Hone Your Truffle Skills at The Westin Verasa's Truffle Camps

December 2, 2008 at 10:25 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Truffles, no matter what kind, can usually send foodies into a sort of spasm at first whiff. Truffles have also become status symbols as the rarest kinds can fetch up to $200,000 like one white truffle did last month at an auction.

Thus the cost of truffles means there are no room for mistakes when cooking with them. If you are considering purchasing a truffle, then you might want to also consider Truffle Camp at the Westin Verasa in Napa, Calif.

Executive Chef Ken Frank of the hotel's La Toque restaurant is holding his Ken Frank's Truffle Camps from January 11-14 and from January 18-21.

Truffle Camp will include three days of dinners, wine tastings, luncheons, lodging in Napa�s newest upscale resort and hands on experience preparing truffle dishes.

Aside from intensive cooking classes, the camp also involves a trip to the Long Meadow Ranch where guests can tour the farm and check out the produce used by the restaurant which has a Michelin Star.

Pretty much every meal during these three days will involve truffles, even breakfast. (That's a truffled egg above.) Guests will also depart with a truffle goodie bag stuffed with the tools to make his or her own truffle specialties upon returning home.

The price of the camp is a steep as some truffles--$2,900 per student based on single occupancy or $4,800 per couple based on double occupancy. This includes three nights at the hotel in a one-bedroom suite, five meals, cooking classes, goodie bags, recipes and most importantly wine. Even gratuities are included. You might be thinking, "All this for some truffles?" And you're right. But it does beat shelling out $200G for one.

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