It’s not everyday you bump into a food journalist as revered as Sheila Dillon, from BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme, but that was what happened to Bengt and Deb, on a sunny afternoon at a remote clifftop car park in Anglesey, last summer. We got chatting about the path to the beach below with the two ladies standing admiring the beautiful view. Conversation continued, and one of them picked up on Bengt’s Swedish accent, then told us she was a food journalist researching a programme about crayfish. Suddenly the penny dropped, and Deb realised it was Sheila Dillon, whose distinctive voice we’ve listened to many times. We love The Food Programme, with its incisive reporting of every aspect of the food chain, so for us it was like meeting radio royalty!

Sheila interviewed Bengt a week later about Swedish crayfish eating traditions, for an excellent programme broadcast in August 2025, but the other food related subject we made sure we mentioned on that cliff top was of course wild mushrooms, and specifically an issue that has bothered us both a lot over the years, namely the poor quality of the dried wild mushrooms available for sale in the major supermarkets.

Naturally this piqued Sheila’s interest, and the upshot was that in early October this year Sheila and her producer Nina Pullman accompanied us on a foray in the Peak District, followed by a discussion about several big brands of dried wild mushrooms while enjoying a mushroom feast at our house – a fry-up of our finds, mushroom toasties and mushroom soup, and homemade blackberry cake.

The programme, A Wild Mushroom Chase, will be broadcast on Radio 4 on Friday 2 January 2026. We can’t wait to hear it and hope you enjoy it as much as we’re sure to!

Footnote after listening: What a great programme! We’re passionate about improving the quality of dried wild mushrooms on the market. Too many of the so called gourmet brands you get in supermarkets are just not fit for use, and unless the public (and supermarket buyers!) know more about that things won’t change. If thanks to this programme things change a little we’ll be really proud and happy.

Welcome to the latest member of the Get Funghi family, Just Natural in Crookes, Sheffield. It’s got one of the best selections of fresh fruit and veg we’ve ever seen, with a large grocery section. You’ll be able to buy our three varieties of dried wild mushrooms there and Bengt’s Chilli Oil. Talking of Bengt, he’ll be doing a tasting there on Friday 16 February 2024, from 11-2, so come and say hi and get a wild mushroom toastie hot from the oven to try while you mooch.

We’re extremely excited to have started selling at the excellent Lymefield Garden Centre in Broadbottom, Cheshire.

With a really well stocked farm shop and a popular tea room as well as a top class garden centre it’s a truly one stop shop for all your food and garden needs.

We’re really happy that we are now stocked in the Buxton Pudding Emporium in – wait for it – Buxton. The shop is in a beautiful old building not far from the Opera House in this historic spa town, and is lovely combination of a small but perfectly formed cafe and a well stocked little deli. The Emporium opened as a showcase for the Original Buxton Pudding along with their other delicious cakes, puddings & sweet treats, and expanded to include a range of products from carefully selected producers both local and further afield.

Bengt’s very excited because for the first time ever he’ll be doing a tasting in London, and even more exciting, at our most Scandinavian stockist, Totally Swedish, where the staff are Swedish. Home from home! Naturally the stores stock a fabulous range of Swedish food and drink products,  Swedish design, books and gift items.

You’ll be able to taste delicious samples of our products on Saturday 4 March from 10.00 – 12.30 at the Totally Swedish store on 66 Barnes High Street, and then from 14.00 – 16.30 at their store on 32 Crawford Street. Come and say ‘hej’ to him and all the staff!

We’re also happy to welcome two new stockists in London to the Get Funghi family.

Trude’s Grocery, run and founded by Alex Trude, is based in Clapham. They deliver fresh seasonal produce and store cupboard essentials to Clapham and the surrounding areas and also have a shop at 10 The Pavement, stocked full to the brim of deliciousness.

The Passage Pantry, in Islington, has a huge selection of artisanal products ranging from cupboard essentials, fresh produce and teas & coffees, all the way to herbs & spices, charcuteries and conserves! Their mission above all is to make artisanal goods accessible, affordable and sustainable – while never compromising on quality and taste.

The sound of jingle bells is getting ever nearer, and like everyone else we’re starting to think about presents. If you’ve got any foodies in your life and you think they’d like some Get Funghi dried wild mushrooms to experiment with, or a bottle of Bengt’s Chilli Oil, or our Porcini Oil, then come and seek us out at one of the fairs we’ll be attending this month and next.

Coming up first will be a tasting at the well-stocked zero waste shop Millers Refillers in our home town of New Mills, north Derbyshire, this Saturday 12 November from 11-2. If you haven’t visited before there’s a huge range of bulk products to buy (bring your own containers!) as well as some lovely pre-packaged eco goods and tasty goodies. Come and get a wild mushroom toastie while you mooch.

