Bring it on (the $10 sauce anyway)!!
Urbani Truffles Opens in New York
Glass vases are piled with truffles in the windows of the sleek new American headquarters of Urbani Truffles. It’s a combination showroom, demonstration kitchen and sales office, like the one Urbani runs in Umbria, Italy, near Spoleto. And it is open to shoppers, who will find an array of truffles. The only fresh ones in season now are the big summer truffles on display, black outside, taupe inside, with a scent like white truffles. There are truffle products of all kinds, including oils and paste. A delightful newcomer is a line of truffle sauces in eight combinations: white truffles with white mushrooms or porcini; and summer truffles with artichokes, tomatoes, mushrooms, cream or red or green pesto. Though a mere six ounces, each can provides enough deeply flavorful sauce for two to four servings of pasta. The sauces can also be stirred into risotto or served with grilled meats, fish or eggs.
Urbani Truffles, 10 West End Avenue (60th Street), (212) 247-8800, urbanitrufflesonline.com. Truffle Thrills pasta sauces are $9.95 for 6.1 ounces.
also found in the NYTimes
XI’AN FAMOUS FOODS With food from Western China, this chain’s fourth store has a few seats for hand-pulled noodles, soups and lamb burgers: 81 St. Marks Place (First Avenue), (212) 786-2068.
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Urbani Truffles Opens in New York
Glass vases are piled with truffles in the windows of the sleek new American headquarters of Urbani Truffles. It’s a combination showroom, demonstration kitchen and sales office, like the one Urbani runs in Umbria, Italy, near Spoleto. And it is open to shoppers, who will find an array of truffles. The only fresh ones in season now are the big summer truffles on display, black outside, taupe inside, with a scent like white truffles. There are truffle products of all kinds, including oils and paste. A delightful newcomer is a line of truffle sauces in eight combinations: white truffles with white mushrooms or porcini; and summer truffles with artichokes, tomatoes, mushrooms, cream or red or green pesto. Though a mere six ounces, each can provides enough deeply flavorful sauce for two to four servings of pasta. The sauces can also be stirred into risotto or served with grilled meats, fish or eggs.
Urbani Truffles, 10 West End Avenue (60th Street), (212) 247-8800, urbanitrufflesonline.com. Truffle Thrills pasta sauces are $9.95 for 6.1 ounces.
- Skinny 7-07-2010 10:33 pm
also found in the NYTimes
XI’AN FAMOUS FOODS With food from Western China, this chain’s fourth store has a few seats for hand-pulled noodles, soups and lamb burgers: 81 St. Marks Place (First Avenue), (212) 786-2068.
- Skinny 7-07-2010 11:04 pm [add a comment]