Truffle foragers in Italy have long sought to get rid of competition in search of "black gold." Ruthless hunters have resorted to dropping poison-laced treats to tempt truffle-sniffing dogs. Police ...

The massacre was silent, the assassins stealthy and the impact devastating. The victims: more than 30 dogs, highly trained to sniff out the valuable truffles that grow underground near the dank and ...

Chef Zaloshnja draws on his 14 years in Verona to create a six-course meal featuring the $100-per-ounce winter delicacy.

I’m standing in the Umbrian forest and Nancy Silverton is holding one of the largest white truffles I’ve ever seen. The chef—with the help of our truffle-hunting guide, Michele Filosi, and Argo, his ...

ALBA, Italy — Rising global temperatures are worrying truffle hunters around the Italian town of Alba, where the most prized specimens can fetch twice the price of gold. This particularly warm October ...