January 2014

THEIR scent is “musky, fiery, savoury, mysterious—a hot drowsy smell, that lulls the senses, and yet enflames them,” wrote William Makepeace Thackeray. Alexandre Dumas thought that truffles “make women more tender and men more lovable”. That is an exaggeration, but visitors to the Oregon Truffle Festival, which starts on January 24th, are happy to pay…

Planning to attend the Oregon Truffle Festival at the end of the month? Forget it. “The Epicurious Experience” package ($625 per person) is sold out. So is the “Epicurious Gourmand” ($695), the “Gourmand at the Villa” ($750) and even the “Epicurious Grower” ($1,050). And the waiting list is hundreds of names long. Founders Charles Lefevre…

The Oregon Truffle Festival is so well-liked and jam-packed with interesting events that many of the weekend experiences have already sold out. That said, there’s still truffle dog training and an Oregon truffle marketplace that includes “truffle tastings, artisan foods, fresh truffles, a truffle dog demonstration, and lecture series.” Read full article.

The best adventures are the ones that entice and intrigue you down the trail – the ones that promise yet unseen rewards, perhaps a treasure for your efforts. It’s a different sort of field hunting that relies on a keen canine sense of smell – come along as we join man’s best friend and go…