Where to Dine on White Truffles in Los Angeles

by Daniela Galarza Dec 5, 2012, 5:00am PST

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by Daniela Galarza Dec 5, 2012, 5:00am PST

Even in the midst of a season of excess, nothing says luxury quite like white truffles. This year's crop was not as robust as that of previous seasons, making it one of the more expensive harvests in recent memory. An ounce of fresh white truffle can sell for nearly $4,000, making Oliverio's $125 Raviolo all'Uovo (egg yolk, ricotta cheese, white truffle) look like a bargain. Below, find top LA restaurants that are honoring Italy's finest fungi.

Providence

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Providence's Chef Michael Cimarusti will continue to serve his "White Truffle Menu Spontanée" (priced between $300 and $400 per person) through the end of the year. Items such as the Raviolo all' Uovo, Pasta alla Chitarra, and White Truffle Risotto may also be ordered a la carte.

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5955 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038

(323) 460-4170

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Melisse Restaurant

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Chef Josiah Citrin is offering several white truffle-enhanced dishes this month. Truffle Egg with truffle sauce, shaved white truffles and toasted brioche; truffle risotto with mascarpone and shaved white truffles; and five cheese agnolotti with browned butter and shaved truffles are each $120. Additionally, diners may add white truffle shavings to any dish for $85.

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1104 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401

(310) 395-0881

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Valentino Italian Restaurant

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Valentino pulled out all the stops this week for their 40th Anniversary with a hand-picked truffle-scented menu. Find various truffle specials on the menu through the end of the month.

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3115 Pico boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 92005

(310) 829-4313

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Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi

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The Baldi family is offering white truffle risotto, ravioli and tagliatelle this month, all around $150 per dish.

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114 W Channel Rd, Santa Monica, CA 90402

(310) 573-1660

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WolfgangPuck at Hotel Bel-Air

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Wolfgang Puck's newest fine dining restaurant, at the Hotel Bel Air, is serving white truffles, including at least one dish on the chef's tasting menu, until the end of the month.

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701 Stone Canyon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90077

(310) 909-1617

Oliverio

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Chef Mirko Paderno is offering a delicate Raviolo (that's single ravioli) all'Uovo (egg yolk, ricotta cheese, white truffle) for $125. Both that and the ridiculous $500 Hamburger al Tartufo (Kobe beef burger, truffle cheese, 2 oz fresh white truffle) must be ordered 48 hours in advance.

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9400 W Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(310) 407-7791

Trattoria Amici Brentwood

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The restaurant is offering a number of dishes with fresh white truffles shaved on top, including a buffalo mozzarella with white truffles ($65) and veal scaloppine with white truffles and shaved Parmesan ($110).

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2538 San Vicente Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90402-2321

(310) 260-4900

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Cecconi's

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Cecconi's always celebrates white truffle season, and this year is no different. Pick from Egg Special: White Truffle Scrambled Eggs & Prosecco (Scrambled eggs on toast with shaved white truffle, $90) or “The One-Hundred Dollar Pizza” (Quail egg, leeks, burrata, shaved white truffle, $100).

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8764 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90069

(310) 432-2000

Culina, Modern Italian

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Culina is offering a multi-course ode to white truffles this month. American Wagyu Beef carpaccio; Ravioli with celery root, sheep’s milk ricotta, and green apple; and Vitello with pumpkin passato are all served with white truffles. Four courses for $195.