The truffle season is almost over and if you haven’t been on a truffle hunt yet, I have one to recommend to you. Sure, it comes with a price tag but one of the main reasons why I signed up was because Damian Brabender was the chef who was going to be cooking us a 6 course truffle lunch.
Truffle Hunt & Cook Lunch ($180.00 pp) includes truffle hunt with farm owner Jayson and his team of highly trained truffle dogs as well as a six course truffle lunch menu created by Chef Damian Brabender with matching local wines. 
Even though I was mainly interested in the food component, it didn’t stop me from immensely enjoying myself watching Simba the truffle dog do his thing so skillfully and listening to Jayson’s amusing story about how he came to training dogs and eventually owning the truffle farm.
Simba sniffed out the truffle, now it was our job to carefully dig it out.
We (well Simba) found a hefty truffle nugget worth approximately $500 within minutes of starting our hunt. 
After a few successful harvests, we headed back to the kitchen where Damian had started cooking up a storm.
We were swiftly given beverages and a hot cauliflower and truffle soup to warm us up. This was so smooth and creamy, the perfect winter warmer.
Bread and truffle butter.
Truffle risotto with an egg. I love how creamy and rich this dish was, I really wanted five more.
I love truffle butter and it goes so well with scallops.
Damian (along with volunteers) showed us how easy it was to ‘whip up’ truffle mayonnaise.
We all swooned over the steak topped with truffle infused jus.
One of the greatest ways of having truffles is having truffle brie!
TimmyC asked if I would like some crackers with my cheese… Cheeky.
We ended our lovely experience with a chocolate ‘truffle’ a truffle ice cream encased in chocolate and cocoa.
The food in short was fantastic, I’ve always been a fan of Damian’s work. Not only did we get a 6 course lunch, we got something better than that- an appreciation of truffles, dismissing the price tag associated with truffles because you don’t need much to make a big impact and knowledge of how to get the most out of your truffle.
I really enjoyed the whole experience; I found Damian and Jayson really charming and funny, they really get you to join in on the conversation and the experience.
See their other events like breakfast and truffle hunts on their website.
Venue: The Truffle Farm Canberra
Address: 23 Mount Majura Road, Canberra, ACT 2609
Phone: 0400 483 082
Website: http://www.thetrufflefarm.com.au/
Opening dates: June – August
9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday – Sunday
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