ACT Minister for "Good Food and Wine" Andrew Barr at the Farmers Market launch 2012
3 Seeds' Andrew Haskins shows how to mix seafood and truffles at the Fyshwick Markets
Channel 7's Sunrise paid us an early morning visit at Sherry and Gavin's Mt Majura truffiere
Kate Marshall from Terra Preta hunting with truffle dogs Sal and Shadow
ACT Minister for "Good Food and Wine" Andrew Barr at the Farmers Market launch 2012
3 Seeds' Andrew Haskins shows how to mix seafood and truffles at the Fyshwick Markets
Channel 7's Sunrise paid us an early morning visit at Sherry and Gavin's Mt Majura truffiere
Kate Marshall from Terra Preta hunting with truffle dogs Sal and Shadow
Last year, the Truffle Festival took on a whole new level – both in terms of size and scope. There were 23 venues that participated and there was major media – including national newspapers, magazines, television, radio, as well as in-dept coverage locally. But 2013 the Festival has taken flight. The vast increase in venues [...]
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The Wig and Pen have featured a lot in our communications, mostly because their truffled ale is a unique offering for Canberra, and because it tastes very good. Here Richard Watkins the Brewmaster, gives an insight into the idea and how they build a brew that takes full advantage of the flavour enhancing ‘glutamates’ in [...]
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As you’ll see from the video, the first (and only, for this year) truffle hunt at Limestones Farm at Bredbo took place in perfect winter weather in a beautiful high country landscape. Jodie and Mark Umback and their two boys were great hosts, as were Kath and Mark at the Bredbo Store after the hunt. [...]
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Every year there’s an element of rivalry and pride amongst our truffle growers when they find the first truffles. Someone suggested that finding the first truffle of the season should be as widely publicised as that European symbol of spring, the swallow. Even ‘The Times’ treats swallow sightings seriously (maybe it’s because UK winters are [...]
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Every Tuesday night during the Festival, Benchmark Wine Bar and Restaurant have a great truffle degustation. Just make sure you leave room for dessert. In this video Chef David Nethery prepares a truffled chocolate ‘Opera’ layer cake with truffle icecream, and owner Tasso Rovolis shaves the final excess of local black truffle on top.
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On the next two Saturday nights, The Lake George in Bungendore is having a special ‘Truffle Hunters Retreat’ dinner. The idea is that after you’ve been on one of our hunts or to the Markets and you’ve bought some truffle, you bring it back and they will have some special dishes that go well with [...]
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White snow, black truffles. It all seems very elemental and a perfect fit. For this year’s festival we welcomed our first snowfields partner, the Lake Crackenback Resort and Spa, so along with local Bredbo truffle grower Jodie Umback, we payed a visit. You’ll see from the video that there was a dusting of snow on [...]
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