Fat Ox is a Modern Upscale but casual Italian Restaurant in Scottsdale Arizona. From October 8th till October 11th 2018 The Fat Ox was offering a special Truffle Menu of a few dishes inspired by the Chef’s recent trip to Italy. Diners had a choice of ordering off the Special Truffle Dinner Menu or to add Black ($20.00) or White Truffles ($50.00) to regular menu items.

The Fat Ox Restaurant menu offers a Modern take on various Italian dishes using world techniques. Pastas are made in-house and prime steaks are also offered….thus the name Fat Ox.

The spacious restaurant is rich with many interesting light fixtures, lots of wood, intricate tiny old fashioned tile work and pops of ocean blue seating. This restaurant is visually beautiful inside and out and also offers some patio dining.

They start us off with complimentary Focaccia Bread, Calabrian Chili Butter and House Whipped Ricotta.

The Focaccia is very flavorful and one can taste a very pungent olive oil was used. The Ricotta is very milky, smooth and laced with lemon. It surprised me that the Calabrian Chili Butter was so mild that it could have been any pepper…but perhaps is extra mild to please the masses that can’t take the heat.

We start off with the Carbonara Tajarin with White Truffles and Parmesan. $60.00

The thin delicate Piedmont style pasta was tightly rolled and ever so lightly dressed and stuck together some. This pasta  was elevated by fresh shaved White Alba Truffles that are considered the best in world of Truffles. The Truffles  had a delicate but pleasing aroma. I’ll be Forking honest….This plate was good but not the most truffle forward plate I’ve ever had…..Everything here was ultra delicate.

My main was the Wild Salmon with Black Truffle, Salsify, Meyer Lemon and Mushroom Crumble ($54.00).

Salmon is prepared medium well here. The skin should have been crispy but wasn’t so I removed it and carefully saved the truffles that rained down on the skin. Under the skin was a thick bloodline  so I removed it.  (dark flesh that is edible but sometimes taste strong). Now to try the salmon with black truffles. It’s a combination that I never would have thought of that’s delicious!…..The salmon’s rich buttery texture just goes really well with black truffles.   The vegetables are interesting. I really like the salsify. It’s sort of like a fried parsnip. The other vegetables are dressed with what they call a mushroom bread crumble that is on the sweet side.

Had to complete a Truffle Dinner with the Fior De Latte Gelato with White Truffle ($20.00).

The White Truffles this time seemed like they had 20 times more aroma and taste than the White Truffles that were on the Tajarin Pasta. I wanted to just sit there and inhale them. Soon I inhaled them in a different way (my stomach). The Milky gelato was really great with the White Truffle. I got much more BANG here than I did with the pasta….Were these Truffles more potent  ……….or was  the pairing  better…?

That was my trip to Fat Ox Truffle Weekend 2018 in Scottsdale AZ.

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