[All about truffles]

Marco, keep the info coming!  During my first week here, I have had too much going on to keep my eye (and nose) on the truffle situation.  Centro is better than ever, and the other two consistently good as ever.  Il Vicoletto has been converted to a high-end carryout, to extraordinary effect.  You can get many of the classics from the old menu, as well as things never before seen in the ristorante.  The missus is still in the kitchen, while Bruno and their daughter run the front.  They give you perfect reheating instructions as well.  In addition to prepared foods (including several homemade pastas each day), they offer up dolce, cheeses, salumi, wines, oils, candies, etc.  Always select rather than numerous.  I went there on Sunday, and got some fresh lumache (snails) from nearby Cherasco, done up in a light but intensely flavored vegetable-based sauce.  They were the best that I have ever tasted.  I nearly wept...

Wow. Gives new meaning to the words "take out" doesn't it? Italy is where I want to be.

[Potatoes]

Potato Parisienne are especially appealing to children. Little tiny potato balls. Who can resist that?

[eG Foodblog: Shiewie - A Malaysian foodblog]

These "FoodBLOGs" are wonderful. Shamefully, I enjoy being let into strangers lives. :P

[Rick Bayless and Burger King - Part 2]

I just saw Chef Bayless' second ad today for the first time. Looks like he's their official whore now. Does anyone else (who has seen it) find this second ad to be oddly surreal? Rick making his way through some kinda of crazy biker/BBQ scene? Wtf is that?