Liz Johnson—Freedman's, Los Angeles.

Pecan truffles were his first experience with a local product, but he recalls, "It was underwhelming because I was comparing it to a Burgundy truffle.I think you can’t compare any of this stuff.

You have to enjoy it for what it is.”.Amy Brandwein of Washington D.C. restaurant.pecan truffles and cultivated black truffles.

from Virginia, shaving them on everything from pasta to appetizers, salads, and sauces.Sometimes she'll get French ones but mostly, she uses local ones, she tells me.

Native truffles came into her world only three years ago, brought by a forager who hunts them up and down the east coast.

“The first one I had was a pecan truffle.View on Best Buy.

For us, no kitchen is complete without a full-service coffee station.A fully automatic.

is the cornerstone for a coffee bar, and the SMEG Fully Automatic Coffee Machine makes the perfect pull with 19 bars of pressure (excellent for an at-home machine under $1,000) for espresso, ristretto, Americano, or black coffee.The attached frother can whip up frothed milk for specialty drinks at the touch of a button, or dispense hot water for afternoon tea..