Foie Gras News

Sylvain Chomet gets a crack at directing and animating a very Frenchified Simpsons opening .

If you can generalize at all about the culinary stylings of Brad Farmerie, it's that you can't generalize about them.

The name of this new restaurant near Union Square means "of the waves," which refers both to the ideal, soupy state of a proper risotto and to the concept of combining the cuisines of two archipelagos, Venice and Japan.

Monkfish, roasted with a bit of crust, served with potato espuma , drizzles of truffle fish veloute and leek, with honey mustard , malt vinegar and tarragon.

Although we're more than happy to attend any event that involves gorging ourselves for hours on end, one such fest is bigger and more celeb-filled than all the rest.

The secret to a great steak -- aside from treating it right in the kitchen -- is the sauce.

Friday night in River North is a calling for all young professionals to strut about Downtown in 4-inch stilettos and expensive peacoats to find the best restaurants before hitting the clubs.

A cooking scene from ancient Rome where the word "faggot" derives from the Latin for "bundle", as in bundles of twigs and branches tied together and used as fuel.

Imagine a magical land where the best Valley restaurants are crammed into one courtyard serving up flavor-packed samples to grab your attention and win you over.

The overcast skies and intermittent rain didn't keep crowds of Valley food lovers from drinking and dining the day away at the Phoenix Art Museum .

Grapes have an ancient feel about them. Cultivated for thousands of years, they're firmly ensconced in the cuisines of many cultures, from the fresh fruits themselves to the diverse array of delicacies they yield: wine, raisins, subtly-scented oil pressed from the seeds, and the forest-green leaves, which are most often served stuffed with rice.

Less than 24 hours after hosting her glamorous "Putting on the Glitz" vintner dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples -- her sixth for the Southwest Florida Wine and Food Fest -- Ute Rosinus relaxed poolside and sampled petite filet with foie gras hollandaise, prepared by Firestone chef Marbin Avilez-Guzman.

Unnatural selection: A photo provided by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society shows divers trying to catch a bottlenose dolphin in the cove in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 18 for possible sale to an aquarium.

Wrapped in a lacy cobalt blue dress, Diana Willis and her husband, Scott, co-hosted for their first time at seasoned host Michele Eddy's Fort Myers riverfront home for one of tonight's 10 chef-vintner dinners to build excitement for Saturday's Grand Tasting and Auction.

But an hour after stepping off the slopes, when you're the wrong side of 50, a new sensation takes hold seriously sore muscles screaming for a rest.

At the Blind Butcher, poutine is made with fries cooked in duck fat, then topped with shredded duck leg confit, a sunny-side-up egg, duck stock gravy and cheese curds.

"Finale" - It's all come down to this. With only four cooks remaining in "The Taste" kitchen, the mentors give their teams their final group challenge; creating Rich & Poor dishes inspired by various ingredients including tripe, liver, wagyu beef, scallops and foie gras.

The city of Santa Fe may be busy with skiing and snowboarding in the mountains, but with sunny, crisp days in town, fresh things are happening in the world of Santa Fe cuisine.

Beast rates #63 "The particulars change weekly, but just as an illustration of the range and imagination here, the house charcuterie plate might include foie gras bon-bon with sauternes gelee, chicken liver mousse with leaf lard cracker, steak tartare with brioche and quail egg, terrine of lamb with preserved lemon and pistachio, pork rillettes, ... (more)

Harlem is in no immediate danger of becoming the next Williamsburg, but as high-rises and Whole Foods sprout in the upper reaches of Manhattan, the vast neighborhood has begun to show ripples of gentrification.