I mistakenly assumed that SOS Chefs was just another imported condiment store. Little did I know that I was soon to discover the shop's true raison d'etre! On a recent visit, while I was admiring the olive oil, one of the owners invited me into the sacred back room. "Here, you can come back and look," she said in the hushed tones one would use when peeking in on a sleeping infant.
She opened the heavy door, we entered a chilled little cave, and my jaw dropped in amazement. There before me was the most abundant profusion of every kind of wild mushroom I could imagine. Red lobster mushrooms, purplish bluefoots, morels, nameko, chanterelles... I don't think I've ever witnessed such a passion for mushrooms!
And now that the season of ripe peaches is giving way to the one of root vegetables, it's time to peruse some new recipes and buy a truckload of wild autumn mushrooms.
SOS Chefs of New York: 104 Avenue B, (212) 505-5813.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
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The only problem is their rudness
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