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Field Reports

Los Angeles: A Wild Goose Chase On The First Day Of The Foie Gras Ban

Driving around Los Angeles in search of the illicit

Jul 2, 2012 10:01 am

Our writer in Los Angeles, Jason Kessler, woke up on Sunday with a mission: find foie gras on the first day of the California foie gras ban. Read about his journey.

Big Ideas

Los Angeles: A Stylish Farewell to Foie Gras

No better way to send off foie than with a sizzle

Jun 7, 2012 12:01 pm

Last week, a group of food-enthusiast friends gathered in Los Angeles to bid farewell to a beloved member of culinary history. At least, in California. The foie gras ban is a relief to some and a tragedy to others. In this circle, the consensus was definitely "keep on stuffing."

By The Numbers

Fast Stats From Auction Napa  Valley

America's largest wine auction, with live cheetahs

Jun 5, 2012 1:01 pm

This past weekend, Napa Valley Vintners held its annual community fundraiser and baller wine auction at the Meadowood Resort St. Helena, California. Here's a numerical breakdown of all the action.

FR Interview

Wake Up, Food Television Execs! So Says Chris Cosentino.

Discovering there's more to the chef than off cuts

May 9, 2012 10:01 am

Let me present you what may be the first 100% offal-free interview with Chris Cosentino. Topics discussed: Travel, TV concepts and the inhumanity of a 99-cent hamburger.

Field Reports

Farewell To Foie Gras Lunch

In Pebble Beach, one last bash before the foie ban

Apr 15, 2012 12:01 pm

On July 1, 2012, chefs in the state of California will no longer be able to serve foie gras in their restaurants. CA Senate Bill 1520 stipulates: “A product may not be sold in California if it is the result of force feeding a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird’s liver beyond normal size.”

Wine Travel

Top 5: Northern California Tasting Rooms

You could spend years in Napa and Sonoma

Apr 13, 2012 12:01 pm

Spring has sprung. The mustard is in full bloom and there’s no better time to visit Northern California wine country than now.

Global Cuisine

8 Restaurant Tourist Traps Worth The Trip

Like pizza and OK Computer, popularity can be good

Mar 15, 2012 9:01 am

Why infiltrate the masses requesting steaks well done and ordering after-dinner cappuccinos? Because, like pizza and OK Computer, some things are popular for a reason.

Chef Talk

The Man Behind The Man At French Laundry

How Tim Hollingsworth got a dream job, and kept it

Mar 13, 2012 9:01 am

Any cook who has had the privilege of working at Thomas Keller’s three-Michelin star restaurant The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., we can assume possesses some combination of talent, focus and an incendiary passion for food. In chef de cuisine Timothy Hollingsworth’s case, behaving like a stalker didn’t hurt either.