If you've an extra thousand or so to spare this holiday season, this dinner sounds like an enviably lovely way to spend it. Lautrec Restaurant at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is hosting an Evening of Truffles 7 p.m. Jan. 16. Wines will be from the Pio Cesare Estate in the Piedmont Region of Italy, which also happens to be famous for its white truffles. Winemaker Pio Boffo himself will be present to speak about the wines, along with Allan Uchrinscko, the wine and spirits manager at the resort.
An 11-course dinner will be prepared by Chef David Racicot. Almost every course of this dinner will include truffles, and it will be designed to highlight Piedmont's flagship grape, Nebbiolo.
The price of $1,000 per person includes accommodations for one night at the Chateau Lafayette, tax tip and gratuities included. Additional dinners or a dinner without accommodations will cost $800. Reservations are required, and seating is limited. Call 866-344-6957 for more information.
First Published: December 27, 2008, 10:00 a.m.