(From The Vault) Truffles: Food Journalist Rowan Jacobsen & Sabatino Truffles

Truffles are a rare and prized ingredient. They can be described as having a powerful aroma, euphoric smell and intoxicating flavor. This season in particular, truffle prices are skyrocketing. Rowan Jacobsen, author of "Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World's Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs" shares his quest to uncover the culinary delicacy. Sabatino Truffles founder and CEO Federico Balestra details the evolution of truffles from his company's hundred year history in Umbria, Italy to modern day cultivation around the world.Follow @‌rowanjacobsen @trufflehoundbook @‌sabatinotrufflesSabatino | The Truffle FamilyIn partnership with The Chefs' Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for 40 years @‌wherechefsshophttps://www.chefswarehouse.com/