The Latest from the Oregon Truffle Festival

Eater.com: 21 Food & Drink Events for January and Beyond

January 3, 2014
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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…

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Saveur.com: White Truffle-Pistachio Caramel Corn

February 22, 2013
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SAVEUR test kitchen director Kellie Evans developed this decadent recipe—a no-holds-barred combination of earthy white truffles, salty pistachios, and rich caramel—after a trip to the Oregon Truffle Festival, where she…

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Statesman Journal: Oregon’s Climate is Perfect for Truffles, and Growers Hope to Cash In

February 25, 2013
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There are more than grapes growing at Left Coast Cellars in Oregon’s wine country. Vineyard manager Luke McCollom estimates he’s invested more than $25,000 on an underground crop with the…

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NYTimes.com: To Covet: A Périgord Treasure Now Grown in Oregon

March 19, 2013
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The fragrant, elusive, mysterious and costly truffle, whether white, black or in between, has been the object of scientific research for decades. The challenge has been to cultivate it to…

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OregonLive.com: Northwest Cook: “First cultivated black truffle” found in Willamette Valley

March 5, 2013
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They said it couldn’t be done, but apparently they were wrong. What’s being called the Willamette Valley’s “first cultivated black truffle” has just been found near Corvallis in an orchard…

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VancouverSun.com: B.C.’s First Périgord Truffle No Trifle

April 25, 2013
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Abbotsford farmer Bill Stewart has produced B.C.’s first Périgord truffle, a culinary delicacy that fetches up to $2,200 a kilo wholesale. The near-golf-ball sized fungus was unearthed by a truffle-sniffing…

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Register Guard.com: Truffle Trailblazers

May 22, 2013
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Vineyard owners think beyond wine in planting trees primed for producing cultivated European varieties. Maneuvering up the long driveway into Pfeiffer Winery in Junction City on a recent spring morning,…

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NW News Network: Local Dogs Earn Their Keep Sniffing Out Truffle

August 25, 2013
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When a dog finds its first truffle — the fungus, not the chocolate candy — the sound you hear will most likely be the voice of a very excited dog…

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Eater.com:15 Food & Drink Events for January and Beyond

August 25, 2013
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This is not a bad idea at all: a weekend devoted to truffles, including tastings at a picturesque villa, training sessions so that your dog can learn how to hunt…

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OregonLive.com: Northwest Cook: “First cultivated black truffle” found in Willamette Valley

August 25, 2013
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They said it couldn’t be done, but apparently they were wrong. What’s being called the Willamette Valley’s “first cultivated black truffle” has just been found near Corvallis in an orchard…

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Barron’s.com: Mon Dieu! U.S. Truffles

May 13, 2013
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Time was you had to travel to Europe to go on a proper truffle hunt. Not anymore. In February, a Perigord truffle – a black variety native to France and…

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Capital Press.com: Idaho Truffle Industry Begins to Show Promise

September 9, 2013
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Fifty truffles were discovered in Idaho orchards this year and the state’s fledgling industry is showing signs of promise. Truffles fetch up to $1,000 a pound and the handful of…

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