January 2015
An Oregon-based mushroom expert discusses the wonders of the elusive truffle. By Chaney Kwak | January/February 2015 Tuscany, Piedmont, Périgord . . . and the Willamette Valley? The truffle, hailed as the “diamond of the kitchen,” isn’t just a European indulgence. Mycologist Charles Lefevre aims to prove that Northwest tubers can stand up to—or even…
Tyler Malek will be at the Truffle Marketplace in Eugene on Sunday, January 25 with his truffled ice cream! Oregon is famous for its truffles, and a festival dedicated to the underground delicacy gets under way on Thursday. The Oregon Truffle Festival celebrates those who hunt truffles and all the ways to cook with this special…
10th annual truffle festival features native and French varieties, and numerous events Go truffle hunting with a trained truffle dog or bring your own canine for truffle-dog training sessions and an amateur truffle-dog competition during the 10th Annual Oregon Truffle Festival. Read more in Alaska Airlines-Horizon Edition January ’15
The Oregon Truffle Festival Returns for 10th Year In the culinary world, Oregon has already gained national recognition for its beer, wine and hazelnut industries, let alone the restaurant scene itself. But within the past few years, an expensive fancy fungus has been slowly trying to break through and reach the same elevated status in…