tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post2287656750827419059..comments2024-02-23T05:16:24.813+01:00Comments on The Provence Post: Californians Get Free Foie Gras in FranceJulie Mautnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03600036888193273854noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-83854444231658396042012-09-03T23:37:29.063+02:002012-09-03T23:37:29.063+02:00Hmm, I wish more American restaurants would promot...Hmm, I wish more American restaurants would promote we are the Land of the Free Foie Gros. In fact, if there are NY restaurants want to offer it and promote it, call me and I'll be happy to do it! <br /><br />Free Foie Gras is a great idea any day, and thank you to Jean-Claude for reminding us that banning foie gros sales in California restaurants, makes our country look ridiculous. <br /><br />In 2011 - Six million California residents had incomes below the federal poverty line of $22,113 for a family of four. Nearly 1 in 5 California residents lacked health insurance in 2010. They can't figure our how to feed children here - and they are worried about Foie Gros?<br /><br />Nathana Josephs Communications, NYC<br /> Nathana Josephsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-52933540828472810242012-08-30T00:37:58.767+02:002012-08-30T00:37:58.767+02:00I've never like foie gras. Can I substitute ch...I've never like foie gras. Can I substitute chocolate instead? ;-)<br /><br />xo<br /><br />Kit*Chic Provence*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06520485138167646348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-27871547967620862722012-08-29T18:37:55.035+02:002012-08-29T18:37:55.035+02:00This is hilarious. I am a devout foie gras enthusi...This is hilarious. I am a devout foie gras enthusiast AND a Californian -- I only wish I'd planned my holidays this year to St-Remy de Provence! (Though even this devotée might not have ordered it in the heat of summer ;)Ann Mahhttp://www.annmah.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-2441237536558827082012-08-29T08:53:52.881+02:002012-08-29T08:53:52.881+02:00As a part time resident in Provence and part time ...As a part time resident in Provence and part time in Northern California and a restaurateur, there has been a much bigger decline in sale of foie gras than what you imply in your post. My heart goes out to Guillermo Gonzalez of Sonoma Foie Gras for the loss of his business. The problem is that no one including the chefs joined Guillermo in fighting the proposed ban when it was being debated in the California assembly. Now it faces almost impossible uphill battle to overcome. PETA is a very strong political force in California. And the politicians say that the law doesn't outlaw the sale of foie gras just the sale of "inhumanely" produced foie gras which no one has figured out how to do to conform to the CA law.Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084254959003451085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-20549238242323663282012-08-28T22:37:32.894+02:002012-08-28T22:37:32.894+02:00I know, and have been doing business with the Sono...I know, and have been doing business with the Sonoma people.....They are nice and their ducks were treated humanely....Their Foie Gras was superb as well as their magret.<br />Being an ex Californian.....I feel badly for them...... And the restaurants that tried to emulate France......Maryanne xo<br /><br /><br /><br />Beadboard UpCountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021853986081835613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-83016159348207211222012-08-28T12:45:23.689+02:002012-08-28T12:45:23.689+02:00Dear Julie,
Thanks for another wonderful and info...Dear Julie,<br /><br />Thanks for another wonderful and informative posting...and particular thanks to your smart friend for her wry comment concerning the Prohibition era.<br /><br />My own take on the Foie Gras furor is to consider that it would be nice if even 1/100th of the outrage directed at foie gras producers and purveyors (a remarkably small and easy target) was directed towards the production of grotesquely battery-farmed chickens. Of course, doing so would result in Americans not being able to assume that entire chickens never cost more than 1.30 per pound....and we wouldn't want to change something that directly affects US and OUR wallet, would we?<br /><br />Well, I wouldn't be the first to notice that a depressingly large percentage of Americans are inevitably eager to propose a ban on someone else's foie-gras (or someone else's abortion or drug-addiction or chosen-partner...it seems to always be something that some small group of OTHER folks do, eat, or say. In short, all too many of these recent bans don't in the least affect the lives of the folks who so ferociously promote them.<br /><br />Perhaps I'm being unfair in ascribing this attitude so particularly to Americans....but the alternative is regarding it as a generalized human trait, which would indeed be even more depressing.<br /><br />thanks again for the fine article,<br /><br />David Terry<br />www.davidterryart.comdavid terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009130338123162371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-41807357128519372132012-08-27T22:24:29.183+02:002012-08-27T22:24:29.183+02:00Great article, Julie! I don't eat any meat.......Great article, Julie! I don't eat any meat....so this doesn't impact me....but I do believe our legislators in California could apply themselves to more urgent tasks. Decaying infrastructure... as a not so tiny example!French Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877250491305721895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-14879720337623200512012-08-27T17:43:03.393+02:002012-08-27T17:43:03.393+02:00Hi Julie, Many thanks for your promotion of my for...Hi Julie, Many thanks for your promotion of my forth coming cooking classes in Les Arcs sur Argens. Anyone who signs up and says they saw the ad on The Provence Post receives a $200 immediate discount! And we will do a class with Fois Gras! Karen Mitcham-Stoeckley<br />Karen Mitcham-Stoeckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-20311403219411084672012-08-27T17:36:50.975+02:002012-08-27T17:36:50.975+02:00This is wonderful. I might have to change my drive...This is wonderful. I might have to change my drivers license to California now! The farms that I have seen in Bordeaux are lovely places where the ducks and geese run free...okay they have a very slow waddle. But they sure look happier than the chickens and turkeys I've seen at the big poultry farms in the states. I never thought I would eat fois gras, let alone love it. Now I am one of the converted. Thanks for a great article.Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-72470330802308416152012-08-27T17:15:00.275+02:002012-08-27T17:15:00.275+02:00Thanks for the article. Always ordered my foie gr...Thanks for the article. Always ordered my foie gras and duck rillettes from California and had it shipped to Florida. Now they offer no foie gras and only porc rillettes. So sad...Miss having these wonderful treats!FL-Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-30765593400809554822012-08-27T17:06:26.334+02:002012-08-27T17:06:26.334+02:00Actually I don't love foie gras, it is too ric...Actually I don't love foie gras, it is too rich.....but now that it is banned I may have to take my Californian driving license along to Bistrot des Alpilles, my favourite restaurant in the region, any excuse to go there will do and this is as good as any!angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-46033393227195228542012-08-27T16:16:19.310+02:002012-08-27T16:16:19.310+02:00I too enjoy foie gras - thanks for your post.I too enjoy foie gras - thanks for your post.France Forever 24/7https://www.blogger.com/profile/14455632316110791143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-16326187318210474862012-08-27T16:11:28.607+02:002012-08-27T16:11:28.607+02:00Julie, thank you so much for this informative post...Julie, thank you so much for this informative posting, bringing new perspectives. While in Cannes last Christmas, I finished up a cooking course called ' Fois Gras dans toutes ses etats' , it was a delightful experience... MayaLa Torontoisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-59852421592771051722012-08-27T11:24:17.179+02:002012-08-27T11:24:17.179+02:00Brava Julie. Another great blog. We love foie gr...Brava Julie. Another great blog. We love foie gras, as you probably know! JackieJackie PRESSMANhttp://www.frenchrivierapropertysearch.comnoreply@blogger.com