Truffle dishes in LA and OC - seasonal update?
Hounds, can you please report who's got this year's best seasonal truffle dishes for winter 2010/11 around town in either LA or OC?
By OC Mutt
on Dec 20, 2010 07:30 PM
Los Angeles Area
save boardTips for Dining, Eating, and Food Shopping in the Greater Los Angeles Area (including Orange & Ventura Counties and SW San Bernardino County)
Start New Thread
By OC Mutt
on Dec 20, 2010 07:30 PM
7 Replies
« Back to the Los Angeles Area Board
View »
Valentino's soft egg filled raviolo, with hazelnut butter & truffles
Kiriko's housemade truffle ice cream
-----
Kiriko
11301 W Olympic Blvd Ste 102, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Permalink | Reply
Agree with Valentino's. The egg filled raviolo is fantastic. The tortino of porcino, truffles, and fonduta was also delicious.
Permalink | Reply
Truffle ice cream. Oh man. You think I can go there and grab a couple scoops and a hot green tea
Permalink | Reply
Andrea Ristorante at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast - AMAZING porcini risotto finished in a wheel of parm with a generous amount of white truffles shaved over the top. $90. This was truly fantastic, it touched every part of my tastebuds!
Permalink | Reply
I can only report on a peculiar, or should I say, painful ( from the consumer's standpoint, that is ) fact: even though wholesale prices of truffles in Europe for the current season have dropped dramatically ( to the tune of about 90% in some cases ) from prior seasons peaks, LA dish prices have remained pretty much unmoved.
Permalink | Reply
There is an off-menu white truffle risotto dish at Patina for $50, shaved table-side. There is also a menu item in starters section of sweetbreads with $50 truffle surcharge. That seems reasonably priced to me although the truffle itself was less fragrant than I would've liked. Pic of dish below was of a split portion, so the shavings look less generous.
Permalink | Reply
Patina is hosting black truffle dinners mid-Jan
http://www.patinarestaurant.com/resta...
Permalink | Reply