I’m happy to announce inclusion in the March issue of Bon Appétit (Expert Advice Q&A column, page 28). Many thanks to contributing editor Eric Steinman for making it happen (and Emily!).

If you’re a Bon Appétit reader and just found your way here, thanks for dropping by and please take a look around. You’ll find info on:

• Wild Mushrooms, such as chanterelles, porcini, and morels
• Wild Plants and herbs, such as stinging nettles, fiddleheads, and berries
• Shellfish, such as clams, oysters, and crabs
• Fishing for salmon, trout, and shad

And plenty more. Use the menu of labels at right to find specific topics.

I also post recipes and cover topics related to tools and food storage.

There are lots of reasons to forage. For one thing, the taste of wild foods can’t be duplicated in domesticity—and for another, they’re good for you. But mostly I like to forage because it’s fun, and I’ll use any excuse to be outside interacting with nature, whether combing woods and beaches, bushwhacking through mountains, or free-diving in Puget Sound. Finding a gourmet meal is a pretty good excuse, too.

Check out the July issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine. The SeaTown Diary column was penned by yours truly, a personal account of the joys of free-diving in pursuit of the toothy—and toothsome—Pacific lingcod.

P.S. As an added enticement, there may be a really embarrassing photo accompanying the article or contributor’s notes…I don’t know for sure, since I’m still in the Rockies and haven’t seen the issue yet, but the managing editor demanded all photographic evidence be handed over for possible inclusion.

Update: Phew! No partially-clad he-man photo avec spear to haunt me to my grave…