Author : C.D. Watson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 150496215X
Lucias big brother Luca is a great truffle dog. Lucia wants to follow in Lucas pawprints. She goes to school to learn how to hunt for truffles, but Lucia discovers a different path. Share the adventures as Lucia learns to use her unique talents in special ways in I Am a Truffle Dog Too!
Author : Jamie Ivey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 26,64 MB
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1510715495
There is a moment every morning when the countryside takes a pause. The birds stop singing, the dogs choke back their barks, and cats pause mid-stride. Everything waits. It's in this vacuum that a man working alone has the best chance of finding truffles... The plot of land was perfect, just what they'd been looking for, offering expansive views across the valley and within walking distance of the local village. There was only one small problem, there was no house. And yet the land was affordable and came, the agent promised, with a possible income from a copse of truffle oaks. Just after the birth of their first daughter, after leaving the London rat race behind, here was a chance for Jamie and his wife to finally realize their dream of owning a property. With one final salivating glance at the oak trees the decision was made. All they needed now was a dog. And their quest to find and train a truffle dog turns out to be as full of hidden discoveries as a truffle hunt itself. With delicious humor and superb storytelling, Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog is sure to delight anyone who loves dogs, food, and rural France.
Author : John Petralia
Publisher : Chartiers Creek Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,27 MB
Release : 2013-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780615762531
Newly retired and looking for more than a vacation, John and Nancy Petralia intrepidly pack a few suitcases and head to the "perfect" Italian city for a year. Within days their dream becomes a nightmare. After residing in two Italian cities, negotiating the roads and health care, discovering art, friends, food and customs, the Petralias learn more than they anticipate -- about Italy, themselves, what it means to be American, and what's important in life.
Author : Matt Trappe
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1580088627
The second most expensive food in the world after saffron, truffles are treasured, coveted, and savored for their mysterious and exotic flavor. This complete field guide shows chefs and fungi aficionados how to forage for and identify the wide variety of truffles that grow in temperate forests throughout North America. Written by expert horticulturalists who have studied, classified, and enjoyed truffles for decades, the FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN TRUFFLES makes these celebrated underground jewels accessible to all. • The first full-color illustrated guide to identifying North American truffles by their key features, including profiles of more than 80 species of truffles. • Includes more than 80 photographs of rare and hard-to-find truffle species. • Features flavor profiles, delectability index, and culinary tips for each species. • Perfect size for carrying in a pocket or daypack. Reviews"It's the first book of its kind, complete with photographs, cross-sectional views of indigenous truffle varieties, guides to seasonal availability, and foraging tips for hundreds of kinds of truffles (both the edible and inedible kinds), as well as tasting notes and cooking tips." —Saveur
Author : Rowan Jacobsen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,41 MB
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1635575192
Guaranteed to spark America's next great culinary passion, a James Beard Award-winning author explores the secretive and seductive world of truffles, the elusive food that has captured hearts, imaginations and palates worldwide.
Author : Ryan Jacobs
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 31,20 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0451495705
“The ultimate truffle true crime tale”*: A thrilling journey through the hidden underworld of the world's most prized luxury ingredient. *Bianca Bosker, New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork Beneath the gloss of star chefs and crystal-laden tables, the truffle supply chain is touched by theft, secrecy, sabotage, and fraud. Farmers patrol their fields with rifles and fear losing trade secrets to spies. Hunters plant poisoned meatballs to eliminate rival truffle-hunting dogs. Naive buyers and even knowledgeable experts are duped by liars and counterfeits. Deeply reported and elegantly written, this page-turning exposé documents the dark, sometimes deadly crimes at each level of the truffle’s path from ground to plate, making sense of an industry that traffics in scarcity, seduction, and cash. Through it all, a question lingers: What, other than money, draws people to these dirt-covered jewels? Praise for The Truffle Underground “Investigative journalist and first-time author Jacobs does a remarkable job reporting from the front lines of the truffle industry, bringing to vivid life French black-truffle farmers, Italian white-truffle foragers, and their marvelously well-trained dogs.”—Booklist (starred review) “In The Truffle Underground, Ryan Jacobs presents a lively exposé of the truffle industry, reporting on the crimes that ‘haunt the whole supply chain.’ . . . Even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book.”—The Wall Street Journal “You’ll never look at truffle fries the same way after reading this book. . . . You can practically smell the soil as you follow truffle farmers and bandits through the groves and fields of France and Italy where the fungi are harvested and stolen.”—Outside, “Five Favorite Summer Reads” “[The] book is a rigorously reported, carefully written, endlessly interesting immersion in a high-stakes subculture.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Jacobs takes us on an eye-opening journey through the prized mushroom’s supply chain and the global black market for these tubers in this tale of theft, deceit, and high-stakes secrets.”—Real Simple
Author : Jessie Hartland
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 31,36 MB
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0399548769
Rosie the truffle hound finds a yummy solution to the problem of not being able to safely eat the delicious chocolate truffles her family sells. Rosie has a super sense of smell, even by dog standards. Unfortunately, one of the best smells comes from something dogs can’t eat: the chocolate truffles her human family sells in their shop. Not one to settle, Rosie sets out to find a life that might suit her better, giving lots of occupations a whirl, but none pan out. Then she hears about a job as a truffle hound. It turns out there’s another kind of truffle—the fungi kind, which grow wild underground—and they require a strong nose to sniff them out. Will Rosie finally find the perfect match for her unique talents? These truffles smell divine—so that sure would be a yummy solution!
