Article: London restaurant forks over record $52,000 for white truffle

Article: Stars bid for the biggest white truffle in the ...
Evening Standard - London;  November 30, 2007 ;     461 words ... ... STARS are due to gather at a London restaurant tomorrow to take part in a charity ... the hammer will be a 1.5kg white truffle, the largest ever found, and ... sale. Previously, the largest white truffle weighed in at 1.3kg and was ...

Article: Feature; White truffle: Super rich's status ...
Manila Bulletin;  December 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Asia's super rich is the Italian white truffle. Over the last three years some of ... satellite from his home turf of Macau for a white truffle weighing 1.5 kilograms, out-bidding ... Hong Kong-based Italian chef and White Truffle Ambassador Umberto Bombana. It goes ...

Article: World's most expensive white truffle
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  November 15, 2006 ;     234 words ... ... 15-2006 World's most expensive white truffle Date: 11-15-2006, Wednesday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions A large white truffle mugging for the cameras at a news conference ... delicacy, making it the most expensive white truffle ever. *** Illustrations/Photos ...

Article: Calling all foodies, chefs trumpet fleeting white ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 24, 2005 ;     610 words ... ... is offering a $195, six-course, white truffle tasting menu through December. The ... David Richards to make him an entire white truffle wrapped in pastry. "He's not kidding ... said Richards, who will offer a few white truffle dishes on his menu this week. "He ...

A 750-gram white truffle sold for 100,000 euros is ...
Getty Images;  November 9, 2009 ;     241 words ... ... Images 11-09-2009 A 750-gram white truffle sold for 100,000 euros is displayed ... Full Size JPG (2954 KB) A 750-gram white truffle sold for 100,000 euros is displayed ... Grinzane Cavour, at the end of the 79th White Truffle Festival of Alba. The Piedmont region ...

Article: the world's most expensive... shampoo; In an occasional series we ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... HELEN RENSHAW What's its CV? The white truffle from which the shampoo gets its name ... certainly good enough for your hair. White truffle is one of the planet's richest sources ... breakage. How much does it cost? White Truffle Luxury Shampoo Private Reserve sells ...

Article: White truffle sold for [pound]85,000 ; World News ...
The Independent - London;  November 15, 2006 ;     268 words ... ... euro]125,000 ([pound]85,000) for a huge Italian white truffle, which may be the world's most expensive ever. Gordon ... from France and Italy to win the 1.5kg (3.3lb) Alba white truffle from an international auction on Sunday, a spokeswoman for ...