PORTLAND, Ore. — This week we're heading on a hunting trip with “man’s best friend” who has the keenest sense of smell for finding underground treasure just under the forest duff — it’s an Oregon ...

EUGENE, Ore. – Truffle marketer and promoter Jim Wells walked into March restaurant in Eugene recently with a small box. Within minutes the area around him had an aroma of apples and earth that ...

The rich, earthy mushroom known for adding a sublime finishing touch to a dollop of whipped cream, a bubbling dish of fondue or a steaming plate of pasta just got a little fancier. The Oregon black ...

Truffle season is underway right now in Oregon. One of the best ways to discover the winter delicacy is through the Oregon Truffle Festival. The months-long celebration has several fun events planned ...

Oregon’s truffles are true hometown heroes. These superabundant mushrooms can fetch up to $800 a pound. Plus, they help Oregon’s forests thrive, all while delighting adventurers, chefs, foodies and ...

Oregon’s Willamette Valley has the good fortune to be one of the few places in the world where native truffles grow in abundance. On top of that, a new industry of cultivated truffles, grown from ...

Nose to the ground, Dante races through the hazelnut orchard. The fluffy Lagotta Romagnolo is trained to search for truffles - a pungent mushroom that expert dogs can sniff out 100 yards away. After a ...

The combination of a light harvest and pandemic restrictions have made truffle season a bit more subdued in 2021. Shine a light in the correct direction, however, and foodies still can find the edible ...

When it comes to truffles, only Oregon matters. This year, Oregon became the only place in the world to sell both homegrown versions of Old World truffles alongside its own native truffle, when farmer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Katie Chang is a Brooklyn-based travel writer. With people’s obsession with travel and food showing no signs of slowing, food ...