Portland Culinary Podcast

Vanessa Holden Founder Smitten: Artisan Truffles -- Episode 9 of the Great Food Great Stories Podcast with Steven Shomler Episode 9 of the Great Food Great Stories Podcast is here! In this episode Steven Shomler visits with Vanessa Holden Founder Smitten: Artisan Truffles During this Great Food Great Stories Podcast you will learn why Vanessa chose to name her culinary start up Smitten, what a truffle is, how to make a great truffle at home, some of the fun and innovative truffles that Vanessa has made using ingredients like olive oil, rosemary, wine, bourbon, beer, cider, yuzu, calamansi, passionfruit, and more. Steven suggests a few collabs for Vanessa to consider doing such as #1 making a truffle with Dragon's Gate Brewery’s Le Morte d’Arthur Belgian Chocolate Stout, #2 that she make a special truffle for the annual Beer. Cider. Love. dinner using Finnriver Cacao and Fort George Cavatica Stout, #3 works with Buddha Kat Winery’s Chat Noir Blackberry and #4 Vanessa could head out to Astoria and meets up with