white truffle

Stanley Ho Buys White Truffle For $330,000

Macau billionaire Stanley Ho, loves his white truffles. He paid $200,000 for a large truffle in 2008, $330,000 for one in 2007 and over the weekend he bought another for $330,000 in a white truffle auction that raised $417,200 for charity (Ho appears to have taken a year off truffle splurging in 2009).

The sale was simulcast in London, Rome and Macau. London auctioneer Piers Boothman of Christie's held court at Franco's restaurant in London and bidding was relayed via satellite from Don Alfonso 1890 restaurant in Macau (at Ho's Grand Lisboa casino) and La Pergola, in Rome. Proceeds from the sale go to the charity picked by each location. The 2.87 pound truffle was in two pieces, a piece from Tuscany and a smaller truffle from Molise.

Tags: stanley ho, truffle, white truffle

Grissini Restaurant Unveils 600 gram White Truffle

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

White truffles are among the most elusive and expensive of the all the truffle varieties and as this year's white truffle season begins (it runs October to December) the Grissini Restaurant at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is sitting pretty. This past Friday they unveiled a much larger than average 600 gram specimen.

About as big as two baseballs, the beige beauty might not be a record-setter but it is many times larger than the 20 - 30g truffles the restaurant usually gets. Grissoni isn't disclosing how much it paid for the truffle but it will say it plans to charge customers just over $19 a gram for the delicacy, or about $11,600 total.

Bigger isn't better in terms of taste but larger truffles do have a longer shelf life and, because they're so rare, are always good for garnering a little extra publicity.

Source

Tags: grissini, hong kong, hyatt, truffle, truffles, white truffle, white truffles

Truffle Sells at Auction for $200,000

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions

Although many of us are tightening our budgets and spending less this year, some people out there are continuing to indulge themselves. One example: at an international auction that took place this past Saturday an Italian white truffle sold for $200,000. The tuber weighed just over 2 lbs and was bought by casino mogul Stanley Ho from Hong Kong, who must really love truffles because he bought another enormous white truffle last year at a similar auction for $330,000.

Climate change is largely to blame for the rising price of truffles, since they grow naturally in forests (and aren't commercially cultivated) they've been particularly susceptible to Italy's recent mix of drought and torrential rains.

How long to truffles keep? I'd be tempted to save it and resell for a profit!

Via Book of Joe

Source

Tags: auction, truffle, truffles, white truffle, white truffles, WhiteTruffle, WhiteTruffles

da Rosario's 100% Organic Truffle Line

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

As a food lover and avid cook a culinary-related gift idea always piques my interest. I recently discovered da Rosario's line of 100% organic truffle products which offers everything from organic truffle oils and savory seasonings to white truffle acacia honey and butters and fell in love with the idea of gourmet ingredients perfect for aspiring home-based chefs. The truffles are harvested from organic land in Italy's Umbrian Valley ensuring their authentic flavor and exceptional taste. I imagine that most truffle products are quite pricey so I found it appealing that da Rosario's options pair luxurious taste with a more affordable price tag. Ranging from $10 to $22 per jar these earthy foods can be combined in a gift basket for the luxury-minded foodie in your life...or just test them in your own cooking creations.

Gallery: da Rosario's Truffle Products