Articles

2011

The Burgeoning Oregon Truffles Industry
Cultural Oregon.com - January 24, 2012
At Cultural Oregon we love all things local. But, we have stumbled onto a purely Oregonian product that combines love of local organic food, love of the outdoors and our love for animals. Can you guess what it is? Truffles!
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In pursuit of Northwest Truffles
NW Palate Magazine - January 24, 2012
No longer just an underground treasure, native Northwest truffles—especially in Oregon—are emerging as a gourmet alternative to more expensive Italian fungi.
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Oregon Truffle Festival Marketplace Features Oregon Truffles, Wines and Artisan Foods
Food and Beverage.com - January 19, 2012
The seventh annual Oregon Truffle Festival Marketplace returns on Sunday, Jan. 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Eugene & Conference Center in Eugene. The Marketplace features a stunning array of Oregon wines, artisan foods and wild-crafted products and services related to the burgeoning truffle industry. This culinary tasting marketplace caps off the one-of-a-kind, three-day Oregon Truffle Festival (OTF). All Weekend Experiences and the Grand Truffle Dinner are sold out.
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The Truffle Hunter - Zoe the black Labrador forages the forest floor for gourmet treats
Portland Tribune - Dec 15, 2011
Zoe’s senses are in hyperdrive. There’s a dog barking in the distance, the scent of squirrels, elk and other critters along the trail, and a panoply of wild mushrooms poking out of the dense undergrowth of Douglas fir trees.
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A talk with Tobiah about the treasures under Oregon’s trees
My Eugene.org - December 7, 2011
Tobiah Orin Moshier, self-sustaining 21st century hunter-gatherer, is at one with the woods. Until he smacks the back of his neck: “Damn bugs. Glad it wasn’t a spider. I hate spiders.” Even so, Tobiah, a man of many passions, is only too happy to amble about the arbores, claw through groundcover, and dig in the dirt in search of his greatest love (not counting his wife and kids, of course)—the Oregon truffle.
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The Most Pungent Prize: Hunting the Truffle
Smithsonian Magazine - December 6, 2011
Some underground objects in Croatia will detonate at the slightest touch: landmines. Other underground objects just smell. When journalist Lucy Burningham went to Croatia in 2007, she went looking for truffles. The Portland-based beer, food and travel writer was doing research for a book she’s writing about truffles of the world.
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Unprecedented Truffle Success Heralds Oregon Truffle Festival
Travel News Notes.com - November 18, 2011
Oregon’s Truffle Festival is approaching. Between January 27 and 29, 2012, truffle enthusiasts, chefs and foragers will gather to celebrate this smelly delicacy priced at nearly $1,000 per pound. Next year’s Festival comes after Australian mycologist (fungus biologist) Dr. Nick Malajczuk’s extraordinary success in growing truffles on a large scale outside of France. Between June and August this year, a fungus-inoculated 80-acre hazelnut and oak tree orchard produced 3.3 metric tons of Perigord truffles, proving that large-scale commercial production is possible outside France’s borders.
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Oregon Truffle Festival Speakers Present A Major Breakthrough: The First Large-scale Commercial Cultivation Of Truffles Outside Of France
Star Chefs.com - November 18, 2011
Between June and August of this year, renowned Australian mycologist Dr. Nick Malajczuk of Australia proved the concept that truffles can be grown on a large scale outside of France, with 3.3 metric tons of Perigord truffles produced in an 80-acre orchard of hazelnut and oak trees inoculated with the rare fungus. Truffles are one of the world's most expensive foods with U.S. wholesale prices approaching $1,000 per pound, and the cultivation of this delicacy represents a major breakthrough in agriculture. Malajczuk will present these results for the first time to a North American audience in his keynote presentation at the seventh annual Oregon Truffle Festival, to be held Jan. 27-29, 2012.
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Oregon Truffle Festival
Road Trips for Foodies.com - November 11, 2011
As all Road Trips Foodies know, there are two kinds of truffles: chocolate and the fruiting body of an underground mushroom. The seventh annual Oregon Truffle Festival is concerned with the latter.
