Asheville Truffle Experience 2025
~2024 SCHEDULE below for reference~
(2025 schedule to come; dates are February 7-9)
Friday, February 2
5:00-7:00 Welcome Appetizers and Beverages
The Market Place Restaurant
Saturday, February 3
9:00-12:00 Truffle Seminar (Warren Wilson College)
1:00-3:00 Visit to a Truffle Orchard
with Truffle Dog Demo (Warren Wilson College)
6:00-8:00 Truffle Dinner Extravaganza
The Market Place Restaurant
Sunday, February 4
10:00-12:00 Culinary Demo & Tasting (A-B Tech Culinary Campus)
1:00-3:00 Truffle Luncheon
La Bodega
~ MENUS~
Friday Welcome
The Market Place Restaurant
Chef William Dissen
Truffled Mac & Cheese
benton’s country ham, smoked cheddar mornay
Farmer’s Winter Vegetables
truffled farmstead cheese, house made ciabatta, soft herbs
Truffle & Herb Fries
sea salt, truffle & garlic aioli
Wood Grilled Brasstown Beef Steak
bourbon roasted mushrooms, fresh truffle
Sticky Toffee Pudding
dates, caramel, truffled vanilla buttermilk ice cream
Domaine Pascal Berthier, Chardonnay 2021
Ridge, Three Valleys, Zinfandel Blend 2020
~~~~~
Saturday Night Extravaganza
The Market Place Restaurant
Chef William Dissen
First Course
Potato & Leek Bisque
truffle infused cream, chili crisp, sherry, sumac
Domaine Thet - Sparkling Chenin Blanc, NV
Second Course
Beef Carpaccio
chili, shallot dijon, evoo, frisee, fresh truffle, crostini
Domaine Pascal Berthier - Chardonnay, 2021
Third Course
Braised Lamb & Wild Mushroom Tagliatelle
handmade semolina pasta, black trumpet farms mushrooms,
red wine braised lamb shank, truffle butter
Populis - Carignane Reversee, 2021
Fourth Course
Truffled Vanilla & Chocolate Cheesecake
wild berry, toasted almonds, honeycomb brittle, fresh truffle
Bodegas Toro Albala - Don PX, NV
~~~~~
Sunday's Culinary Demo
A-B Tech Culinary Campus
Chef Christopher Bugher, CEC
Périgord Congee, Pork Sung, Peanuts, Cilantro, Red Chili Threads
Congee Arancini, Yuzu Aioli, Micro-Radish
Truffled Deviled Eggs, Pink Peppercorn, Parmesan Frico
Butternut Squash Tortellini, Truffle Cream Sauce, Fried Sage
~~~~~
(2025 schedule to come; dates are February 7-9)
Friday, February 2
5:00-7:00 Welcome Appetizers and Beverages
The Market Place Restaurant
Saturday, February 3
9:00-12:00 Truffle Seminar (Warren Wilson College)
1:00-3:00 Visit to a Truffle Orchard
with Truffle Dog Demo (Warren Wilson College)
6:00-8:00 Truffle Dinner Extravaganza
The Market Place Restaurant
Sunday, February 4
10:00-12:00 Culinary Demo & Tasting (A-B Tech Culinary Campus)
1:00-3:00 Truffle Luncheon
La Bodega
~ MENUS~
Friday Welcome
The Market Place Restaurant
Chef William Dissen
Truffled Mac & Cheese
benton’s country ham, smoked cheddar mornay
Farmer’s Winter Vegetables
truffled farmstead cheese, house made ciabatta, soft herbs
Truffle & Herb Fries
sea salt, truffle & garlic aioli
Wood Grilled Brasstown Beef Steak
bourbon roasted mushrooms, fresh truffle
Sticky Toffee Pudding
dates, caramel, truffled vanilla buttermilk ice cream
Domaine Pascal Berthier, Chardonnay 2021
Ridge, Three Valleys, Zinfandel Blend 2020
~~~~~
Saturday Night Extravaganza
The Market Place Restaurant
Chef William Dissen
First Course
Potato & Leek Bisque
truffle infused cream, chili crisp, sherry, sumac
Domaine Thet - Sparkling Chenin Blanc, NV
Second Course
Beef Carpaccio
chili, shallot dijon, evoo, frisee, fresh truffle, crostini
Domaine Pascal Berthier - Chardonnay, 2021
Third Course
Braised Lamb & Wild Mushroom Tagliatelle
handmade semolina pasta, black trumpet farms mushrooms,
red wine braised lamb shank, truffle butter
Populis - Carignane Reversee, 2021
Fourth Course
Truffled Vanilla & Chocolate Cheesecake
wild berry, toasted almonds, honeycomb brittle, fresh truffle
Bodegas Toro Albala - Don PX, NV
~~~~~
Sunday's Culinary Demo
A-B Tech Culinary Campus
Chef Christopher Bugher, CEC
Périgord Congee, Pork Sung, Peanuts, Cilantro, Red Chili Threads
Congee Arancini, Yuzu Aioli, Micro-Radish
Truffled Deviled Eggs, Pink Peppercorn, Parmesan Frico
Butternut Squash Tortellini, Truffle Cream Sauce, Fried Sage
~~~~~