Comments on: Would You Pay $160,000 for a Truffle? http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2006/12/13/would-you-pay-160000-for-a-truffle/ The thoughts and experiences of Merrill Dubrow Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Merrill Dubrow http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2006/12/13/would-you-pay-160000-for-a-truffle/#comment-39177 Merrill Dubrow Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:51:40 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2006/12/13/would-you-pay-160000-for-a-truffle/#comment-39177 WE HAVE A NEW RECORD!!!!!!!!!!!! Giant Truffle Auctioned for $330,000 1 day ago FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A Macau casino mogul bid a record $330,00 at auction Saturday to win a giant white truffle dug up in Tuscany, organizers said. Billionaire Stanley Ho made the winning bid for the 3.3 pound truffle during an auction staged simultaneously in Florence, London and at Ho's Grand Lisboa hotel in Macau, said auction organizer Giselle Oberti. The price bested the previous record for a truffle of $212,000, she said. The unusually heavy truffle was dug up last week by truffle hunter Cristiano Savini, his father Luciano and dog Rocco in Palaia, a town about 25 miles from Pisa. The Savinis said Rocco started sniffing "like crazy" when he zeroed in on the fungus. Guinness World Records lists a 2.86 pound white truffle found in Croatia in 1999 as the biggest. Truffles usually weigh from 1 to 2.8 ounces apiece. Slivers of white truffles, with their strong aroma, are prized in Italy to flavor pasta sauces and rice dishes. Proceeds from the auction were to go to an Italian organization that helps sufferers of genetic diseases, a group that helps street children in London and Catholic charities in Macau. Calls to Ho weren't immediately returned late Saturday. WE HAVE A NEW RECORD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Giant Truffle Auctioned for $330,000
1 day ago

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A Macau casino mogul bid a record $330,00 at auction Saturday to win a giant white truffle dug up in Tuscany, organizers said.

Billionaire Stanley Ho made the winning bid for the 3.3 pound truffle during an auction staged simultaneously in Florence, London and at Ho’s Grand Lisboa hotel in Macau, said auction organizer Giselle Oberti.

The price bested the previous record for a truffle of $212,000, she said.

The unusually heavy truffle was dug up last week by truffle hunter Cristiano Savini, his father Luciano and dog Rocco in Palaia, a town about 25 miles from Pisa. The Savinis said Rocco started sniffing “like crazy” when he zeroed in on the fungus.

Guinness World Records lists a 2.86 pound white truffle found in Croatia in 1999 as the biggest.

Truffles usually weigh from 1 to 2.8 ounces apiece. Slivers of white truffles, with their strong aroma, are prized in Italy to flavor pasta sauces and rice dishes.

Proceeds from the auction were to go to an Italian organization that helps sufferers of genetic diseases, a group that helps street children in London and Catholic charities in Macau.

Calls to Ho weren’t immediately returned late Saturday.

]]> By: Naomi Walters http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2006/12/13/would-you-pay-160000-for-a-truffle/#comment-781 Naomi Walters Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:09:36 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2006/12/13/would-you-pay-160000-for-a-truffle/#comment-781 Merrill, like you I would do things with family and friends first. I would rent several homes by the Eastern Shore for all my siblings and cousins - okay so that would be a whole town! Then have a giant party on the shore line with all the friends as well. I would also establish a new park in our local community as this has always been a soft spot in my heart. I already have a gazebo named for me - and now want to add more to the community. Giving back is so rewarding and I would do more volunteer work - and not care about paying bills! Boy, that is a wish! I love to travel, so would add time for that as well. The list could go on - so I consider myself one lucky lady to have sucha good life! Thanks for making us stop and think how much we have to be grateful for without having to spend a fortune! Naomi Walters Merrill, like you I would do things with family and friends first. I would rent several homes by the Eastern Shore for all my siblings and cousins - okay so that would be a whole town! Then have a giant party on the shore line with all the friends as well. I would also establish a new park in our local community as this has always been a soft spot in my heart. I already have a gazebo named for me - and now want to add more to the community. Giving back is so rewarding and I would do more volunteer work - and not care about paying bills! Boy, that is a wish! I love to travel, so would add time for that as well. The list could go on - so I consider myself one lucky lady to have sucha good life! Thanks for making us stop and think how much we have to be grateful for without having to spend a fortune! Naomi Walters

]]> By: Michael Halberstam http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2006/12/13/would-you-pay-160000-for-a-truffle/#comment-780 Michael Halberstam Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:04:33 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2006/12/13/would-you-pay-160000-for-a-truffle/#comment-780 Great Question Merrill. What would I do if you suddenly had a lot of money.....I'd go with you and do all those wonderful things, except I'd do Yankee Stadium instead of Fenway. Great Question Merrill. What would I do if you suddenly had a lot of money…..I’d go with you and do all those wonderful things, except I’d do Yankee Stadium instead of Fenway.

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