luxury food

The American palate re-educated with caviar

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Caviar is one of the most famous dish symbolizing gourmet food and sophistication. As part of Petrossian‘s mission to re-educate the American palate, the world’s largest distributor of caviar, revealed a new menu for the landmark Petrossian Restaurant in Manhattan. Founded in 1984, New York’s Petrossian Restaurant is housed in the historic Alwyn Court Building … Read more

Cultivated Périgord black truffle to create a new industry for Canadian farmers

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Cultivated French Black Truffle Found in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. The famous Périgord black truffle of Southern Europe (Tuber melanosporum), universally regarded as the ultimate luxury food, was harvested for the very first time in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia and will create a new industry for Canadian farmers. “It takes considerable effort to produce … Read more

The most expensive jam in Europe is produced at The Prince of Wales’ village in Transylvania

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Viscri, a village in Transylvania (Romania) that became famous for the properties The Prince of Wales owns here, launched one of the world’s most exclusive jams. The jam will make its world debut at Salon International de l’Agroalimentaire, the world’s no. 1 food exhibition that will take place in Paris, from 21 to 25 October 2012. Made … Read more

Food Design: The most expensive artisan mince pie

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December is the month of suprizes and “most expensive” experiments. Andrew Stellitano, who runs food design firm Astarism, created a £3,000 mince pie. The Christmas cookie was made for a pie workshop in a London shopping centre, where visitors can create their own “artisan” mince pies. Using a mix of traditional ingredients from recipes dating … Read more