Bios and Backgrounders

Whitepaper - Oregon Culinary Truffles
An Emergent Industry for Forestry,
Agriculture & Culinary Tourism
A feasibility study by David Pilz, Charles Lefevre,
Leslie Scott & James Julian 30 April 2009

One Big Table Now and Here on Friday Evening

• Molly O'Neill One Big Table Author
• Jack and Chris Czarnecki of The Joel Palmer House

Artist

• Clare Carver of Big Table Farm

Friday Cooking Class Chef

• Rocky Maselli, Executive Chef

Saturday Winemaker Luncheon Chefs

• Jason French, Chef, Ned Ludd, Portland OR
• Brian Marcy, Big Table Farm, Gaston OR
• Patrick Warner, Scratch, Lake Oswego, OR

Grand Truffle Dinner Chefs and Host

• Josh Feathers, Corporate Chef, Blackberry Farm
• Jason Stoller Smith, Chef, Timberline Lodge
• Stephanie Pearl-Kimmel, Founding Chef, Marché

Villa Afternoon Chef

• Maurizio Paparo, Chef, Excelsior Inn and Ristorante

Truffle Dog Training Instructors

• D. Glenn Martyn Canine Behavior Consultant
• Jim Sanford of Blackberry Farm

Truffle Growers' Forum

• Dr. Nick Malajczuk, Managing Director of Treetec Consulting and Mycorrhizal Applications International Australia
• Marcos Morcillo, Director of Micologia Forestal & Aplicada of Barcelona, Spain
• Jeff Ross, Garden and Truffiere Manager for Blackberry Farm
• Dr. James Trappe, Professor Emeritus at Oregon State University
• Dr. Charles Lefevre, of New World Truffieres, Inc - Host