Truffles Fine Foods Has Joined The Growing Scout Community…

Local caterers Truffles Fine Foods are now a proud member supporters of Scout. We will be publishing their news on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of recommended resources to check out. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support of our little website. Click ahead to read on or jump directly to their Scout page here… Read more

Will The Truffle Soon Grow Here In BC?

Mother Nature routinely throws us something extraordinary to ponder, discuss, pontificate over and, in the best cases, to digest. There are flavours from her cupboard that science simply cannot reproduce, imitate or ever have a hope of surpassing. A few spring to mind – saffron, vanilla, cinnamon, certain herbs and of course, truffles…(there are certainly more so please comment on whatever else you can add). Read more

UPDATED: Gray’s 2lb Truffle

Tyler Gray's 2lb White Alba Truffle!

UPDATE: We learn in the Tablespotting forum (via Gothamist) that Tyler Gray has been having a hard go of selling the White Beast of Alba.

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From an email this morning from foraging guru Tyler Gray of Mikuni Wild Harvest:

You’ll have to excuse the blurry picture, it was taken not 2 hrs ago by a very excited Italian gentleman named Francesco the Forager…He stumbled/sprinted out of the forest mid afternoon in a haze of deliria and joy, grasping tightly to his most precious find ever…a 2LB WHITE ALBA TRUFFLE…

2.15 lbs to be exact & by far the largest White Truffle to land in the USA in the last 3 year. Francesco said that he has never ever found a truffle by this tree before, but he could smell it under ground & so he thought it might be big….he was very pleasantly surprised….I think my hands might be shaking too if I were to stumble across this rare treasure.

After much negotiating and an over-caffeinated Italian interpreter sweating us through the whole deal…it is confirmed, Mikuni Wild Harvest has secured this Truffle. The news has some how leaked and a restaurant in NY has offered us $11,000 for this rare and media-friendly Gem….however we are opening this Truffle up to the rest of the country. Do you want to stick it to the big name NY Chefs? Now’s your chance….make a bid.

The Truffle arrives Friday morning and will ship out for a Saturday delivery.

Best,

Tyler Gray

May the deepest pockets win. My mouth still tastes like white alba truffles from my many meals up at Cornucopia last weekend (video), so I’m good for now.

Truffles Fine Foods

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Café | 555 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, BC V7J 3S5
Mailing | 310 – 6893 Prenter St., Burnaby BC V5E 3L3
Telephone: Café 604-983-5235 | Nin 604-505-4961 | Kayt 604-834-4075
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The People

Nin Rai – President and Founder
David Lee – Executive Chef and On Set Chef
Amber Clancey – Corporate Chef and Café Chef
Kayt Daugharty – Business Development and Customer Relations

About Truffles Fine Foods

At Truffles Fine Foods we are passionate about good food and believe in excellence with everything to do with food: its taste, quality, preparation and presentation. We blend the finest and freshest ingredients with many years of culinary experience, and we know how to deliver a gourmet occasion, perfectly tailored for you and your guests.

We cater for all types of events, from private cocktail parties and family weddings to large-scale
corporate banquets. We also specialize in working with the movie and music industries. By being at the cutting edge of new techniques and technology, the Truffles Fine Foods team has the expertise and dedication to create the most innovative and memorable experiences in event catering; and with state-of-the-art mobile kitchens, we are fully equipped to service any location you choose.

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