SAVE THE DATE: Truffle Kerfuffle confirmed 23-25 June 2023
Taste buds across the nation are salivating with Truffle Kerfuffle confirmed to take place from 23 to 25 June 2023 in the heart of Australian truffle country in Manjimup.
It is welcome news after Truffle Kerfuffle was cancelled this year (2022) due to uncertainties surrounding the pandemic.
Manjimup, in Western Australia’s Southern Forests, is the most prolific truffle growing region in the Southern Hemisphere, producing about 85 per cent of all black truffles grown in Australia and fetching prices of up to $3,000 per kilogram.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism Roger Cook has welcomed the return of Truffle Kerfuffle and said it was a key event in the gourmet food calendar.
“This event not only highlights the world-class nature of Manjimup’s own truffles, but also brings thousands of visitors to the region and provides a fantastic base to explore Australia’s South West,” Minister Cook said.
“The WA Government is proud to support Truffle Kerfuffle for another two years through Tourism WA’s Regional Events Program to bring this amazing event back to the region next year.”
Truffle Kerfuffle is a celebration of Manjimup’s “black gold”, sought-after by chefs across the globe for their consistent high quality, impossible-to-describe taste and unmistakable heady, earthy aroma.
With truffles at the centre of the weekend festival along with the region’s prized produce from apples to potatoes and 50 other kinds of fruit and vegetable, Truffle Kerfuffle is the ultimate winter escape for food lovers.
Imagine candle lit long table feasts, decadent dishes laden with freshly harvested black truffle, intimate fireside cooking masterclasses with acclaimed chefs, truffle dog demonstrations and truffle hunts in orchards, an undercover marketplace brimming with locally grown produce and delicious morsels, wine sessions and spirit tastings, free cooking demonstrations and more.
Around the fire is a place to meet and mingle with farmers, chefs, winemakers, and friendly locals who make up the Southern Forests community.
Chef and food writer Sophie Zalokar, a name synonymous with the Southern Forests, has been appointed as Project Manager for Truffle Kerfuffle. Her role will focus on event planning, theming and talent management.
Ms Zalokar said the region’s truffles were revered around the world and there’s much to celebrate.
“The Southern Forests region’s soils and climate and its successful and hard-working truffle growers produce first class truffles. A truly unique gastronomic treasure and highlight of feasting during the winter season in Western Australia,” said Ms Zalokar.
“I’m excited about my new role which includes providing creative direction, curating the talent selection and working collaboratively with chefs, growers and the community.”
Book a weekend away and recharge the soul in the country, surrounded by trees and rolling green hills, and connect with like-minded people at an authentic country festival.
From its initial beginnings in 2011, Truffle Kerfuffle (a not-for-profit community event) has grown into a highlight on the Australian tourism calendar and is on the to-do list of many a traveller and gourmand.
Truffle Kerfuffle is proudly supported by the Western Australian State Government through Tourism WA’s Regional Events Program, Fonty’s Pool and the Shire of Manjimup.
Date: 23 - 25 June 2023
Location: Fonty’s Pool, Manjimup, Western Australia
www.trufflekeruffle.com.au
Taste buds across the nation are salivating with Truffle Kerfuffle confirmed to take place from 23 to 25 June 2023 in the heart of Australian truffle country in Manjimup.
It is welcome news after Truffle Kerfuffle was cancelled this year (2022) due to uncertainties surrounding the pandemic.
Manjimup, in Western Australia’s Southern Forests, is the most prolific truffle growing region in the Southern Hemisphere, producing about 85 per cent of all black truffles grown in Australia and fetching prices of up to $3,000 per kilogram.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism Roger Cook has welcomed the return of Truffle Kerfuffle and said it was a key event in the gourmet food calendar.
“This event not only highlights the world-class nature of Manjimup’s own truffles, but also brings thousands of visitors to the region and provides a fantastic base to explore Australia’s South West,” Minister Cook said.
“The WA Government is proud to support Truffle Kerfuffle for another two years through Tourism WA’s Regional Events Program to bring this amazing event back to the region next year.”
Truffle Kerfuffle is a celebration of Manjimup’s “black gold”, sought-after by chefs across the globe for their consistent high quality, impossible-to-describe taste and unmistakable heady, earthy aroma.
With truffles at the centre of the weekend festival along with the region’s prized produce from apples to potatoes and 50 other kinds of fruit and vegetable, Truffle Kerfuffle is the ultimate winter escape for food lovers.
Imagine candle lit long table feasts, decadent dishes laden with freshly harvested black truffle, intimate fireside cooking masterclasses with acclaimed chefs, truffle dog demonstrations and truffle hunts in orchards, an undercover marketplace brimming with locally grown produce and delicious morsels, wine sessions and spirit tastings, free cooking demonstrations and more.
Around the fire is a place to meet and mingle with farmers, chefs, winemakers, and friendly locals who make up the Southern Forests community.
Chef and food writer Sophie Zalokar, a name synonymous with the Southern Forests, has been appointed as Project Manager for Truffle Kerfuffle. Her role will focus on event planning, theming and talent management.
Ms Zalokar said the region’s truffles were revered around the world and there’s much to celebrate.
“The Southern Forests region’s soils and climate and its successful and hard-working truffle growers produce first class truffles. A truly unique gastronomic treasure and highlight of feasting during the winter season in Western Australia,” said Ms Zalokar.
“I’m excited about my new role which includes providing creative direction, curating the talent selection and working collaboratively with chefs, growers and the community.”
Book a weekend away and recharge the soul in the country, surrounded by trees and rolling green hills, and connect with like-minded people at an authentic country festival.
From its initial beginnings in 2011, Truffle Kerfuffle (a not-for-profit community event) has grown into a highlight on the Australian tourism calendar and is on the to-do list of many a traveller and gourmand.
Truffle Kerfuffle is proudly supported by the Western Australian State Government through Tourism WA’s Regional Events Program, Fonty’s Pool and the Shire of Manjimup.
Date: 23 - 25 June 2023
Location: Fonty’s Pool, Manjimup, Western Australia
www.trufflekeruffle.com.au
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