I’m standing in the Umbrian forest and Nancy Silverton is holding one of the largest white truffles I’ve ever seen. The chef—with the help of our truffle-hunting guide, Michele Filosi, and Argo, his ...

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. There are only around 10 producing truffle ...

First things first, let’s clear up a common misconception: truffles are not mushrooms. They are a fungus, and while they are closely related, they are not actually part of the mushroom family. Instead ...

Rome (CNN) — The massacre was silent, the assassins stealthy and the impact devastating. The victims: more than 30 dogs, highly trained to sniff out the valuable truffles that grow underground near ...

Charles Lefevre is an addict. And a clever one at that, because he's devised a way to sustain himself and the object of his addiction: mushrooms. Lefevre's fungus of choice is the truffle, arguably ...

What tops a nice walk in the woods? Hiking those woods with a dog that sniffs out Oregon truffles. Evesham Wood winery owners Jordan and Erin Nuccio take that notion to heart by offering their guests ...

In one hand I held a gold rush cocktail with a sliver of truffle resting delicately atop an ice cube, and with the other, I scratched the top of a mesmerized puppy's head. The new working dog at Maker ...

There is a fungus the size of a golf ball that sells for more per ounce than most people earn in a day. It smells like garlic soaked in earth and aged cheese, and it cannot survive more than about a ...