Key Points Truffles aren’t just a European delicacy; they’re now being successfully cultivated across the United States. American truffle production is growing fast, with promising harvests in states ...

SONOMA (KPIX) -- In a Sonoma County vineyard, a border collie named Gig sniffs the soil for a black truffle (also called a Perigord truffle). Black truffles are not native to California. On Thursday ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. Have you ever ...

Cultivating truffles in Sonoma County? It has been an intriguing idea since Henry Trione first explored it with his friend J. Ralph Stone in the 1970s. But growing truffles in Sonoma County didn’t ...

Have you ever wondered about growing truffles? Not the chocolate ones, but the expensive ones that are typically served in high-end restaurants. They are a delicacy and one of the world's most costly ...

(WKYT) - A white Labrador Retriever named Pinky is on a mission. Nose to the ground, she sniffs at the base of trees in an orchard on a Fayette County farm. Her owner, May May Barton, has placed ...

Perigord truffles: They're called black gold because they're one of the most expensive and luxurious ingredients in the world. Historically foraged in the Perigord region of France and used in the ...

Five years ago, Tim Boatman looked out over the 5 hillside acres that sat tucked behind his new home off South El Pomar Road in Templeton. It was a blank canvas. Boatman knew he wanted to grow ...

If you want to enjoy the pungent, funky flavor of black truffles, be prepared to shell out some big bucks. This rich, earthy fungus can easily cost as much as $1,000 per pound, making it one of the ...