DISCOVERED WHEN YOU WATCH FOR APRIL’S ADVENTURES ALL NEXT WEEK ON LIVE IN THE D AT 11 A.M. TO
T. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF
MUSHROOMS COMES TO LIFE IN
MIDTOWN DETROIT AT A PLACE THAT
REFERS TO ITSELF AS THE
EVERYTHING MUSHROOM AND TRUFFLE
BOUTIQUE SHOWING US HOW WE CAN
ALL ENJOY A VARIETY OF MUSHROOMS
THAT YOU WON’T FIND THAT THE
AVERAGE GROCERY STORE THESE
MUSHROOMS CAN BE A TASTY
ADDITION TO MEALS AND EVEN
POSSIBLE MEAT ALTERNATIVES FOR
THOSE EMBRACING A PLANT BASED
DIET. LET’S HEAD OVER TO THE
MUSHROOM HUB TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK. WELL I’M A SECOND
GENERATION MARSHALL FARMER. I
GREW UP A MUSHROOM FARMS ALL MY
LIFE. THE FIRST WILD MUSHROOM
THAT I PICKED OUT WAS TWO YEARS
OLD IN BOSNIA. WHEN I GOT INTO
THE INDUSTRY, JUST MUSHROOMS
TOOK OVER. YOU KNOW, I TRULY DO
BELIEVE THAT MUSHROOMS SHOULD BE
ADDED TO EVERY MEAL AND I
BELIEVE THAT BY DOING SO, WE’RE
GOING TO BE BETTER FOR AND I AM
SO HAPPY AND EXCITED THAT WE’RE
FINALLY ENTERING THE DECADE OF
MUSHROOMS, THE ARROW FUNGI, SO
WE HAVE OUR FRESH, FUNKY BOLT,
WHICH INCLUDES A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT MUSHROOMS THAT WE GROW
OURSELVES. WE ARE ALSO PARTNERED
WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
LOCAL FARMERS IN THE REGION TO
OFFER DIFFERENT VARIETIES, SO
EACH MUSHROOM WILL TAKE YOU INTO
A DIFFERENT TASTE PROFILE. EACH
MUSHROOM COOKED DIFFERENTLY,
WHETHER YOU COOK HER WITH OLIVE
OIL OR BUTTER WILL TAKE YOU TO
TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. HE’S
HERE ARE WILD AND LOBSTER
MUSHROOMS FORMAT 65 WITH US WHEN
I SAY LOBSTER LOBSTER. IT SMELLS
LIKE SEAFOOD. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
THEY’RE REALLY SMELL LIKE
SEAFOOD. SO WHEN WE SO WE MAKE
LOTS OF ROLES INVEST, WE MAKE
LOBSTER DISKS TO THIS AND WHEN
YOU’RE WHEN YOU’RE TRYING THAT
FAR WITHOUT KNOWING THAT IT’S A
MUSHROOM. YOU’RE COMPLETELY
THINKING YOU’RE EATING. SEE? SO
I’M A TRADITIONALIST, AND I
BELIEVE IN COOKING MORE WITH
MUSHROOMS. HOWEVER I ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE BUSY
AND SO BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BUSY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
ARE GETTING THE BEST MUSHROOM
PRODUCTS OUT THERE. THE FUTURE
IS DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS
BECAUSE IT’S FOODIE. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE GOT A GLIMPSE OF WHAT
THE MUSHROOM HAVE IS ALL ABOUT.
AND NOW STRAIGHT FROM THE STORE
IN MIDTOWN DETROIT IS DENNIS
VIDMAR, FOUNDER AND THE OWNER OF
THE MUSHROOM HUB. AND JEFF. HOW
DO I SAY YOUR LAST NAME ME
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, CREATIVE
DIRECTOR, BECAUSE YOU HELP ME
WITH SOME OF THAT CAMERA WORK
THERE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR
JOINING US. NOW YOU CALL THE
STORE THAT EVERYTHING MUSHROOM
AND TRUFFLE BOUTIQUE. WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE TYPES OF MUSHROOMS
THAT WE CAN FIND AT YOUR PLACE?
WELL AT ONE POINT THIS YEAR, WE
WILL HAVE 30 PLUS VARIETIES OF
FRESH CHOICE. EDIBLE MUSHROOMS.
BUT TODAY WE BROUGHT YOU A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MUSHROOMS
THAT WE ACTUALLY GROW ABOUT
THREE MILES FROM HERE IN
WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA, AND
THEN SOME OF THE MUSHROOMS THAT
ARE GROWN ALSO IN MICHIGAN. IT’S
GOT BILL MICHIGAN AND THEN ALSO
IN THE MIDDLE. WE’VE GOT A WILD
LOBSTER MUSHROOM, WHICH IS THAT
BEAUTIFUL RED MUSHROOM
UNDERNEATH THE GOLDEN OYSTERS.
UM AND SO ALL OF THESE ARE
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
EXCEPT THE LOBSTER MUSHROOMS
CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IN SEASON,
RIGHT, RIGHT, YOU BECAUSE WHEN I
WAS WITH YOU, YOU WERE LIKE
THESE WILL BE IN SEASON SOON. SO
NOW IS THE TIME NOW YOU’VE
BROUGHT IN SOME SAMPLES FOR US
TO TRY NOW. THESE ARE 100%
MUSHROOMS, BUT THEY TASTE JUST
LIKE ME, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.
ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT HERE. WE, UH WE
MADE UP. SOME PULLED PORK TACOS
, EXCEPT IT’S NOT PULLED PORK IS
KING TRUMPETS AND LOBSTER.
