Foie Gras News

In French, it means something like "a little drinking place." And for many Omahans, La Buvette Wine & Grocery long has been just that: a brick-and-bottle-lined nook perfect for sipping wine, particularly when its doors are opened wide and the Old Market people-watching is prime.

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 8:33am by Nancy Nichols Filed under AgriBusiness , Restaurant News , Thanksgiving Make reservations now.

OK, it's crunch time. You haven't started defrosting the turkey, or you can only make dinner for one side of a divorced family, and would rather take the second shift to go.

So last night, Bouchon was finally graced upon us. Staying true to my form, I just had to go opening night, sampling all that I could.

Photo: courtesy of Death and Co. In an effort to ramp up its food program, Death & Co.

Dale Levitski, a runner-up from the third season of 'Top Chef,' impetuously took over a new restaurant in Chicago last week.

Former James Bond actor Roger Moore has been named 2009 Person of the Year by the UK branch of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals pressure group for his campaign against foie gras.

Beaujolais Nouveau is a red wine produced in the Beaujolais region of France using the Gamay grapes.

Foie gras is a travesty for some, a delicacy for others. But for French politicians it is part of France's cultural heritage, to be protected like a great work of art.

For a city that, unsuccessfully, tried to strip menus of foie gras, Chicago certainly is having a moment with goose liver.

Thought I would pass on this yummy sounding event at a good price... Beaujolais Nouveau ~ November 19, 2009 alize boutique bistro and wine bar is pleased to announce it's first annual Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration! Celebrate the Premier Wine of 2009 with Chef Christian's Four Star Cuisine.

As the French restaurant Beaujolais was ending its Foie Gras Festival in Abu Dhabi last week, Sir Roger Moore was in London to launch his campaign against the high-end British grocer Selfridges for continuing to sell the controversial duck liver product.

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You prefer your croque monsieur cheesy, your cocktails complex, and your dining concepts anything but.

The former James Bond star has been trying to persuade Selfridges to discontinue sales of the pate which, he says, is made using cruel methods to fatten goose livers.

Hampshire police have paid 'substantial damages' to protesters were wrongly arrested for campaigning against the sale of foie gras.

Sir Roger Moore has funded an ad campaign to encourage shoppers to think again before buying foie gras, a delicacy he calls "tasteless". The former James Bond star has been trying to persuade Selfridges to discontinue sales of the pA tA© which, he says, is made using cruel methods to fatten goose livers.

This dish drifts away from "Southern boy cooks with bacon," but it still has plenty of vitamin G. This weekend I'm catering the reserve tasting for the Seeing Red Wine Festival in Seaside.

Bacchus bloggers will have smiled ruefully over this weekend's Twitter revelations that UK National Treasure Stephen Fry threatened to quit tweeting after one of his fans called him "boring." Wine fights are much more personal than that, although the current handbags-at-dawn duel between WINE columnist Michael Fridjhon and his editor Christian ...

Rougie is the world's largest producer of foie gras and duck and goose products, and the dinners are organised by luxury food importers, Gourmet One.