Woman Dies After Eating Speciality ‘Poisonous’ Mushrooms at Michelin-Starred Restaurant

Woman Dies After Eating Speciality ‘Poisonous’ Mushrooms at Michelin-Starred Restaurant
Freshly picked morel mushrooms. Pixabay
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A woman has died after eating a $100 per head meal with potentially poisonous mushrooms at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Spain as she celebrated her husband’s birthday.

The Riff Restaurant in Valencia has been closed while local authorities investigate the death of 46-year-old María Jesús Fernández Calvo, along with 19 customers who also fell ill reported local media. 
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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