Long Beach chef hosts fantastic fungi weekend
Summit will touch on
the use of psilocybin
for mental health
By NIKKI DAVIDSON
COAST WEEKEND
The name Sebastian Carosi may be
familiar to foodies on the Long Beach
Peninsula.
Carosi’s dishes have appeared on the
tables at the Shelburne Inn, Pickled Fish
and countless other esteemed restaurants
around the country.
His backstory, however, is unorthodox.
Before he created a reputation as a master
forager and slow-food advocate, he served
time in a state penitentiary.
“What people don’t know is when I was
17, I went to prison because I was trans-
porting 32 pounds of cannabis in a boat in
the Puget Sound, and got caught,” Carosi
said.
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Camp Ruderalis
‘PNW Puhpowee’
Friday through Sunday
Long Beach Peninsula
Buy tickets and view full itinerary at:
campruderalis.com/puhpowee
Chef Carosi’s Crab and Cordyceps Soup recipe
will appear in the ‘Fantastic Fungi’ cookbook.
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Chef Sebastian Carosi poses with a white chanterelle mushroom.