Friday, February 20, 2009

Alba white truffle association is on the warpath

Italian media has been abuzz about a top executive who refused to pay a 4,000 euro ($5,058) bill after dining on truffles with five guests at Milan's two Michelin-starred Cracco restaurant. "They did not want to see the menus. They just said: 'We want the truffles'." The party of 6 consumed about 300gm of truffle, which costs 10.90 euros per gram.

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1 comment:

  1. That is terrible. It probably wasn't the first time he has done this. But, I wish I could have been with them. Love those truffles!

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