Jacobsen, Rowan.
Summary: "A captivating exploration into the secretive and sensuous world of truffles, the elusive food that has captured hearts, imaginations, and palates worldwide. The scent of one freshly unearthed white truffle in Barolo was all it took to lead Rowan Jacobsen down a rabbit hole into a world of secretive hunts, misty woods, black-market deals, obsessive chefs, quixotic scientists, muddy dogs,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Jacobsen, Rowan
Summary: Truffles attract dreamers, schemers, and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground. They plant forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay $3,000 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in their presence. Jacobsen takes us into a world of secretive hunts, misty woods, black-market deals, obsessive chefs, quixotic scientists,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.8 JACSummary: A handful of men and their expertly trained dogs search for rare, expensive and delicious white Alba truffles deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRUCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE TRUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TRUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TRUSummary: A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PIGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PIGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PIGCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PIGSt. James, Dorothy
Summary: Chocoholic Charity Penn must save her new seaside chocolate shop from a deadly assortment of threats in this sweet series debut. When Charity Penn receives a letter saying she won a trip to South Carolina for free confectionery lessons at a seaside chocolate shop, the Chocolate Box, she's skeptical: she knows that she never entered the contest. An old prep school friend offers to look into the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane Books 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.McKenney, Sally
Summary: McKenney has simplified candy making, and her easy-to-follow recipes are perfect for beginners. She also provides tips and tricks throughout the book to help you in making truffles, marshmallows, fudge, and so much more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Race Point Publishing/Quarto Publishing 2015
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.85 MCKHurst, Jacqui.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HPBooks 1990
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Walker, Martin
Summary: In the wake of attacks on local Asian vendors and an increase in black-market ingredients that threaten the Dordogne's lucrative truffle trade, Chief of Police Bruno finds the case taking a personal turn when one of his hunting partners, a former high-profile intelligence agent, is murdered.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALSquire, David
Summary: The benefits of foraging for food are far and wide. Whether you're looking for ways to become more self-sufficient, save money, or develop healthier habits, A Guide to Wild Food Foraging will help! Dandelion salad, delicious wild mushrooms, fruits, herbs, and berries--you'll be surprised at what is growing in nearby fields, woods, and shores. Healthy, fresh, and free ingredients can be found...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: IMM Lifestyle Books, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.303 SQUShaffer, Kate.
Summary: If you've ever had a fantasy of living on a Maine island, this book is for you. It, s just icing on the cake it that is also happens to involve chocolate. Kate Shaffer and her husband moved to remote Isle au Haut nearly seven years ago. Once there, they were inspired to open a chocolate company and cafe featuring delicious chocolate and fresh Maine ingredients. Now their products are shipped...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Down East 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 SHASix Sisters' Stuff.
Contents: Fudge -- Bars -- Cheesecakes -- Brownies -- Cookies -- Cupcakes -- Pies -- Cakes -- Frozen desserts -- Truffles/candy -- No bake treats -- Crafts, treats, and traditions -- Birthday traditions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Deseret Book Co 2015
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 SixSquire, David
Contents: Foraging directory -- Edible wild plants -- Popular wayside kitchen herbs -- Wild fruits -- Wild nuts -- Mushrooms, truffles and other edible fungi -- Seaweeds -- Shellfish.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2011
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Mr. Bean enters a church raffle and wins a vacation to France as well as a camcorder. Boarding a Eurostar train and arriving in Paris, the French language proves to be a barrier for Bean. He struggles to catch his train to the south of France. He orders a seafood meal and finds the consumption of the platter to be a challenge. Just before catching his train, he asks Russian film director Emil,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Chattman, Lauren.
Summary: Featuring more than one hundred recipes for a wide range of desserts, this guide to topping off any meal with a delightful treat includes instructions for preparing pies, cheesecakes, tarts, truffles, and parfaits.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Common Press 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 CHASummary: Gentleman of leisure, ladies' man, and professional cricketer A.J. Raffles has an unusual hobby: grand larceny. Follow his mischievous adventures with his old school chum Bunny as they hobnob with, and rob, the high society of Victorian England. Includes the never-before-released pilot episode.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV RAFBone, Eugenia.
Summary: A scientific and cultural exploration of one of one of the most provocative and sought-after foods on Earth examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2011
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat BoneCook, Langdon
Contents: Among the recreationals -- The circuit picker -- Kings for a day -- The buyer -- New frontier -- Autumn aroma -- Winging it all the way -- The discreet charm of the chanterelle -- Ingredients as art -- Sex, love, and truffles -- Winter pick -- Into the fire.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2013