VENUE: Barbetta and its Truffle Hounds

So we're in the midst of Italian white truffle season, and here's a great resource for gourmet-lovers: New York Italian restaurant Barbetta maintains its own truffle hunters and truffle hounds in the Piemonte region of Italy, the only place in the world white truffles have ever been found. Back in the states, Barbetta owner Laura Maioglio keeps three truffle hounds as pets. The dogs--Apollo, Pluto and Diana--appear at parties at the restaurant.
Posted 12.13.00