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10-20-2006, 01:41 AM
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Re: Truffle Season
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i havent had them in a long time. but my favorite was cutting a whole one thinly on homemade pasta noodles cooked al dente and covered with a little butter and some pecarino romano cheeze with a bottle of ruffino chianti [/ QUOTE ] My meal tonight was with a full bodied Sangiovesi (forgot the bottle details unfortunately). I prefer truffles with very rich meals, for example my last meal was thick black truffle chips served on top of a rabbit tortaloni (what is a tortaloni anyway?) but I'd love it equally with a bolonaise sauce w/ home made ravioli. TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 
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#13
10-20-2006, 01:45 AM
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there is much better ruffino than the 10 buck stuff. but ruffino was the wine i grew up with so you get a taste for something. and when eating a hearty meal some wines like chianti do very well with food.
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#14
10-20-2006, 01:45 AM
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im very confussed. i thought truffle's were a type of chocolate covered candy with various fillings not some weird mold that may or may not have pig [censored] on it. am I the only one, who has never even heard of these things? [/ QUOTE ]
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#15
10-20-2006, 01:47 AM
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Re: Truffle Season
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[ QUOTE ] i havent had them in a long time. but my favorite was cutting a whole one thinly on homemade pasta noodles cooked al dente and covered with a little butter and some pecarino romano cheeze with a bottle of ruffino chianti [/ QUOTE ] ruffino is a totally drinkable chianti but, come on ray zee, not very baller. what is it like 11 bucks? i had some sort of venison dish involving truffles a while back but was disappointed by it because it was waaay overcooked... TT, you should recommend a place and i will go and post a trip report. i promise to drink a more baller wine than ray zee. [/ QUOTE ] Fiama on Price street is where I went, there is also a Fiama at the MGM Grand in Vegas (not sure if they have truffles on the menu). Diner for two was $300 and change, and we only had one course and one glass of vino each. The cost is from adding the truffles at $75/serving. Another great option is Da Silvano on 6th Avenue, but you first have to get a table (very hard, its a minor-celeb hangout) and order from the menu with no prices (a very dangerous thing even for a balla!). I want a full trip report NT! TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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#16
10-20-2006, 01:48 AM
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She had the duck with white truffle chips, and I had the oxtail tortellini with cream and wine reduction sauce slathered with white truffle shavings. [/ QUOTE ] TT - omg you so got the better meal [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I hope you let her try some, [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] oxtail. Actually, I remember pretty clearly the first time I had truffles - it was a truffle omelette. Really good. I actually sometimes cook with truffle oil and truffles, really random if I do though - I make a simple risotto with chives and truffle oil, just incorporate truffles (I like the Oregon whites) late in the cooking. -Al
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#17
10-20-2006, 01:49 AM
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I'm embarassed to say I've never tried either truffles or caviar. [/ QUOTE ] I don't like caviar... I keep trying, and each time I want to hurl. But I do eat foie gras now (which is now illegal in Chicago I hear) so I'm sure some day I'll discover how wonderful caviar really is. TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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#18
10-20-2006, 01:51 AM
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[ QUOTE ] She had the duck with white truffle chips, and I had the oxtail tortellini with cream and wine reduction sauce slathered with white truffle shavings. [/ QUOTE ] TT - omg you so got the better meal [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I hope you let her try some, [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] oxtail. Actually, I remember pretty clearly the first time I had truffles - it was a truffle omelette. Really good. I actually sometimes cook with truffle oil and truffles, really random if I do though - I make a simple risotto with chives and truffle oil, just incorporate truffles (I like the Oregon whites) late in the cooking. -Al [/ QUOTE ] oooooooohhhh that sounds wonderful, do you have a recipe for the risotto? I don't cook, but that sounds simple enough for me to try. I have some truffle oil buried in my closet, I want to give it a try. yes, she loved the oxtail. I think it opened the door for future meals together [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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#20
10-20-2006, 02:00 AM
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Re: Truffle Season
costco has a killer 30 dollar bottle of ruffino 2000 that i have been drinking. thats a 60 or more bottle in a restaurant.
but i will take a bottle of the kind with the basket around the bottom and a big plate of pasta a loaf of french bread and eat till i puke anyday.
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