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Another thought, does anyone remember a UK based truffle hunting competition held by the Observer. It was maybe twenty years ago and, as far as I can remember, surprisingly successful. How about growing your own? Truffle impregnated trees from Seeds of Italy or Future Foods. Both catalogues are well worth a browse.

Very interesting - do you know when this was? Is Frith's still there, I have to admit its a name that completely passed me by. And what is Carla up to now? ← Carla had to close Frith's in the early nineties, forced out by greedy landlords who kept pushing up the rent. Garlic and Shots took over the site. Eventually Carla went back to Rome where she does the Cookery School thing along with Alistair Little & various other luminaries

Round and round. Carla Tomasi was the Peasant's opening head chef. Before that she had the wonderful Frith's in Frith St where Peter Gordon was her sous chef for a while. He never seems to mention his time at Frith's though, I don't know why. Another of Carla's proteges Tom Norrington Davies, Eagle stalwart and now writing for the Saturday Telegraph, is rather more generous.

really? how much? ← Have you got change of a fiver?

Restaurant suppliers secrettsdirect.co.uk are setting up a home delivery service. Not all organic though.