know we have now expanded our delivery service to enable us to offer shipments to Europe and many other countries around the world. In the UK, we offer free delivery for all orders over £15 as standard, but for Europe and other international countries we’ve had to add a postage […]
Last Autumn we had the pleasure of spending a day at Kew Gardens with Raymond Blanc and Kate Humble – and talking mushrooms – in the making of Kew on a Plate, a BBC2 4 part series that re-establishes the long-lost kitchen gardens that once provided produce for the royal table – from George II […]
After spending some time with Raymond Blanc and Kate Humble at Kew Gardens last year, we’ve decided to create our DIY Mushrooms on a Plate Kit – to provide you with everything you need to inoculate two large mushroom growing bags approx dimensions 70cm long, diameter 20cm that should yield several kilos of oyster mushrooms. This […]
