Truffle Butter Lobster with Linguine · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Ingredients

• 2 1 1/2 lb maine lobsters (live)
• 2 cups dry white wine (such as sauvignon blanc or unoaked chardonnay)
• 1/4 cup dry vermouth
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 carrots (peeled and halved lengthwise)
• 1 onion (peeled and quartered)
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 thumb-length piece of fresh ginger (peeled)
• 3 ribs celery with leaves (halved lengthwise)
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 medium shallot (minced)
• 1 lb mushrooms (such as maitake, cremini, chenterelle, or a mix (do not use portobellos or shitakes))
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups heavy cream
• 6 tbsp black truffle butter
• 1 lb dried or fresh linguine (cooked al dente in unsalted water)
• 1/4 cup fresh chervil (chopped)
• white pepper