I like traditions and rituals -- especially those that involve food, whether simple or elaborate. Every time I go to a sports event, I take my own peanuts, purchased by mail from a company in Virginia ...

Cultivating truffles in Sonoma County? It has been an intriguing idea since Henry Trione first explored it with his friend J. Ralph Stone in the 1970s. But growing truffles in Sonoma County didn’t ...

For the past seven years, on a farm in rural Orange County, Franklin Garland and his wife, Betty, have been cultivating and harvesting black Perigord truffles. They were the first people in the United ...

FRUIT OF FAITH: This black truffle is one of about 40 unearthed early this month at the Mountain Research Station pilot truffle orchard in Waynesville. Established in 2011, this is the first year the ...

Nestled between vineyards in the rolling hills near Creston and Paso Robles, more than 1,500 holly oak trees slowly stretch their thorny leaves and branches into the rural San Luis Obispo County sky.

For the past four years, between the months of December and March, Seth Angerer has walked through his family’s orchard in Geyserville, Calif., hoping for a miracle. With his dogs Leo and Vito in tow, ...