Tuesday, June 19, 2012

10 Places to get Foie Gras before July 1

In California, we only have until July 1 to enjoy foie gras - and you know how much I love it.  I even planned to attend a foie gras tasting menu at The Fifth Floor in San Francisco. The5-course decadant meal included everything from a foie-rimmed-and-garnished Wild Goose Chase cocktail, to your main course, to foie gras ice cream. The whole meal is $120 per person.

Unfortunately, I'm currently dating someone who is in training and can't indulge in high-calorie fun. So now I have two options: Drive up to SF on my own in the next two weeks (may do that) or find some lounge that is serving it so that he can have salad and I can enjoy my last piece of fatty goose liver. So I did a little research....
The 10 best places to get  foie gras in San Francisco before July 1:

1) Chez Spencer - currently has a foie gras au torchon with vanilla-scented blackberries ($19). They also have a food truck filled with yumminess that is often parked outside Terroir.

2) Spruce - Hudson Valley foie gras with vadouvan waffle, pear jelly, and pistachio ($23)

3) Le Zinc -Terrine of foie gras with toasted pain de mie ($16)

4) Salt House - Milk-cured torchon with pear purée, served with seared foie gras with huckleberries and brioche toast ($23)

5) Alexander's Steakhouse - Foie gras mousse with white nectarines, honey vinegar, lotus root, and praline ($22)

6) La Folie - Foie gras torchon with smoked apple barbeque-glazed squab and blood orange marmalade.

7) Txoko -  Seared foie gras with Pink Lady apples, sherry gastrique, duck prosciutto, and pan de mie ($18).

8) Baker & Banker - Foie gras torchon with port-poached prunes and grilled housemade brioche ($18).

9)  Ana Mandara, - Offering "Heavens' Reward" ($18), which is seared Sonoma foie gras with sliced mango, plum sauce, and crispy rice cake.

10) Baker Street Bistro - appetizer of pan-seared foie gras with apple compote and figs ($19.50).

AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE:
Bisou will put seared foie gras on anything on their entire menu for $5 - even fries.  Love it, Love it, Love it!

The restaurant is also planning a three-course "Farewell to Foie Gras" tasting menu ($75) on June 28.

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