Buried Treasure

Featured in the Spring Issue of Foodism 2022

Truffles garnish at a dish at Don Alfonso 1890

THE FIRST TIME I marvelled over whole truffles was at a Sicilian restaurant in Toronto that, sadly, no longer exists. We walked into the crowded restaurant and, by chance, snagged two spots at the chef’s table. The chef-owner was my brother’s friend. My brother said to him: “Roberto, show my sister what truffles look like.”