If you've said adieu to French wine, soon you'll be able to feast on homegrown truffles. Via the UK TelegraphJust a few miles from the birthplace of frontier pioneer Davy Crockett, mushroom expert Tom Michaels has unlocked the secret of commercial production of the famous Perigord black truffle.In a breakthrough that could one day make an American-grown Perigord truffle as ubiquitous worldwide as the Big Mac, Mr Michaels has produced his first crop of the pungent nodules in his orchard, deep in rural Tennessee.Seven years after planting acres of hazelnut trees impregnated with the spores of Tuber melanosporum, the 59-year-old scientist discovered just a few weeks ago that his experiment had finally born fruit. Recalling the moment of discovery, he said "I was jumping around yelling 'Eureka'."A top chef says ,"It's the real thing."Thomas Lifson adds:This is delicious news in multiple ways. Truffles are an elemental food, which appeal not merely to the taste buds,...(Read Full Post)