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Acclaimed chefs to prepare the Grand Truffle Dinner at Oregon Truffle Festival
Downtown Eugene KVAL.com - October 28, 2011
The Oregon Truffle Festival announces that four of the finest nationally and internationally recognized chefs will join host chef Stephanie Pearl Kimmel of Marché Restaurant to prepare the five-course meal served at the annual Grand Truffle Dinner, Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Eugene Hilton & Conference Center, located at 66 E. Sixth Ave., Eugene.
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Wagon's ho! We're hitting the Oregon Trail and heading out west to hunt, learn about and eat truffles
Michigan Live.com - September 2, 2011
Ready for a road trip. OK, I know it's Labor Day Weekend and most of the world or at least the US is on a road View full size trip. But trust me, when this one comes along, you will be ready for a road trip.
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Oregon Truffle Festival Named One of Top 10 Food Festivals in the Country by Livability.com!
Livability.com
A truffle adds a little elegance to any meal, and the Oregon Truffle Festival certainly puts a fancy spin on your average food festival.
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Grand Moments at the Oregon Truffle Festival
Travel Oregon.com - April 11, 2011
A couple months ago, I was lucky enough to feast on Oregon truffles at the Oregon Truffle Festival in the Willamette Valley: the damp, ferny, mossy region in Oregon famous for sweet, rosy pinot noir and mysterious truffles!
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Jackson Family Wines turns to growing truffles
SFgate.com - May 1, 2011
Perigord truffles: They're called black gold because they're one of the most expensive and luxurious ingredients in the world.
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Travel Ideas for the American West Coast
USA Today.com
The American West Coast runs along the Pacific Ocean and includes Washington, Oregon and California. The rugged coast in the Pacific Northwest gives way to sunny beaches and palm trees further south. The diverse terrain affords a correspondingly diverse array of activities. From road trips and outdoor excursions to civilization at its finest, travelers won't want for adventure along the American West Coast.
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Hunter digs up a monster mushroom, an Oregon black truffle, and onto the menu it goes at Higgins
OregonLive.com - March 25, 2011
It looks like coal, smells like dirt and tastes like heaven. And for Higgins Restaurant, which bought what may be the biggest black truffle ever found in Oregon, it was a bargain at $80.
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On the hunt for Oregon truffles
The Orange County Register - February 16, 2011
Think truffles are limited to European soil? Guess again, my fungi-loving friends. I recently attended the Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene and saw first-hand that the Pacific Northwest is teeming with the fragrant treasures.
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Celebrating Oregon's Bounty
Bend Bulletin.com - February 13. 2011
From truffles to crawfish, apples to garlic, food festivals abound. Imagine an entire festival built around the lowly truffle. For the past seven years, on the last weekend of January in the heart of harvest season, the Oregon Truffle Festival has sung the praises of this improbable epicurean delight.
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Grand Truffle Dinner Menu Announced for 2011 Oregon Truffle Festival
Robb Report - January 19, 2011
Celebrating what eminent 18th century French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin is said to have described as “the diamond of the kitchen,” the meal will consist of four courses and dessert, and will include the efforts of five different chefs—hailing from fine restaurants throughout the Pacific Northwest—each applying their culinary talents to interfuse traditional Italian dishes with the famously earthy flavor and aroma of truffles.
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A Chance to Enjoy some Delicious Truffles!
Restauranteers.com - January 20, 2011
When most people think of gourmet truffles, a cinematic image of the misty hills of Italy or France most likely comes to mind. Pigs, too, will probably appear in this mental scene, the humble breadwinners of the world’s most expensive fungus. Click to view article -->>

