In the dense, ancient forests near the small town of Falls City, Oregon, lies a hidden treasure that only a select few know how to uncover. For a brief 10-week period each year, these individuals embark on a quest for one of the world’s most luxurious foods, once hailed by the Roman emperor Nero as the “Food of the Gods”: black truffles. In Oregon, these truffles are considered more precious than gold. For the first time, we have been granted exclusive access to this clandestine world of foragers and rural entrepreneurs. This year, however, an unprecedented drought has struck Oregon, severely reducing the typically plentiful wild black truffle harvest, and winter has arrived sooner than expected. With the truffle supply dwindling to historic lows, prices are anticipated to soar to unprecedented heights. As competition among foragers intensifies and more individuals join the hunt for wealth, Oregon’s truffle hunters will be tested to their utmost limits.