Where to buy fresh black truffles in the Bay Area?

[ginger.wasabi]

I want to buy some black truffles (tuber melanosporum) for Valentine's Day...anyone know where I can buy this?

Thank you!

J-Ha

[SteveG]

The Pasta Shop imports truffles once in a while, but before they get a shipment they send out a blast to their truffle email list and people can reserve them. I haven't gotten a blast in a while, so I don't think they have any shipments coming soon.

This is a good way to do it, since you know you're getting as fresh a truffle as possible, but it doesn't work when you want a truffle on a particular day.

[Robert Lauriston]

The Pasta Shop sometimes imports white truffles directly, but I believe they get their black truffles from a distributor. They're not as perishable, much less problematic than the white.

[Kim Cooper]

If all else fails, check out The King of Mushrooms:

http://www.kingofmushrooms.com/index....

he does wholesale (and some retail) of mushrooms, including truffles. Todd supplies many of the better restaurants in the Bay Area, so whatever that means to you about quality.....
I know him from a completely different part of his life. (FYI)

[Robert Lauriston]

Polarica and Monterey Market sometimes have them. Call first.

Watch out for Oregon truffles.

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Monterey Foods
1550 Hopkins St, Berkeley, CA 94707

Polarica
105 Quint St, San Francisco, CA

[Concetta]

Far West Funghi at the Ferry Building. Have also seen them at Sigona's in Palo Alto.