Eat All Truffle, All the Time at Lutece’s Black Truffle Celebration Dinner

Truffle butter, truffle eggs, truffle cheese, truffle fries — it seems adding the word truffle takes the words off the menu, lets them dance on your tastebuds, and has you salivating before you’ve even ordered. What if we told you you could indulge in seven whole courses of truffle-filled goodness?

The good news is Lutece Bistro & Wine Bar are throwing a black truffle celebration with the real deal (no synthetic ‘truffle oil’ here that you might find at your local wannabe gastropub). Showing off the black winter truffle melanosporum from Manjimup, Western Australia, owner and chef Romain Bapst will treat guests to a delectable seven-course feast in true French style.

Diners will be lucky enough to enjoy the distinct and full flavour of black truffle throughout the courses, starting with the duck foie gras and black truffle, and finishing with the chocolate gianduja. We attended the first dinner last night, and the second (and last) is on tomorrow night. Personal favourites were dishes three and five, the Glacier 51 sea bass and deep sea scallops, and the White Rocks milk-fed veal shoulder and fillet (pictured).

The last dinner is on Friday, August 8, at 7pm. It is $160 per person with a glass of champagne on arrival, or $190 per person with matching wines. Nab your spot by contacting [email protected] or by calling (07) 3161 1858.

Chocolate Gianduja at Lutece