Tide Pool Edibles

Lincoln City's own "Wild Gourmet" Lee Gray offers field trips to forage for natural food.  Then he teaches how to cook the catch!   Certain weekends February through October can be found at the Wild Gourmet web site. 

Learn to identify tide pool edibles with Chef Lee Gray, the Wild Gourmet.  Join Chef Gray on the beaches of Lincoln City at low tide to go foraging for your own Wild Gourmet dinner, from the rocks and tide pools.  Learn about the lifestyles of clams, mussels, barnacles, chitons, limpets and sea vegetables.  Learn proper harvesting and cooking techniques.  Samples will be available.

Cost:  $20 per adult;  children $15, under 5 free with adult.

Time:     9am, approx 1-1/2 hours

Meet at NW 15th St beach access in Lincoln City

Following the Saturday classes, Chef Gray also offers a culinary class in conjunction with the day's topic.  The culinary classes are held in the kitchen on the lower level of the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

Time:    2pm lasting about 2 hours

Cost:   $40 per person, limited registration

Call 541 992 3798 to register

Lee also has a series of You-Tube videos on the experiences.