Foie gras, or fatty duck or geese liver, is a French delicacy that’s popular around the world. It’s often mistaken for pâté de foie gras, a smooth spread made from foie gras and white wine. However, ...

A town in France has become the third town this year to ban foie gras from official receptions as consumers become increasingly concerned about the ethics of force-feeding geese. This week Pessac ...

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Foie gras is often part of a festive French meal, but the way it is made – force-feeding ducks or geese to fatten their livers – is making some people think twice before eating it. Alternatives are ...

Foie gras, translated from French as fatty liver , is is considered a culinary specialty. For animal welfare reasons, the so-called force-feeding has been criticized for a long time, and in many ...

Fois gras, the French culinary jewel that is as delicious as it is controversial, is a staple of upscale restaurants across the country. But now it’s vanishing from menus during an “unprecedented” ...

Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the most famous chefs in the world. His flagship Jean-Georges in New York City has two Michelin stars and four stars from The New York Times. The award-winning ...

Montreal's Le Passé Composé and its chef Arnaud Glay have been upping the ante for brunch in the city for more than a decade. Redefining the art of brunch wasn't always in chef Arnaud Glay's plans ...

Those who have been around Europe for a long time still laugh about it: In the second half of 2000, when France held (as it does again in 2022) the presidency of the Council of the European Union, ...

Foie gras is torched and made into a brulee at Sent Sovi in Saratoga, California, on May 11, 2012, before the ban. MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / AP Californians can buy foie gras produced out of state despite ...