OTG and Urbani Truffles have partnered to celebrate New York’s White Truffle Festival at Newark Liberty International (EWR), being held November 5 -12.
OTG said more than 200 pounds of white truffles valued at $600,000 have been flown in to
EWR, and six restaurants in Terminal C – Chef Mario Carbone’s Abruzzo Italian Steakhouse, Casciano’s, Caps Beer Garden, Wanderlust Burger Bar, Saison and DAILY – will take part in the festival.
“It’s exciting to have a collection of restaurants participate, each with their own unique
style and take on how to use truffles in our dishes,” said Carbone. “Like at DAILY and Saison, we’ll incorporate fresh truffles and truffle products, not only into our menu at Abruzzo, a traditional steakhouse, but also at the more casual Casciano’s, where we’ll use truffle cream in our paninis, for example. While Wanderlust is going with black truffle burgers from Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors.”
Items to be offered include fresh lacquered Nantucket scallops with shaved truffle and foie gras cream; Amish free range chicken stuffed with burgundy black truffles and served with roasted root vegetables with truffle jus; manicotti-stuffed shells filled with ground veal and truffled ricotta and pan roasted Rohan Duck Breast with fresh shaved ruffle, among other truffle-infused dishes and bites.
“Participating in New York’s White Truffle Festival has both our guests and crew members incredibly excited,” said OTG CEO Rick Blatstein. “We’re always looking for unique and fun ways to elevate the travel experience for our guests, and in partnering with Urbani, we’re able to do just that.”
