Asheville Truffle Experience

04/18/2024

We're the sum of all our experiences...all the more reason to make each one count!

April Ambles: Reflections of a Philosophical Forager — Day 18

02/13/2024

Here's a recipe everyone will love, with or without truffles...

A Truffle a Day — Day 5

02/12/2024

For those of you who are still yearning for a bit more truffle lore, in the wake of the recent Asheville Truffle Experience, I'll be re-posting a few select articles I wrote for Medium at the time Cooking with Truffles was released, during the pandemic. Enjoy this delightful sliding-into-spring soup, garnished with fresh chickweed if you live in Appalachia!

Recipes for a Delicious Life

02/11/2024

Oeuf cocotte (egg stored overnight with truffle, and baked in butter and heavy cream)...the best of all options for really bringing out the truffle flavor. This Périgord was from James Michael Riggan and Elora.

02/11/2024

Tagliatelle with thyme-shallot-truffle-cream sauce (again from Margaret Townsend)...divine!

02/11/2024

Baby cauliflower cooked in white wine and heavy cream, with a shaving of KY Périgords from Margaret Townsend...delightful!

02/11/2024

I ran a taste test on slivers of truffles from four different orchards, ladling hot broth onto each and steeping for five minutes, then tasting, right down to the last drop. L-R: KY T. melanosporum from Margaret Townsend; NC T. melanosporum from James Michael Riggan; NC T. melanosporum from Warren Wilson College; NC Imaia gigantea from Natalie & Luke Dechiara at Wild Goods. Each had its own personality, each delicious.

02/09/2024

After a weekend of truffle indulgence, I return to the basics to balance things out...but there's no reason why I shouldn't shave a bit of leftover Blue Ridge truffles on my plate just before serving! This is the first in a series of pieces for Smoky Mountain Living Magazine, thanks to editor Jonathan Austin. Stay tuned for the next contribution of items to pile in your spring foraging basket, and what to do with them...

There comes a time, as winter grows old, when you just want to throw everything left over in your pantry in a pot and let it work its own magic, while you go off in search of the first wild greens that might be popping up in some sheltered corner.

01/31/2024

Here's a preview of coming attractions this weekend at the Asheville Truffle Experience. (Thanks to John Warner for the compilation.)

A quick overview of elements to expect from the Asheville Truffle Experience, a gustative and sensory adventure to blow your expectations! (Video montage by ...

01/28/2024

Locally(US)-grown Périgord truffles, being shipped from Margaret Townsend's NewTown Truffiere in KY for next weekend's festivities at the Asheville Truffle Experience!

01/27/2024

Just a week away!

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01/27/2024

More in the exciting news about the upcoming Asheville Truffle Experience...Our Sunday luncheon, following a hands-on cooking demo on A-B Tech's Culinary Campus, will be held at Katie Button's La Bodega by Cúrate. You don't want to miss this! (register at www.ashevilletruffle.com) https://curatetapasbar.com/la-bodega-by-curate/

A Spanish restaurant, wine bar and marketplace open all day, featuring pastries coffee, brunch, lunch and dinner,

01/24/2024

Want to know more about growing and hunting for truffles? Join us on Saturday, February 3rd, for our seminar and orchard expedition at Warren Wilson College, as part of the Asheville Truffle Experience weekend of festivities. These gorgeous Lagottos belong to Natalie Dechiara and Luke Gilbert of Wild Goods. Natalie will be bringing Eva along for the hunt. Find out more about the ATE and register here: www.ashevilletruffle.com

01/24/2024

Truffle lovers, I'm excited to share the news that Chef William S. Dissen has crafted two mouth-watering menus for us during the upcoming Asheville Truffle Experience. There is still room at the table if you would like to join us on Friday, Feb 2, or Saturday, Feb 3! You can register here: https://ashevilletruffle.com/register.html Keep reading for those mouth-watering menus...

