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San Jose foie gras

5 weeks left of Foie Gras, make it count with Chapeau!

In an effort to develop my palate and appreciation for the exotic, I opted to savor Foie Gras for the first (and hopefully not the last) time in...
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Cool wine bars in Paris

  • Paris Wine Bars
  • April 29, 2012
A few spots in the city of lights for amazing wines and food.If you are in Paris and want to explore the wine bars scene, I recommend a few spots...
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Boccadillos in San Francisco

  • Bocadillos San Francisco
  • January 25, 2011
Gerald Hirigoyen, the basque chef behind the classic Basque restaurant Piperade, has joined with chef Robert Petzold to take over North beach with...
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Foie gras - the argument continues

(Portions of thisarticle may be inappropriate for children and people who take themselves too seriously. The observations expressed below are just...
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Foie gras: the delicacy people love or love to hate

Some food fanatics remember their culinary"firsts" as a golfer rememberstheir firsthole-in-one. For example, I remember my first lobster,...
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North Face outdoor clothing company using feathers of suffering foie gras geese

  • North Face Clothing
  • February 20, 2012
San Francisco, California - North Face, an American outdoor producer of chic outerwear, fleece, footwear and sleeping bags has been using the goose...
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New Year’s Eve march against foie gras, the ‘delicacy of despair’

In July 2012 a new California law will prohibit the production and sale of foie gras, a food that is made from the unnaturally fattened livers of...
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Statewide ban of foie gras in California causing controversy

California - The law banning the sale of foie gras doesn't take effect until next July, but some of the state's fancy restaurants who still...
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Foie Gras: Are we having fatty diseased liver for dinner?

Foie Gras literally means “fatty liver”, and is considered a delicacy..Here is a brief look at how this “delicacy” is...
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