SORRY. KING TRUMPETS AND LIONS
MAN AND YOU JUST GRAB OFF TWO
FORKS AND KIND OF KEEP SCRAPING
THEM UNTIL THEY UNTIL THEY BREAK
APART. LET’S LET’S GET A LOOK AT
THIS BECAUSE THIS LOOKS LIKE
MEAT THIS AWESOME JUST LIKE ME.
GREEN PEPPERS. LOOK AT THAT.
LETS GET A TIGHT OF THAT. WE’VE
GOT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
BECAUSE THIS LOOKS LIKE ME. AND
I’M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE SAMPLE
OF THAT BECAUSE IT’S AMAZING,
BUT NOW TELL US ABOUT SOME OF
THE OTHER MUSHROOM PRODUCTS THAT
YOU OFFER FOR THOSE, YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW WHO MAYBE NOT ARE
WILLING TO COME AND COOK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS RIGHT AWAY
SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS THAT YOU
CAN ACTUALLY GROW YOUR MUSHROOMS
AT HOME, WHICH IS THESE ARE
BEAUTIFUL BIRCH LOGS HERE, AS
WELL AS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
READY TO EAT, PREPPED FOOD,
SOME, WHICH ARE EVEN MADE
LOCALLY HERE IN DETROIT, LIKE
THE LINESMAN, HONEY. AH BUT
APART FROM THAT THERE ARE DISHES
HERE THAT YOU CAN SPEND 10 15 20
MINUTES IN THE KITCHEN AND HAVE
YOURSELF A DELICIOUS AND
NUTRITIOUS MEAL, ALL WHILE
SAVING THAT TIME COMPONENT ON
THE CONVENIENCE ASPECT, AND WHEN
I TELL YOU THE STUFF WAS
DELICIOUS BECAUSE I GOT SOME
STUFF FROM YOU AND I GOT THIS
MUSHROOM RISOTTO YOU GUYS WERE
TALKING ABOUT. IT WAS SO
DELICIOUS. IT WAS SO GOOD AND
EASY TO MAKE. UM WHICH ONE IS
THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. THE ANTI
MPS MUSHROOM RISOTTO, WHICH IS
MY FAVORITE BY MY FRIEND ERIC,
WHO MAKES IT OUT IN ALBERTA
GREAT PRODUCT. ACT, AND THIS IS
DELICIOUS. YOU NEED TALENT, ONE
BITE, BUT IT WAS SO GOOD THAT
AGAIN TELL YOU CAN TELL IT’S SO
GOOD. BUT NOW LET ME ASK YOU
THIS. CAN YOU HELP GUIDE THE
LET’S SAY FUNGI CURIOUS THROUGH
THE SHOPPING PROCESS IF THEY
COME IN, AND THEY REALLY DON’T
KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING.
DEFINITELY THAT’S THE THAT’S THE
WHOLE POINT. YOU KNOW, WE DO
UNDERSTAND THAT WE OVER WANT
PEOPLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF
VARIETIES THAT WE HAVE. SO YOU
KNOW, IF YOU’RE IF YOU’RE
CURIOUS IN THE KITCHEN, I WANT
TO COOK. STOP ON IN. WE’LL HAVE
A CHAT AND WE’LL TAKE YOU INTO
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. AND OF
COURSE, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO
COOK, YOU CAN HOP ONTO OUR
FROZEN FROZEN VAULT AS WELL
WHERE YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT FROZEN GOODIES THAT
ARE VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE THAT
YOU CAN ENJOY JUST BY TURNING
OUT IN WARMING UP AND ENJOY, AND
THEN YOU CAN KIND OF LEARN AND
GET COMFORTABLE WITH ALL OF IT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT’S REALLY
COOL BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I GOT
AN EDUCATION WHEN I WAS THERE
WITH YOU. DO YOU KNOW? YEAH
REMEMBER, WE HAD A GREAT
CONVERSATION PEOPLE SAY LIKE,
OH, I LIKE THE SQUISHY FACTOR
EVER RIGHT? BUT THERE’S SO MANY
DIFFERENT VARIETIES THAT THAT’S
THE ONLY WAY YOU KNOW FROM THE
REGULAR GROCERY STORE. YOU START
WITH MY TALKIE AND YOU POP IN A
FRYING PAN. SAUTE IT UP AGAINST
VERY CRISPY AND THEN YOU PUT IT
IF YOU PUT IT IF YOU EAT EGGS,
YOU PUT AN EGG ON TOP OF THAT,
AND IT’S AND IT ALMOST MAKES
BACON. I LOVE IT, SO I MEAN,
IT’S UNREAL. SO IT’S ALL ABOUT
GETTING THE RIGHT MUSHROOM FOR
WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO RECREATE A
GREAT OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT WANT TO BE GOING PLANT
BASED, AND MAYBE NOT ALL THE
TIME. BUT YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF
TIMES A WEEK. YOU HAVE SOME
ALTERNATIVES. THIS IS SO COOL.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. BUT TELL EVERYONE WHERE
YOU’RE LOCATED AND HOW THEY CAN
KEEP UP WITH YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA
ARE FIRST STORE IN MICHIGAN IS
AT THE CORNER OF CAST AND
CANFIELD IN MIDTOWN. OUR SECOND
LOCATION IS OPENING UP ON 14
MILE AND LEAVE DALE IN ROYAL
OAK. AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU
CAN FIND US ONLINE AND SOCIAL
MEDIA. THE MUSHROOM HUB ON
INSTAGRAM LINKEDIN, AS WELL AS