Friday, February 2

Truffled Mac & Cheese
benton’s country ham, smoked cheddar mornay

Farmer’s Winter Vegetables
truffled farmstead cheese, house made ciabatta, soft herbs

Truffle & Herb Fries
sea salt, truffle & garlic aioli

Wood Grilled Brasstown Beef Steak
bourbon roasted mushrooms, fresh truffle

Sticky Toffee Pudding
dates, caramel, truffled vanilla buttermilk ice cream

Domaine Pascal Berthier, Chardonnay 2021
Ridge, Three Valleys, Zinfandel Blend 2020

Saturday February 3

First Course
Potato & Leek Bisque
truffle infused cream, chili crisp, sherry, sumac
Domaine Thet - Sparkling Chenin Blanc, NV

Second Course
Beef Carpaccio
chili, shallot dijon, evoo, frisee, fresh truffle, crostini
Domaine Pascal Berthier - Chardonnay, 2021

Third Course
Braised Lamb & Wild Mushroom Tagliatelle
handmade semolina pasta, black trumpet farms mushrooms,
red wine braised lamb shank, truffle butter
Populis - Carignane Reversee, 2021

Fourth Course
Truffled Vanilla & Chocolate Cheesecake
wild berry, toasted almonds, honeycomb brittle, fresh truffle
Bodegas Toro Albala - Don PX, NV

01/19/2024

Time to tune into the morning edition of WNCW...88.7!

Did you miss the first time or would like the opportunity to listen again to a past interview of interest that aired on WNCW'S MORNING EDITION "Friday Feature of the Week?" If so, you'll find our latest list of these interviews on this page.The Friday Feature of the Week focuses on regional and loca...

01/17/2024

Just had the pleasure of speaking with Paul Foster of WNCW, about the upcoming Asheville Truffle Experience, happening Feb 2-4. Our conversation will be aired at 8:50 am this Friday, the 19th, if anyone wants to listen in. Meanwhile, here is a previous conversation with WNCW, from the 2019 release of Child of the Woods.
https://www.wncw.org/2019-03-06/friday-feature-author-shares-her-book-child-of-the-woods-an-appalachian-odyssey?fbclid=IwAR2bAw8X9IDyvcGCsByg33gvWfp-EXMjDmdSQ1MSrT71_Ef-pl4n396M2hc

Child Of The Woods is more than a collection of stories from Susi Gott Seguret about her childhood. It's an invitation to go wandering, to traipse through…

01/16/2024

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01/15/2024

More exciting news for the Asheville Truffle Experience...Our truffle hunt will be held this year on the campus of Warren Wilson College, and will be led by Natalie Dechiara and her Lagotto romagnolo Eva. You can check out Eva and her pups here: https://www.wildgoods.org/lagottopuppies To register for any session of the ATE, visit https://ashevilletruffle.com/register.html

Wild Goods Eva is expecting her first litter this December!! Lagotto Romagnolo puppies will be available March 2024. Email us for more info on reserving your pup

01/15/2024

Very exciting news for the Asheville Truffle Experience this year...Chef Chris Bugher, CEC and chef instructor for A-B Tech Culinary program will be conducting our Sunday morning hands-on session on cooking with truffles. You can register for this and other sessions at https://ashevilletruffle.com/register.html. Chef Bugher was the USA Southeast Chef of the Year in 2017, and recently represented the United States at the Culinary World Cup, and the World Chefs Global Cup, winning 1st place in North & South America earning a spot in the Finals at the Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024 in Singapore. His menu for February 4th is as follows:

Périgord Congee, Pork Sung, Peanuts, Cilantro, Red Chili Threads
Congee Arancini, Yuzu Aioli, Micro-Radish
Truffled Deviled Eggs, Pink Peppercorn, Parmesan Frico
Butternut Squash Tortellini, Truffle Cream Sauce, Fried Sage

01/01/2024

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12/27/2023

Tilting into 2024...

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11/26/2023

For your post-Thanksgiving reading, and pre-Christmas dreaming!

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06/30/2023

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02/05/2023

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