May 21, 2013

Edition: U.S.

California Foie Gras Ban

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Animal Rights Activists Hack Foie Gras Company Website

The Huffington Post | Carey Polis | Posted 04.26.2013 | Green

In 2012, the state of California made the sale of foie gras illegal, resulting in California-based Sonoma Foie Gras shutting its doors. Meanwhile,...

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Wine Country Restaurant Sued For Serving Foie Gras

Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.15.2013 | San Francisco

Move over, PETA. Foie gras has a new enemy in California, and it's ready for a fight. The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed suit against Napa Valley'...

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Foie Gras Ban Has Surprising Effect

Posted 01.02.2013 | Home

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Many Canadian fortunes were made during Prohibition in the 20s and many Latin American fortune have been bankrolled by the American ban on cocaine and...

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California Sees First Lawsuit To Enforce Foie Gras Ban

Reuters | Posted 01.29.2013 | Los Angeles

By Brandon Lowrey LOS ANGELES, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The animal rights group PETA sued a California restaurant on Wednesday that it says ...

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Restaurants Find Bizarre Ways To Sidestep Foie Ban

AP | By FENIT NIRAPPIL | Posted 09.16.2012 | San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- A California ban on the sale of foie gras did not stop Karlene Bley from ordering the duck liver delicacy as she lunched Tuesday at t...

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Local Restaurant Gives California The Finger

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 07.11.2012 | San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's ban on foie gras officially took effect a little more than a week ago. One restaurant may have already found a way aroun...

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WATCH: Anthony Bourdain Tours French Foie Gras Farm

Posted 07.10.2012 | Home

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Foie gras is finally illegal in California. In response to the ban officially taking effect last week, this old scene from Anthony Bourdain's "A Cook'...

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California Foie Gras Ban Kicks In

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 07.02.2012 | Home

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It's finally here: California's foie gras ban goes into effect Sunday. The law, enacted eight years ago, makes illegal the serving of fattened duck or...

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A Brief History Of Foie Gras Bans

Posted 06.29.2012 | Home

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On July 1, California will be bound by the most sweeping anti-foie gras statute in the world. Consumed by few, the pricey delicacy made from duck or g...

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California's Chefs Eye Loopholes For Upcoming Foie Gras Ban

Posted 06.26.2012 | Home

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The 2008 repeal of Chicago's foie gras ban was a pretty good indication of how much Americans like being told what they can cook, sell and eat. Now, w...

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PHOTOS: Just One Week Left For Foie Gras

Robin Wilkey | Posted 06.26.2012 | San Francisco

As the July 1 deadline for California’s much-debated foie gras ban approaches, San Francisco restaurants have been stuffing menus with all the goose...

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A Brief History Of The War On Foie Gras

The Huffington Post | Carey Polis | Posted 08.12.2012 | Huffington

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One of the best things about food is its subjectivity. What we eat is mostly dictated by our likes and dislikes, with no primary driving force beyond ...

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WATCH: In-N-Out's SECRET Secret Menu Item

Posted 06.11.2012 | Los Angeles

You've heard of the double-double animal style, but have you heard of the double duck burger? In the spoof video above, comedian David Ury reveals...

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50 Shades of Foie Gras

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 06.04.2012 | Los Angeles

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Like the food of those in whose kitchen she previously toiled -- Thomas Keller, Mariio Batali -- getting creative to Giselle Wellman means keeping things fairly simple.

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Maison Giraud -- Wonderful French Restaurant in Palisades!

Jay Weston | Posted 07.31.2012 | Los Angeles

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Maison Giraud is a wonder! It's a smart, sophisticated, casually elegant restaurant with authentic, superb three-star quality food at affordable prices.

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California's Foie Gras Feeding Frenzy

AP | By TRACIE CONE | Posted 07.30.2012 | San Francisco

-- This is not a good time to be a duck with a fatty liver in California, though better times lie just ahead. Chefs are loading their high-end menus...

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Why The Foie Gras Debate Misses The Mark

Claudia Bicen | Posted 07.18.2012 | San Francisco

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The biggest question for me is to what extent an abject disregard for the welfare of sentient beings can ever be justified in the name of luxury.

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Along for the Ride: Caviar and Foie Gras at Petrossian West Hollywood

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 07.15.2012 | Los Angeles

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When I lived in Paris, my boyfriend and I would go often to A Douchka in the Marais and eat blini after blini topped with those glistening, steel-grey pearls. But it's been awhile since I've indulged in a true caviar-orgy.

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WATCH: Foie Gras Food Fight At Melisse

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.15.2012 | Los Angeles

Animal rights activists and foodies faced off Monday night over foie gras, a controversial French delicacy that's soon to be banned in California. ...

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Bourdain Goes Off On Foie Gras Opponents

Posted 05.12.2012 | Home

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The foie gras debate is heating up as certain protestors have adopted bullying tactics, sometimes illegal, to get their point across. And certain food...

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Foie Gras Opponents Allege 'Diseased Organs' In New Lawsuit

The Huffington Post | Carey Polis | Posted 05.09.2012 | Home

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The foie gras debate is seemingly endless -- animal rights activists are never going to say that they support it, and it's unlikely that chefs are eve...

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PHOTOS: Celebrity Chefs Campaign To Save Foie Gras

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 05.01.2012 | San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Coalition for Humane and Ethical Farming Standards (CHEFS) delivered a charter to State Assembly Speaker John Perez Monday urging...

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Wolfgang Puck Pens Letter To Restaurants Serving Foie Gras

| Posted 03.01.2012 | San Francisco

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This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly's SFoodie. By Laura Beck Earlier this month, Wolfgang Puck, perhaps California's most famous chef...

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8 Foods That Should Be Restricted Before Foie Gras

Posted 12.19.2011 | Home

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In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be illegal in California. Although animal rights activists may be cheering, several prominent chefs are di...

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