The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

Yes, foie gras is occasionally served “cru,” i.e., raw. One such French preparation, “foie gras cru au gros sel”, is foie sliced thin like prosciutto, and sprinkled with coarse salt.

Hounds have mixed feelings about the new Jean-Georges eatery.

Troquet in the 15th. Bistro K here is equal if not better than these Parisian favorites, I continue to marvel at this place. One of us had the torchon of foie gras, three thick slices with toast and sweet pear. One of us had the...

Take two food bloggers, give them each a free hunk of foie gras, and what do you get? An online cooking competition where they try to outdo each other in making the best Thomas Keller-style torchon.

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Did you guys see that Chicago has pending legislation banning fois gras? Very interesting situation up that way... and it sounds like there’s a chance that it will pass.

it is still around, that is for sure...but unfortunately then best fois gras I have ever eaten was from Per Se and that falls under fine dining....i don’t really order it from casual places because I would be afraid quality...

That is why it is often served w/ something sweet or acidic – to cut the richness. To me a good seared Fois Gras plate should have four elements: Sweet, Sour, Crunchy and Salty.

I am on a mission to find the best Foie Gras in Brooklyn. Please send all suggestions. I have also posted a similar question to Manhattan board, so please only suggest for Brooklyn. Thank you!

a GOOD way!), one course happened to be particularly delicious: a carmelized (i.e., sweet “on top”) fois grois. Has anyone ever had or heard of this before? Other highlights were the “three-course”...

Hey all, I’ve eaten Fois Gras to some varying extent, but I’m going to make some first attempts at cooking/preparation. I was wondering where a good place in LA was to buy some fresh fois gras. My plans are simple:...

Jamie Kennedy Bar usually has a more decadent poutine, not always with fois gras, though. the menu changes, so give them a call before you go. personally, i’ve had the fois gras poutine at Au Pied de Cochon in Montreal, and...

Just had an incredible fois gras appetizer at Moutard which is on 5th Avenue in Park Slope. I know its not Manhattan and so if you live in Manhattan the idea of leaving your island may not be for you. But! if you live in the...

I attended an outstanding and delicious seminar/dinner on fois gras in NYC this spring at Alliance Francaise. Afterward, I looked for fresh fois gras everywhere in Boston’s western burbs. No luck. Bread and Circus claims to...