Truffle Madness
Jefferson Public Radio
Oregon’s improving reputation as a culinary cornucopia is being helped by an elusive delicacy that grows on public land and is yours for the picking, if you know how. Click to view article -->>

Foraging for Fungi
Cheese Connoisseur Magazine
Imagine walking through a forest and stumbling upon a picnic basket filled with pricey matsutake mushrooms and black truffles. Now imagine it’s okay to take a handful of these gourmet treats home for free. Click to view article -->>

Pheromone-Rich Pricey Truffles Take Root in U.S. Thanks to Dogs
Bloomberg.com - December 13, 2010
The center of attention at the Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene this year will probably be a magnificent Lagotto Romagnolo named Tom.
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You can enjoy truffles without going to Europe
Chicago Tribune - December 28, 2010
If you've ever tasted white truffles in Italy or black truffles in France, the memories of those dishes linger. Click to view article -->>

'Tis the Season: 11 American Restaurants That Feature Fresh Truffles - Photos
Huffington Post. com - December 18, 2010
Nothing compares to the savory taste of a dish prepared with Italian white or French black truffles served at their peak of freshness. Click to view article -->>

The Treasured Tuber
Home and Away Magazine.com - Triple A
Oregon’s annual festival celebrates the elusive, mysterious and incredibly delicious truffle.
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Truffles, Wine and Gourment in Oregon
Article written by French journalist Olivier Thomas who attended the 2010 festival. Click here to view article -->>

Truffle Hunting in Tuscany's Maremma
Native Food and Wine.com - December 2, 2010
Truffles possess one of nature’s unique aromas; a scent that, as Goethe said of Venice, “...can only be compared to itself.” With their pungent earthiness, their muskiness and the very oddness of their shapes, truffles have driven people to distraction for 3,600 years, with a bit of a respite in the Middle Ages when they fell from vogue when it was believed that anything found under the soil had been put there by the devil. Click here to read truffle article -->>

Foods That Have Gone to the Dogs
The annual Oregon Truffle Festival includes a two-daydog-training seminar, teaching participants totrain their dogs to sniff out the fungi in the wild. Click to view article -->>

Culinary call of the wild
Register Guard - November 29, 2010
Gourmet chefs will pay $250 a pound — and sometimes much more — for Oregon truffles sniffed out in the forest by specially trained dogs. Click here to read article -->

Oregon Meets Italy!
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More than a mere truffle
The Independent UK - November 15, 2010
A huge white truffle is presented to potential buyers during the annual truffle auction in Alba, northern Italy. The 900- gram truffle was sold for €105,000 to a Hong Kong buyer. Click here to read article -->

Fungi fanatics Mycology, music and fun draw a big crowd to Mount Pisgah
Register Guard - November 1, 2010
"Welcome to the mushroom festival," came the voice of shuttle driver Steve Esses, sputtering over the public address system from one end of the long yellow school bus to the other. "Which is proof of two things: One, the country hasn’t lost its ­morels; and two, even if they keep you in the dark and feed you manure, good things can happen." Click here to read article -->

Investing in Truffles on CNBC 10/14/10
You can eat them. You can grow them. And you can make money from them. CNBC's Nicole Lapin explains how enterprising truffle farmers are harvesting fields of dollars. Click here to view the video -->

