NEWS: Scott Ian's Food Coma: It's Truffle Season

I heard that truffles smell like elephant feet.

I'm salivating profusely.

Are there no decent French restaurants or steakhouses in Cleveland?

I had white truffle cheese a few weeks ago.

It was... interesting.

i love anthrax. any band from the bronx is okay in my book.

true... but you might need to get your jaw wired back on after reading your credit card statement following a month of righteously fine dining.

That was one top-notch, Bourdain-esque truffle description...

Fuck, I need to get some.

stay thirsty my friend!

Some of my friends go to Vegas to gamble. Fuck that. I go to eat, because there are indeed a huge number of incredible restaurants there. Now if only I had some rock star money to try them all!

how well do the things travel, should I bother giving em a go down here in Australia and if so Any idea where i'd get em cheap in sydney

Heh. No.

The "Truffle Guy" came into my restaurant the other day with a bread basket full, a scale for weighing them and a wad of cash the size of a small country...does that remind you of something??? except for the bread basket of course...

Good call on the truffle my friend. They are definately worth it.

"he pulled out a plastic container with what had to be a pound of the good shit"

lmao


"It smelled like what I've always imagined The Shire (dork) to smell like."

You have no idea how much sense that makes to me. (also dork)

Ok, I know what I am getting myself for Christmas. Or maybe I can just run truffle something as a New Years special and justify buying some for the restaurant I work in.

I soo wish I still lived with foodies and chefs. *sigh*

Pick up a good truffle oil if you can't find the real stuff, or afford it. You can drizzle that oil on so many things. Eggs, pasta, toast, vegetables, etc. Not nearly as good as the real thing, but a great way to experience the flavor (albeit somewhat diluted).

Truffles are indeed a true delicacy and the angel poop definition it's well suited. One of the good things of living in Italy is getting good ones with ease, especially when you know a truffle hunter hahahaha. Nothing better than a truffle risotto to make a holiday dinner just a bit more special

i've never had them, but the thought of eating angel poop is cool.

I was looking for something in the production kitchen while I was at school, and I stumbled upon a bag - about 3 kilos worth (that's about 7 pounds for those of you who don't habla Metric)- of black truffles. Briefly, the thought fluttered though my head that I could pay for my next 2 semesters with said bag of incredible food, then I realized that Mr. Cointreau (the guy who inherited the Remy Martin dynasty) would have my ass if he found out that I stole $10k worth of mushrooms out of his kitchen. God they smelled like heaven. A short respite from the stench of Ottawa. Truffles FTW. I'm gonna sautee Ostrich fillets in truffle oil tomorrow. It's going to be amazing.

I had ostrich fillet in truffle sauce yesterday. Delicious.

Black truffle butter is a great way to add a lot of truffle flavor without spending so much. Also there is a company that sells almonds that are seasoned with a sea salt infused with black truffles. We call them crack almonds. So good. I wish I could remember the name of the company that makes them.

Robuchon is a master. Not that I'd suddenly start standing up for the French, but how many people have a particular style of dish named after them? I'll give you a hint, it's a short fucking list.
Who needs a culinary style named after themself is Scott Ian; the man behind State of Euphoria and Spreading the Desease is certainly worthy of something prestigious. Truffles or no truffles, that shit will kick your fucking teeth in, the price of vinyl or foil-pressed plastic donut far undercutting that of wild harvested truffle.
For those of us who can't afford sweet frenchyness, spin the classics.