Now the Duke of Edinburgh Understands Why Truffles Are So Bloody
Pricey  A Buckingham Palace chef has thrown in the towelapron
after two decades of service. Though Britain's Queen Elizabeth
II is said to adore his Viennese chocolate cake, and royal
grandchildren, including Prince William and Prince Harry, have
delighted in his gingerbread men, chef Derek Cross will be
leaving the palace kitchens, reportedly after butting heads with
temperamental chief royal chef of seven years, Mark Flanagan.
Flanagan's temper has been compared to that of British celebrity
chef Gordon Ramsay, who, incidentally, hates Buckingham Palace's
food.Meanwhile, the Queen's consort, the Duke of Edinburgh, has
been having some culinary hardships of his own. For three years
now, Prince Philip has unsuccessfully attempted to yield
truffles from the alkaline soil at the royal Sandringham Estate,
in Norfolk. Having spent nearly $8,000 on more than 300 truffle-
impregnated hazel and oak saplings, the Prince hoped the fungal
cash crop would al