The Truffle Shuffle

...fooled ya. No, it's not a post about The Goonies. But we promise you'll like this just as much.

"The Savoy Truffle" is a little-known song by George Harrison off The Beatles' White Album, written about his friend Eric Clapton's sweet tooth. The song chronicles their journey of sorts through a box of sweets, culminating in Clapton's favorite treat of all, the Savoy Truffle:

Cool cherry creme, nice apple tart

I feel your taste all the time when we're apart

Coconut fudge really blows down those blues

But you'll have to have them all pulled out

After the Savoy Truffle

The only problem is that no one knows exactly what a Savoy Truffle is.

Local non-profit Love Street Light Circus saw a unique opportunity in that mystery when they were putting together their upcoming White Album for Purple Songs event, in which top Houston bands and musicians will come together (come together...get it?!?) for a performance of the entire White Album on November 16th to celebrate the album's 40th anniversary.

In conjunction with the event, Love Street Light Circus has asked local restaurants and chefs to create their own version of the Savoy Truffle. Participants include Gravitas (whose pastry chef, Plinio Sandalio, is a perennial Houstonist favorite) VOICE, Catalan, Ibiza, Mark's American, Bouchon's (at the nearly-opened La Torretta resort in Lake Conroe), and tenacity, Randy Rucker's private dining group.

The creations will be available at White Album for Purple Songs, but if you just can't wait until November 16th (like us), you'll also be able to enjoy them at the aforementioned restaurants beforehand. Make sure to call the restaurant prior to showing up, just to make sure they've got a Savoy Truffle or two on hand for you.

Which Savoy Truffle will be best? You'll have to try them all to find out...

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Photo courtesy of Flickr user MadeIn1984.