Eating Through the Recession: Truffles for the Masses
Food snobs developed some mighty expensive tastes during the go-go '90s and '00s, and if this recession thing is for real, we're all gonna have to start rethinking a lot of our favorites.
The trend that most embodies the worldwide foodie movement is undoubtedly the white truffle. The rare Italian fungus has become such a symbol of the epitome of fine dining that the last year even saw white truffle dishes passing the $1,000 mark.
So what are the truffle-addicted masses to do now that no one has those thousands to throw around anymore?
New York magazine has one unheralded suggestion that's worth checking out: Woodside, Queens grocery store Sapori D'ischia, which becomes a tiny restaurant in the evening, occasionally hosts indulgent truffle nights, during which three courses of white truffle-d pasta go for just $50. (OK, not quite recession-era pricing, but still, it's a helluva lot better than $1,000).
This year's truffle dinners take place every Tuesday, now through December 2.
Related Stories:
· Truffels on the Cheap [NYM]
· Sapori D'ischia [Yelp]
· Food Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Bruce Lee]
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