A Guide to Locally Grown Mushrooms That Are Almost Too Pretty to Eat

 From tough to tender, stout to slender, smooth to spiny, welcome to the wild and weirdly beautiful world of mushrooms. These culinary delights can add depth and earthiness to your cooking—but you have to know your chanterelles from your shiitakes. Two local growers—Arlington’s Texas Fungus and Denton’s Tree Folk Farm—grow a variety of gourmet breeds, which they sell online and through area farmers markets. Visit texasfungus.com for a complete list of current availability and where to buy.