For a few precious weeks each fall, wild black trumpets surface quietly from damp forest floors — ghostly, elusive, and easy to miss unless you know where (and how) to look. Then, just as suddenly, they disappear.

On February 24, we continue our Rare Mushrooms Series with an immersive five-course Wild Black Trumpet Tasting Menu devoted entirely to this extraordinary mushroom.

Long steeped in culinary lore and sometimes called the “poor man’s truffle,” black trumpets are prized for their deep, haunting aroma and dark, earthy elegance. They cannot be farmed or replicated. Their appearance is brief, unpredictable, and dependent entirely on nature’s timing. Miss the moment, and it’s gone.

Chef Juan Pajarito is currently designing a five-course tasting menu built around wild black trumpets, thoughtfully developing each dish to highlight their deep aroma, dark elegance, and natural umami.

This is a dinner built around patience, rarity, and attention to detail.