Comments on: PETAS faux gras stunt

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:39:05 +0000

Go fuck yourself, Bourdain. There’s a special place in hell for people like you.

By: LisaT

LisaT — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:18:41 +0000

I love food, including meat, but I do think we should do what we can not to inflict unnecessary pain or even discomfort upon the creatures that we eat. I don’t mind eating an animal, but I don’t want to make it suffer. Maybe if we ate LESS meat, we could treat that which we do eat with more care.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:30:31 +0000

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

By: Feisty Bourbon Girl

Feisty Bourbon Girl — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:42:11 +0000

I lurrrrrrve me some foie gras so vurrrrah much :0) Why tangle with perfection? I agree, PETA is wacky crackers….

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:36:45 +0000

So, in order to be fair and impartial, won’t the judges need to consume the same dish twice from each chef; once made with faux, and once with fois? Chris, perhaps you need to rethink your concerns about this contest and consider using it to your advantage. Just think, your culinary skills would be well employed in showing a Peta contest judge the error of his or her ways. What better way to shut Peta up than to get them to consume considerable quantities of the “delicacy of despair”?!

By: Duck, Duck… Goose! « Save Your Fork… There’s Pie

Duck, Duck… Goose! « Save Your Fork… There’s Pie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:01:52 +0000

[...] San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino, who, to be fair, keeps a blog called Offal Good, seems particularly put out by the contest and what he perceives it could mean for foie gras producers… I have attached the rules and regulations to the contest, seeing as its such a great opportunity to … [...]

By: christopherpepe

christopherpepe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:41:00 +0000

Those birds have a lot more space than a typical factory chicken too. While I’m sure not all bird farms are the same D’Artagnan seems to treat their animals well. I would think PETA would do more good for more animals by focusing on the large factories rather than relatively small operations that treat their animals well. The quality people care a lot more about their animals lives (for great taste if nothing else) than the quantity people do.

By: Whisperhand

Whisperhand — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:13:25 +0000

I agree with you wholeheartedly, but why should a religion be any different than an organization? If you want to eat it, eat it… I don’t believe the great “whatever” truly thinks that one animal is inherently more “evil” or unclean than another animal….

…except bears, bears are up to something; bank on it.

By: Evinfuilt

Evinfuilt — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:52:45 +0000

I wish Bourdain had mentioned that the feeding process replicates the force feeding parents do to their ducklings shortly before travel (energy storage.) The idea came from a natural process (and the thick lining in the throat is there to protect the young from their parents bills.)