There are two fabulous FAB (Food and Arts at the Basin) markets coming up by the canal in Whaley Bridge. The first one is a twilight market on Saturday 26 November, 11am to 5pm, when it will also be Christmas lights switch on in the town with lots of things going on. For even more of a Christmassy feeling join us there on Saturday 10 December from 10am-4pm, when Santa will be arriving at around 1pm in his water based grotto.

Last but not least we’ll be at the equally fabulous Makers at the Mills, a huge art, craft and food fair at Torr Vale Mill in New Mills, on Saturday 4 December from 10-4. There will be lots of delicious food stalls so come and spend the day there!

We’re really excited about our collaboration with 2 talented artists this October.

You’ll explore the beautiful forests of West Sweden with us and artists Andrea Joseph @aheavysoul and David Lowther @davidlowtherartist for three days of masterclasses:

Mushroom walks and identification with Get Funghi.

Painting the scene; learn to paint trees and forests, on location, with David Lowther.

Start your own nature journal. @aheavysoul will show you how! She’ll combine sketches and note-taking, inspired by our foraged finds, to create your very own illustrated journal.

Dates are October 6th, 7th & 8th 2022.

All abilities (including beginners) welcome.

Price for masterclasses, all food and airport transfer from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport (recommended flight only): £400

Accommodation in three different properties on the same lane priced separately, from £60 to £200 for four nights. The course will be based around our properties on the island of Orust, click the link for pictures and information. There are 9 places available.

Flights booked by participants, we recommend Ryanair from Manchester to Gothenburg Landvetter Weds 10.05 – 12.50 & returning on Sunday am.

Email us at info@getfunghi.co.uk for full details. See you in Sweden?

We’re delighted to add a new product to our range, one which you might be surprised to see there. Why on earth Chilli Oil? It has nothing to do with wild mushrooms! Or Sweden…

The reason is that our passion is, quite simply, for good ingredients with delicious flavours. Bengt’s particular love is for chilli in all it’s forms, and over the years he has made a delicious chilli oil for personal use that family and friends describe as ‘addictive’. So it seemed selfish to not let others try it too!

It’s full of flavour, with a good sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds to give it crunch, and a lovely chilli kick. It makes a great dipping oil with a good bread, is lovely with pasta, perfect for adding to breakfast eggs, on top of curries, you name it. It more or less goes with everything savoury you want a chilli flavour in!

At the moment you can buy it in the North West at Millers’ Refillers in New Mills; Epicerie Ludo in Chorlton; Back’s Deli in Heaton Moor and Dutsons in Marple Bridge, with more stockists to be added as we roll it out.

We hope you enjoy trying it!

We count ourselves lucky to have such a great selection of top quality stockists all over the country selling our products.

If you’re looking for delicious ingredients for your special dinners, or presents for the foodies in your life, you can buy our 15g packs of dried wild porcini, forest mix and winter chanterelle, 20g jars of porcini powder and 125 ml bottles of Bengt’s Chilli Oil from the following fantastic delis, where there is usually a selection of free recipe postcards to take home as well:

Totally Swedish in London who sell in store and online.

Epicerie Ludo in Chorlton, South Manchester

The Lambton Larder in Bakewell, Derbyshire

8th Day Coop in Manchester

Back’s Deli in Heaton Moor, South Manchester

Bele Bakery, in our home town of New Mills, Derbyshire

Dutsons in Marple Bridge, Cheshire

Chinley Cheese in Chinley, Derbyshire

Fosters of Chapel in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire

Source Food in Bristol with an online store and local home delivery

Plus our four latest additions to the Get Funghi family:

Jones of Brockley, London, in their East Dulwich store

Millers Refillers, also in our home town of New Mills, Derbyshire

Door 34 Cafe in New Mills who stock Bengt’s Chilli Oil

Ashby’s of Sale in the re-vamped Stanley Square, Sale, Cheshire

You can also taste Get Funghi mushrooms in our friendly local cafe Little Fika in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, who serve a delicious vegan creamy wild mushroom open sandwich.

And if Christmas Markets are your thing we’ll be at the FAB (Food and Arts at the Basin) Markets in Whaley Bridge on Saturday November 27th and Saturday December 11th, from 10am – 4pm.

Last but definitely not least you can visit us in our home town of New Mills in Derbyshire on the outdoor market opposite Sainsburys, where we’ll have a stall from 9am till 1pm, joining regulars Darren’s Fruit & Veg and Richard’s Plants as well as newcomer Anita selling beautiful hand made soaps.

We’ve been so impressed by how hard our stockists have worked to evolve their businesses during the pandemic so they can keep supplying us all with top quality products. Hats off to them! You can find a full list of our stockists here.

That category includes our friends at Source Food in Bristol, who now do home delivery in Bristol, Bath and the surrounding area.  You can order online using the form on their website, see link above. A great way to stay safe while you shop.

We’d also like to welcome Cup & Saucer in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, to our stockist family. Specialising in delicious leaf teas they also sell a range of local artisan products which you can order on the website for delivery or click & collect. Alternatively you can just email the shop directly.