Returning to his forest, Rob washes his bloody face in the lake before returning to his cabin to play a tape that Lori recorded of herself singing Bruce Springsteen’s " I'm on Fire" to him for his birthday. Despite Amir's carelessness, Rob decides to resume his partnership with him. Rob is devastated.Ī remorseful Amir drives Rob back to a diner near his forest home. When Rob follows him, Darius confesses that the junkies he hired for the theft had mishandled the pig, resulting in her death. After sneaking back into Darius's house, Rob and Amir cook and serve dinner to Darius, the same dish and wine pairing that Rob prepared for Darius and his wife years earlier at his restaurant. Rob retrieves a baguette from his former baker, while Amir sources special ingredients, including a bottle of wine from Rob and Lori's personal collection, held at the mausoleum containing Lori's ashes. He asks Amir to gather a list of items in order to retrieve his pig through different tactics. He goes to Darius' home to offer Rob a ride, who admits that he doesn't need his pig to hunt truffles (since he uses the trees), but wants her back because he loves her.
Darius promises him $25,000 in exchange for the pig and threatens Rob with the pig's death should he continue his pursuit.Īmir visits his comatose mother in a care facility, revealing she is still alive.
Rob angrily ends his partnership with Amir before going to confront Darius at his home. Overwhelmed by the memory of his dream and the reality of his current circumstances, Derrick confesses that Amir's wealthy father, Darius, was behind the theft of his pig, having learned of its existence from Amir. Rob pointedly, yet empathetically criticizes Derrick for opening a contemporary restaurant rather than the pub he always wanted to run. In the meantime, Rob visits the house where he used to live with his wife Lori, whose death compelled Rob to withdraw from society.Īt Eurydice, Rob asks to meet with its head chef, Derrick, a former pasta chef at Rob's restaurant. Following Edgar's lead, Rob asks Amir to secure reservations for themselves at Eurydice, a trendy Haute cuisine restaurant. Amir reveals that his parents had an unhappy marriage and says their happiest time was after a dinner at Rob's restaurant, before his mother eventually died by suicide. The following morning, Amir voices his admiration for Rob as a chef.
Rob and Amir drive to Portland and infiltrate an underground fighting ring run by Edgar, an old acquaintance of Rob's, who provides another clue on the whereabouts of his pig. They claim to have given the pig to someone from downtown Portland. He reaches out to Amir, who helps him locate a group of impoverished drug addicts suspected by another local truffle-hunter of being the culprits. One night, Rob is assaulted by unidentified assailants as they steal his pig. He sells the truffles to Amir, a young and inexperienced supplier of luxury ingredients to high-end restaurants. Living in a cabin deep in the Oregon forests, he hunts for truffles with the help of his prized foraging pig. Robin "Rob" Feld is a former Portland-based chef turned reclusive truffle forager.