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By Krista Simmons on January 03, 2017 A global list of new and notable places to eat and drink Eugene, Oregon: Oregon Truffle Festival For some, wintertime is synonymous with hitting the slopes, but for gourmands in Oregon, it’s all about the arrival of white truffle season. The Pacific Northwest celebrates the harvest of their…

The euphoric match of truffle and wine pairings By Paul Omundson | Published December 2016 It’s a fragrant, pungent partnership: truffles and wine. And the flavors of both combine for unforgettable pairings. “It’s a euphoric match,” says Steve Baker, owner of Authentica Wines. There are a lot of intriguing possibilities. Baker recommends pairing a strong…

An original competition in North America, the Joriad™, held this year on January 26, 2017, is a one-day event offering the ability to watch and experience some of the world’s most talented truffle dogs as they compete in a qualifying trial to find truffle-scented targets. The only competition of its kind in North America, winners…

Oregon Truffle Festival Tickets Are on Sale Now By Arlo Voorhees and Benjamin Tepler 11/21/2016 at 4:01pm The Oregon Truffle Festival is back! For the unacquainted, the event—which runs January 20–29, 2017—is one of the few truffle celebrations in the United States, and allegedly the first offered in an English-speaking country—Italy, we’re glaring at you.…

Truffle mac and cheese, ice cream and beer? Yes, it’s true — Oregon truffles, some of the region’s most decadent bounty, will be on full display at Pine Street Market next Tuesday, Sept. 20 as three top local artisans collaborate to produce their decadent limited-time creations. Read more at the Portland Tribune!  

Festival reveals glory of Oregon’s prized Fungi. “By the second course, even if you’ve never had the experience of eating truffles, you learn the first abiding rule of truffle consumption: You want more. If there are four perfect, petal-like shavings of Oregon black truffle on your plate, you want five. Six would be nice. If…

Attention foodies– don’t miss your last chance to attend this year’s Oregon Truffle Festival! The event returns to its roots for the final weekend, back where it began, in the Eugene area. Whether you want to make an entire weekend of it or enjoy a single memorable dinner, passes are still available if you act…

Charles Lefevre inoculates trees with fungi that produce truffles. While the technical craft of Charles Lefevre’s job is complex, the purpose is simple: Encouraging the natural symbiosis between trees and fungi. In Lefevre’s case, the fungi are of the Tuber genus, which produce highly sought-after truffles and colonize the roots of numerous tree species. Truffles…

The Oregon Truffle Festival Celebrates Everyone’s Favorite Fungus. Three terrific, truffle-filled weekends coming in January. By Don Root They’re strangely neither plants nor animals, but as every chef knows, fungi are indispensable partners in the kitchen. The mushrooms in your spaghetti sauce? Fungi. The yeast in your bread? Fungi. The bleu in your bleu cheese?…

By Ann Carranza Cultivating truffles in Sonoma County? It has been an intriguing idea since Henry Trione first explored it with his friend J. Ralph Stone in the 1970s. But growing truffles in Sonoma County didn’t gain much traction until now. Serendipitously, Fran Angerer, 68, and his son, Nathan, 36, became intrigued by the idea…

Native truffles and Oregon wine, the focus and future of 10-year festival By Hilary Berg Some things are just better together. Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Macaroni and cheese. Wine and truffles. Now this is an exceptional pair, especially in the Willamette Valley, where Dr. Charles Lefevre and Leslie Scott, owners of New…