The $330,000 Truffle

I know, it's been a while, again. But this time I have a really good excuse: I've been busy having a baby. Yep, Sarah Addison McQuillen, heiress to the truffle throne of Tehachapi, was born on October 16, 2007. She's healthy, happy, and ecstatic to learn that truffle sales are going strong, having recently reached the $100,000 per pound mark. Seriously.

I'm sure you've all heard that some crazy Macauan billionaire bought a three pound white truffle at an auction for $330,000. Here is the Italian truffle hunter holding the monstrosity and cheering at the auction price:I hope to one day be at a casino in Masau have a picture like that taken of me with a famous Tehachapi truffle. And here is the truffle itself:
I guess it had its own photo shoot. It looks quite unappetizing to me. And what exactly does a person do with a 3.3 pound, $330,000 truffle? I haven't found any news stories on what happened to the truffle but I imagine it's been consumed since they are best eaten fresh.