The Latest from the Oregon Truffle Festival
Friday, January 20, 2017 Chehalem Cultural Center “Truffles Deconstructed, or Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Truffles but Didn’t Know Who to Ask” Featuring Harold McGee, Dave Arnold, and Chef Matthew Lightner, moderated by Peter Meehan from Lucky Peach Learn why truffles are dubbed “bliss food” when fully experienced. This event features a lively reception and a…
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!
We are pleased to announce the dates for next year’s festival:
* NEWBERG – January 20-22, 2017
* The JORIAD™ in Eugene – January 26, 2017
* EUGENE – January 27-29, 2017
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…
The most memorable experiences are a confluence of people and place, infused with great food and drink. We loved sharing the best of Oregon’s winter bounty with you, and hope you’ll return next January for more delectable truffle adventures. Thanks so much to everyone who participated through your time, talent and collaboration. It’s because of…
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…
• Shaved & Infused – Dundee Bistro Dinner, Friday, January 22nd in Newberg, Oregon
Krista Simmons blogs about her visit to the Oregon Truffle Festival… Truffles are one of the world’s most expensive luxury foods out there, rivaling foie gras and caviar. You might be aware of their high price tags, but did you know that there are truffles that are native to the United States? Or that any dog…