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  • We thrive when the odds are against us, not when we're being fattened up like foie-gras geese on a diet of plenty.

    Dear Mariella: I am panicking about climate change and global war and not being able to protect my husband… 2011

  • No substitutions are allowed and, with a regular house-made charcuterie course containing foie-gras bon-bons with Sauternes gelée and pig's head terrine, vegetarians and pescatarians are encouraged to go elsewhere.

    Potato and Green Garlic Soup 2011

  • The book is a large-scale investigation into the math, science and physics behind cooking tasks from making juicy and crisp beer-can chicken to coating a foie-gras bonbon in sour cherry gel.

    The Game-Changing Cookbook Katy McLaughlin 2011

  • Among her dishes, a melange of sweet and savory flavors pervade the exquisite selection of amuse bouche, including tiny beetroot macaroons, and a foie-gras creme brulee with grapefruit as well as marshmallow with sesame.

    Maison Pic's Breath of Fresh Air 2010

  • But there are several dozen more fabulous selections: have you ever tasted ankimo ($7), steamed monkfish liver with ponzu sauce, the foie-gras of the sea?

    Jay Weston: Jidori Chicken -- A Soulful Bird! Robata-Ya Is Where to Find it 2010

  • Sure, the paella is fabulous, but it's anomalies like foie-gras candy and ham "tapioca," created by molecular gastronomists like Ferrán Adrià, (of Catalonia's elBulli) that make Spain the foodie's mecca.

    The World’s Real Winners 2010

  • But perhaps his most infamous moment in the city was during Chicago's brief and contentious foie-gras ban.

    Rick Tramonto, Chicago Chef, Leaving The City To Start New Orleans Venture 2010

  • At Spiaggia, Chicagos finest Italian restaurant, chef Tony Mantuano offered Terrina de Fagato Grasso Vegetariano vegetarian foie-gras terrine, a bright yellow combination of garbanzo beans, caramelized onions, vin santo and butter, accompanied by sliced figs slices and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

    The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

  • But some things cannot be produced humanely; to taste the way it should, the foie-gras duck must be force-fed, the lobster must be boiled alive, and so on.

    Hard to Swallow 2007

  • But some things cannot be produced humanely; to taste the way it should, the foie-gras duck must be force-fed, the lobster must be boiled alive, and so on.

    Hard to Swallow 2007

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