Must find white truffles ASAP

[AlexForbes]

Hi,

my husband has an inn in North Hatley, Manoir Hovey, with an haute cuisine restaurant, and the chefs at Hovey want to start, soon, a special tasting menu including a dish with fresh white truffles, since they are in season. I had the name and number of a supplier (found it in Lesley's book), but can't find it. Can someone help asap, please?

thanks!

[bleachboy]

Urbani Truffles. 215-699-8780.

[AlexForbes]

Thanks Bleachboy. I was hoping to find a good supplier in Montreal, though...

[thomasein]

Thanks Bleachboy. I was hoping to find a good supplier in Montreal, though...

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Well, in the past I have purchased white truffles from both Chez Louis and Chez Nino at Marche Jean Talon.

[riboflavinjoe]

last year the restaurant where i was working at was buying them off serge...

[cricklewood]

Serge is the man to go to, last year we got fresh black truffle from him and believe he will have white as well, if not I know there is another supplier selling them(he was also supplying frozen cepes to restaurants like Globe and co.), the guy came in to where I was working last year with a box full, 150$-200$/100g I believe at the time.

[LPT]

Paolo Macchi, truffle importer, he also has a cottage near north hatley.

someone else must know his number.

[ExpatC]

Paolo Macchi, truffle importer, he also has a cottage near north hatley.

someone else must know his number.

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This is not a supplier in Montreal but it will work. This is a firm in Berlin that I use. You can e-mail this guy, Mehmet, he is the manager of International accounts. Then my guess is that he can send them to you via FedEx or DHL:

myasar@frischeparadies.de

The firm is Lindenberg, a great international firm throughout central europe. It may actually end up a tiny bit cheaper than the average firm in North America. Their cost for getting them is probably a bit lower and then you just need to pay the shipping costs. Bargain with him.

[Lesley C]

Paolo Macchi is the fellow you're after. I'll PM you his number.

Another idea: why not contact Moreno di Marchi at Le Latini. He really has AMAZING truffles. He might be willing to share as you're not in direct competition.

[Pielle]

Have you tried : Marché Transatlantique 9720, rue Waverly Montréal (514) 287-3530, I know they have fresh black truffles in season.

[jfl91]

Paolo first batch will enter Montreal tuesday October 17th.

Normally, the 2-3 first batchs are not the best tho.

[AlexForbes]

Thank you thank you thank you to all of you. You've been EXTREMELY helpful!

And Lesley, you guessed right:

Moreno does not mind sharing. And he gets it straight from the source !

[AlexForbes]

oh, and one last thing: Paolo is not listed in the phone book. Who can give me his number, pleeeeeeease?

thanks again!