A review in images and Tweets of our weekend foraging with Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast (Rodale, 2011), and feasting on wild foods prepared by Chef Matt Lightner of Castagna.

Saturday, June 25, 2011:
@Hank_Shaw Hank Shaw
“Great foraging trip in Washougal, WA w/chef Matt lightner, the (Portland) culinary alliance and lots of new friends. Found all kinds of stuff!”

@peterpdx peterpdx
“Edutaining foraging expedition with @Hank_Shaw + chef Matt Lightner of @castagnapdx near Washougal: oxalis, grape flowers, mountain violets”

@AndreaSlonecker Andrea Slonecker
“Beautiful, sunny morning for foraging in the woods with @CastagnaPDX.”

Sunday, June 26, 2011:
@Hank_Shaw Hank Shaw
“Setting up @castagnapdx for our book dinner – beautiful restaurant, and a sold-out house. Super excited!”

@GoodStuffNW Kathleen Bauer
“At Castagna dinner for @Hank_Shaw‘s Hunt Gather Cook…Lightner’s pulling out all the stops…so lucky to be here!”

@ravensfeast Brenda Crow
“I’m pretty sure this dinner @Castagnapdx is going to be amazing #pdxeats http://yfrog.com/kl7jesej“
@JoanCirillo joan cirillo
“Foraged Oregon grape flowers with Hank shaw and chef matt lightner yesterday and here they r atop rye flour cracker with liver mousse”
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@ravensfeast Brenda Crow
“As delicious as it is gorgeous: cod, green strawberries, & pine in mussel jus http://yfrog.com/kgvbmnj“

@GoodStuffNW Kathleen Bauer
“Morels stuffed w/rabbit sausage, drzzled w/pine nut gravy on a bed of spinach. Need I say delicious? http://twitpic.com/5hhndn“

@giovannaz Giovanna Zivny
“Wonderful Castagna dinner for @Hank_Shaw‘s Hunt Gather Cook. Wanted to slip smoked lardo in my purse; not fast enough. Candied rhubarb ahh.”

@Hank_Shaw Hank Shaw
“Spectacular dinner @castagnapdx last night! It felt like we all got a chance to eat at El Bulli and NOMA, only in Portland. Brilliant food.”

-Photographs by Holly A. Heyser
© Holly A. Heyser 2011: www.heyserphoto.com