Author : Gareth Renowden
Publisher : Limestone Hills Ltd
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 25,35 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Truffles
ISBN : 0473102412
Gareth Renowden explores the truffle forests of France and the truffle markets of Italy, discovers the new truffles of the American Northwest and the new plantations of Australia and New Zealand, and dispels a few myths along the way. There's advice on setting up a truffière, training a dog to find truffles, how to buy truffles and avoid expensive mistakes, and how to cook the defining truffle dishes.
Author : Ian Purkayastha
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 17,94 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 031638397X
"[Ian Purkayastha] has a true, deep expertise in everything he sells--caviar, truffles, fish. He knows the stories that we need to sell the stuff tableside . . . he can disrupt the entire luxury foods market." ---From the Foreword by David Chang Ian Purkayastha is New York City's leading truffle importer and boasts a devoted clientele of top chefs nationwide, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Chang, Sean Brock, and David Bouley. But before he was purveying the world's most expensive fungus to the country's most esteemed chefs, Ian was just a food-obsessed teenager in rural Arkansas -- a misfit with a peculiar fascination for rare and exotic ingredients. The son of an Indian immigrant father and a Texan mother, Ian learned to forage for wild mushrooms from an uncle in the Ozark hills. Thus began a single-track fixation that led him to learn about the prized but elusive truffle, the king of all fungi. His first taste of truffle at age 15 sparked his improbable yet remarkable adventure through the strange -- and often corrupt -- business of the exotic food trade. Rife with tales from the hidden underbelly of the elite restaurant scene, Truffle Boy chronicles Ian's high stakes dealings with a truffle kingpin in Serbia, meth-head foragers in Oregon, crooked businessmen and maniacal chefs in Manhattan, gypsy truffle hunters in the forests of Hungary, and a supreme adventure to find "Gucci mushrooms" in the Himalayan foothills -- the land of the gods. He endures harsh failures along the way but rebuilds with tremendous success by selling not just truffles but also caviar, wild mushrooms, rare foraged edibles, Wagyu beef, and other nearly unobtainable ingredients demanded by his Michelin-starred clients. Truffle Boy is a thrilling coming-of-age story and the incredible but true tale of a country kid who grows up to become a force in the world of fine dining.
Author : Mark Manfield
Publisher : DYM Worldwide Publishers
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 39,83 MB
Release : 2019-06-09
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1911355988
"Lagotto Romagnolos are truly an incredible breed. Every page is overflowing with passion for the Cairn!” Sam Smithton, Annapolis, MD. "Lagotto Romagnolos come alive in the pages- really Lagotto Romagnolo breed specific It’s the Cairn go-to guide I was looking for- well done!” Lisa Kuton, Dallas, TX. “Amazingly detailed and full of really good advice, great photos and wonderful Lagotto Romagnolo tidbits.” - P. Simone, Edinburgh, Scotland.“Lagotto Romagnolos are my favorite breed and now I know so much more- thank you for writing such a good book.” John Lister, Billings, MT. LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO BIBLE AND THE LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO is Your Complete Lagotto Romagnolo Book & Guide! Everything is covered: from Lagotto Romagnolo History, the Lagotto Romagnolo as a Pet, Lagotto Romagnolo Puppies, Lagotto Romagnolo Buying, Lagotto Romagnolo Raising and Lagotto Romagnolo Adults, Lagotto Romagnolo Breeders, Lagotto Romagnolo Grooming, Lagotto Romagnolo Size, Lagotto Romagnolo Weight, Lagotto Romagnolo Personality, Lagotto Romagnolo Health & Ensuring Lagotto Romagnolo Longevity. -Lagotto Romagnolo Grooming & Supplies – What Do You Need? Grooming can be easier than you think if you follow the easy tips laid out by the author. You will learn all the proven INSIDER LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO SECRETS you’ll need to have the very best experience with your Lagotto Romagnolo. -The Lagotto Romagnolo breed which is also quite unique- as you will learn within. Everything is covered from Lagotto Romagnolo breed history, finding the best Lagotto Romagnolo for your particular household, Lagotto Romagnolo Puppies and how to pick the best- and avoid the worst! Lagotto Romagnolo Prices- what can you expect to pay? Lagotto Romagnolo care and keeping your Lagotto Romagnolo healthy, as well as ensuring great Lagotto Romagnolo behavior, is all covered. -Importantly, Lagotto Romagnolo life stages are covered from Lagotto Romagnolo Puppies, to Adolescence, Lagotto Romagnolo Training, through to Adulthood and how to maximize each stage along the way. How to care for your Lagotto Romagnolo in old age, and even how to slow down the process! -Whether you are considering a Lagotto Romagnolo for the first time, or a seasoned Lagotto Romagnolo owner and lover, the tricks and tips within this guide will prove invaluable. This book is the must-have guide for anybody passionate about the Lagotto Romagnolo! The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straight forward, no-nonsense fashion, Mark Manfield illustrates vividly all aspects of your Lagotto Romagnolo life journey you're about to take together! "Lagotto Romagnolos are truly an incredible breed. Every page is overflowing with passion for the Cairn!” Sam Smithton, Annapolis, MD. "Lagotto Romagnolos come alive in the pages- really Lagotto Romagnolo breed specific It’s the Cairn go-to guide I was looking for- well done!” Lisa Kuton, Dallas, TX. “Amazingly detailed and full of really good advice, great photos and wonderful Lagotto Romagnolo tidbits.” - P. Simone, Edinburgh, Scotland.“Lagotto Romagnolos are my favorite breed and now I know so much more- thank you for writing such a good book.” John Lister, Billings, MT.
