Article: Bistro owner swallows his pride and takes foie gras off the menu

Article: Editor's Choice: Foie gras finds way onto stylish menus.(Brief Article)
Crain's Chicago Business;  June 12, 2000 ;     627 words ...Foie gras used to be a rare delicacy served only...trendy restaurants in Chicago. And while foie gras terrine is the traditional French preparation...partner Paul Kahan features an appetizer of foie gras au torchon, liver cured with salt, sugar...

Article: Larders filled again with foie gras
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 13, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Rest easy, foie gras lovers. The crisis is over. It's hard...food the French call "fat liver." But foie gras is so hot that earlier this year, even...455 N. City Front Plaza. "There was a foie gras crisis," confirms Rob Leichman, director...

Article: Restaurateurs See Faux Pas in Ban on Foie Gras [Correction 8/29/06]
The Washington Post;  August 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Don't come between foodies and their foie gras. That was the message sent by Chicago diners who dug into foie gras dishes Monday, on the eve of the city's ban on foie gras taking effect. High-end restaurants had special foie gras tastings to protest...

Article: Foie gras returns to city dining scene
Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  June 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......need to know the secret password to get foie gras anymore. The era of the "duckeasy," as...The ban led to increased interest in foie gras, he said. "There'll be some great excitement...chef Michael Tsonton, another who served foie gras all along, said his sales haven't been...

Article: Cookbook author shares his passion for foie gras.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  March 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Is there any more luxurious food than foie gras? The fattened liver of geese and ducks...discerning diners. In his new book, Foie Gras: A Passion, Michael Ginor, co-founder of Hudson Valley Foie Gras, the world's largest producer, traces...

Article: Buttery foie gras isn't to be taken lightly
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 15, 2002 ;     427 words ...Buttery foie gras isn't to be taken lightly By KEVIN MILLONZI...chef a truly great chef. Even though foie gras has been around since the time of the...to many. The literal translation of foie gras is "fat liver." Traditional foie gras...

Article: FARMING FOIE GRAS GOURMETS ACROSS AMERICA HAVE A CATSKILLS FARM TO THANK FOR THEIR HIGH-GRADE DUCK LIVER.(LIFE-FOOD)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ......he's plotting: the democratization of foie gras. While the liver of force-fed ducks is...not-too-distant future when fat-rich foie gras will be in every grocery store in America...Face it, most people don't know what foie gras is,'' Yanay admits. ``If you put foie...

Article: Psst! Do you want a little foie gras?: A year into Chicago's ban, the delicacy can be found on restaurant tables -- but not menus.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  August 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the garnish. There was a lovely slab of foie gras with my squab, said the chef at Michael...last year, it has been illegal to sell foie gras, a delicacy made from the liver of a...plates. Aficionados can still dine on foie gras, if they know where to look. Bin 36 from...

Article: Microwaveable foie gras? Believe it.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 11, 2000 ;     700+ words ...PHILADELPHIA _ It might be very hard to think of foie gras along the lines of a microwaveable TV...before serving. But still, microwaveable foie gras? What's next: Hungry Man Tournedos Rossini...Rougie, the world's largest producer of foie gras _ and tasted it against some other ...

Article: Succulent foie gras melts in your mouth
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  April 8, 2001 ;     568 words ......meal would be complete in France without serving foie gras. As Easter approaches, the French are scrambling to make their most prized culinary secret: perfect foie gras. Foie gras literally means "fat liver" and is obtained by overfeeding...

Article: Local menus: suddenly overstuffed with foie gras.(prices and rates of Hudson Valley foie gras )(Brief article)
Crain's Chicago Business;  May 15, 2006 ;     246 words ......a City Council ban that will put foie gras on ice, restaurants are cooking...includes an appetizer of Hudson Valley foie gras with farm cherry seedlings and homemade brioche ($20), a main course of foie gras and glazed Thumbelina carrots...

Article: High on foie gras delicacy
New Straits Times;  January 4, 2005 ;     270 words ......New Straits Times 01-04-2005 High on foie gras delicacy Byline: Barbara Foong Edition...Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur will be having a foie gras promotion from Jan 6 to 16. Sous chef...together a special a la carte menu featuring foie gras. The chef, who has nine years' experience...

Article: Foie gras debate evokes passionate discussions.
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT);  February 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and -- voila! -- perfectly seared duck foie gras. All that's left is to drizzle on a tarragon-po...s that simple in French cuisine, and foie gras is getting, well, complicated -- and...melting like butter in the pan. Although foie gras is available by request at Saint Tropez...

Article: LIVING REVIEW FOOD & DRINK: Sticks in the throat Clarissa Dickson Wright doesn't care if birds are force-fed. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the practice should be banned. Simon Beckett looks at how foie gras is dividing food lovers and politicians
The Independent on Sunday;  October 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ...When it comes to foie gras there's no such thing as middle ground...are the chefs and gourmets for whom foie gras is one of life's essential luxuries...The controversy over whether or not foie gras (French for 'fatty liver') should be...