27 Houston chefs competed at annual event featuring dishes made with black truffles
They say when life hands you lemons you make lemonade. But what if you’re handed a wealth of black truffles? The culinary mind fairly boggles.used the precious fungus to create sweet and savory mini masterpieces enjoyed by hundreds who attended the annual competition held Monday night at the C. Baldwin hotel downtown. Working with black truffles supplied by Houston luxury food importer DR Delicacy, the competing chefs fashioned haute nibbles designed to thrill.
Judged by a panel of chefs and food writers, the creations pushed the umami limits of one of the world’s priciest culinary commodities. In the end, the team fromrestaurants won the title of Truffle Master with their bonbon of Basque cheesecake filled with citrus and truffle confit. Shaped like an astronaut helmet, the white orb came in at the top of judge’s scoring.restaurant for its dual presentation of a savory dish and sweet .