2010 Media Coverage

A la conquête de l'Amérique!
Pierre Sourzat
L'Oregon Truffle Festival ou festival de la truffe de l'Oregon a accueilli la semaine passée deux ambassadeurs de la cuisine du Lot et de la truffe noire du Quercy.
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Maine food writer lured to France, now Eugene by truffles and Pinot
Medford Wine Examiner.com - January 24, 2010
Author Michael S. Sanders often writes about tradition and the long-held notion that when a community gathers to eat together, it shares more than local ingredients.
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Oregon Truffle Festival
Inside Food & Beverage.com - January 30, 2010
Digging up the dirt on where to find local truffles
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When it comes to taste, truffles aren’t trifles:
Oregon Daily Emerald - January 28, 2010
Truffle lovers spend a small fortune for these gourmet delicacies. The Oregon Truffle Festival starts Friday and features some of Oregon’s most esteemed chefs, well known mycologists and connoisseurs within the specialized industry.
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Let's Talk Food: Truffles no trifling matter where taste is concerned:
Naples News.com - Janury 26, 2010
If my magic carpet were available I would hop right on it and head for Eugene, Ore. There I would be sure to meet all manner of foodies, gathering to pay homage to one of Mother Nature’s supreme gifts to the culinary arts.
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Unearthing the Mystique of Oregon Truffles
Northwest Travel Magazine
The Winter of 2008 was a cold one in the Willametter Valley, and once the ground began to thaw, flying squirrels could be observed scurrying through stands of Douglas fir like ants drawn to honey.
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Dogs help truffle hunters find the ripest, most valuable specimens
Oregon Live.com - January 29, 2010
Until last year, Gusto, a 6-year-old search-and-rescue black Labrador retriever, didn't know a sumptuous truffle from a poisonous puffball mushroom.
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Grand Truffle Dinner is grand collaboration
Register Guard - January 20, 2010
The festival recently announced the menu for its Jan. 30 Grand Truffle Dinner created by five of Oregon’s most well-known chefs. Collaborating for the semiformal dinner at the Valley River Inn will be Naomi Pomeroy of Beast, Pascal Sauton of Carafe, Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon, Philippe Boulot of Multnomah Athletic Club and Heathman Hotel & Bar, and host chef Rocky Maselli of Marché and Marché Provisions.
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Truffle Hunting
New York Times Dining Calendar - January 19, 2010
Might there be black truffles under the oaks in your backyard?
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French Fungus Among Us
Oregon Wine Press Magazine - December 31, 2009
Truffle fest focuses on Oregon’s fertile fields and France
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Rocky Maselli's Oregon Dungeness Crab Napoleon with Truffle Cream
Where and What in the World Blog - December 28, 2009
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Modern Dog Calendar
Winter 2009
Dream of training your dog to unearth truffles?
Get inspired to make desire reality!
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Article in current Centurion magazine

Truffles and Pinot and Rabbits, Oh My!

Oregon Truffle Festival in Time Magazine! Time Magazine - January 26, 2009	Dogs sniff out a gourmand adventure MSNBC.com - January 26, 2009
Editor's Blog The Time for Truffles is Now. Seriously W Magazine - February 5, 2009	It's no time to trifle with truffles The Globe and Mail - April 9, 2009 Hidden Treasure Mail Tribune - January 28, 2009
PALEY ON MARTHA STEWART Vitaly Paley appeared on the Martha Stewart show December 4th talking about Oregon truffles. Click the link to watch the video and view a list of ingredients for his Savory Bread Pudding. View Video and Recipe -->>
OREGON TRUFFLES “Why buy truffles that have traveled thousands of miles and from unknown sources when Oregon truffles are harvested within driving distance of our restaurant. Oregon truffles offer luxury at a reasonable cost so we can all enjoy them without guilt. When they are fresh, and in season, I use them with abandon in dishes like Dungeness crab melt, risotto, mashed potatoes and my personal favorite, scrambled eggs.” --Vitaly Paley

Miller is using Oregon truffles instead of imported European truffles in his truffle fries and mashed potatoes, but he said it wasn't a cost-cutting move.
Deseret News January 21, 2009	FUNGI Magazine Oregon’s Emerging Truffle Industry 2008	FUNGI Magazine The Wild Epicure (Re) Discovering the Oregon Truffle 2008
Northwest Palate Oregon Truffle Festival February 1, 2009	Northwest Palate In Pursuit of NW Truffles February 1, 2009	Northwest Palate Datebook Northwest February 1, 2009
Business Journal December 14, 2008 Truffle farms gain ground in Washington state	Boston Sunday Globe February 04, 2009 The tantalizing top-tier truffle	W Magazine January 2008 Truffletopia A mushroom-mad scientist is on a quest to turn Oregon’s Willamette Valley into truffle-town U.S.A. Read More
Smithsonian Magazine November 12, 2007	The New Yorker August 20, 2007