Homecoming. More than 100 people came out to Grange in Sacramento last night for a special “Hunt, Gather, Cook” dinner. No pressure, right? Actually, no. Great food, great company. A great night.

The core of each stop on my book tour is a special dinner that highlights the wild foods of that region in that season. If the first dinner in Austin is an indicator, this will be a moveable feast of epic proportions.

By the time you read this, I will be hurtling down a highway in my battered old pickup, heading into an unknown future. My stomach is grinding, my mind whirring twice as fast as I am driving.

Here it is: My book tour schedule. It’s short on standard book readings, long on eating. Isn’t that as it should be? Check here often folks, as I am updating this post on a weekly basis!

Every forager has a happy place, a place you know intimately yet discover something new each time you visit. A sanctuary. A refuge. Mine is along the Northern California coast.

I’ll be doing some cooking classes in May that I hope you can come to! One is a pasta-making class in Sacramento, the other a sausage-making class in Marin.

Wanted to pick up some tips on how to butcher a pig? Or how to get more out of your wild game? Come to the Sportsmen’s Expo in Sacramento this weekend, where I’ll be doing demos.

Duck Duel Deux is done. More than 24 hours of prep work culminated in a return to the line after nearly 20 years – where I learned just how hard it is to do precision cooking for a crowd.

Find out who won free dinner for two and a free hotel stay for our upcoming four-course Duck Duel at Grange between Chef Michael Tuohy and myself…