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Truffle Report #2 – Italy 2009

It’s still ten days or so before I move from the “just looking” phase into truffle acquisition, but here’s what we know so far: the truffles this year are very good, but not plentiful. Despite fewer truffles, prices are dramatically lower than they have been in recent years due to less demand and also many truffles coming from…

Barbaresco Dinner Scrapbook

Chef Marco Forneris of Osteria Lalibera in Alba visited us last week, and in conjunction with Chef Paul Canales, devised a unique menu for our Dinners for Produttori del Barbaresco, June 25th – June 26th, 2009. Ben Schwartz and his video camera spent some time with the two of them in the kitchen that first night…