[Lapg] Invitation Los Angeles Mycological Society, Monday March 15th

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Posted on | March 10, 2010 | No Comments

David Kahn V.P. of the Los Angeles Mycological Society has extended an 
invitation to LAPG & City Repair members and friends to attend the next 
LAMS meeting featuring Robert Chang, Managing Director of the American 
Truffle Company, who will be speaking on “All Things Truffle.”

When: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:30pm
Where: The Times-Mirror Meeting Room at the Natural History Museum of 
Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles. Visit the 
LAMS website for directions.
Cost: Free + Refreshments

Mr. Chang’s presentation will start with a brief discussion of the 
truffle’s natural habitats and the state of the truffle supply/demand 
worldwide, and will proceed to cooking with truffles and the reality 
behind truffle oils. The bulk of the talk will be on the science of 
truffle cultivation, with focus on important factors that determine 
cultivation success.

Mr. Chang will also touch upon the unique ways American Truffle Company 
has been able to gather, analyze and mine its substantial amount of 
field data, which forms the basis of ATC’s ever-improving scientific 
methodologies and best practices, in addition to continued ongoing 
research in the laboratory.

Based in San Francisco, Robert Chang loves to cook, especially with all 
kinds of mushrooms. Prior to founding ATC, he held a number of 
management roles in product development, sales and
marketing in high tech.

Visitors are encouraged to bring in any mushrooms they may find for 
identification and display.