August 8, 2013

This morning,  I came across a recent email from Touch of Modern - a website that emails time sensitive retail deals on hip and trendy items with an eye on design.  I found this retail item in a recent email.



Yep, you can purchase truffles from Touch of Modern - seasonal, fresh and flown in from France!
Not only can you click to purchase these expensive, delicious little fungi - they are ON SALE! $69.00 (reduced from $97.50).

I find this so intriguing - I cannot decide between being amazed at the idea that something that is traditionally so "hands on" and often difficult to procure is so easily accessible and obtainable and at the same time being disappointed that what was once a culinary treat and special is somehow now possibly less special.   Does being able to buy truffles on Touch of Modern make them less special?