My Chat With a ‘Shroomelier’

Magic mushrooms are having their moment — and, fortunately, there is a growing breed of hipster professionals ready to guide us through the journey

Photo by Meritt Thomas on Unsplash

I can remember — many, many years ago — at a friend’s cottage, he came out to the dock carrying cups of tea with big chunks of mushrooms floating in them. I had heard of magic mushrooms but never tried them. We went on to have a wonderful afternoon sitting in the sun…