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The Story Behind La Belle Farms and Bella Bella Gourmet Foods
The Story Behind La Belle Farms and Bella Bella Gourmet Foods
La Belle Farms is a 40-acre, family-run, duck farm located in Sullivan County, NY.  It is one of three farms in the country that produce foie gras. The farm was... Read more...
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Orders NYC to Drop Foie Gras Sales Ban
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Orders NYC to Drop Foie Gras Sales Ban
City’s Foie Gras Sales Ban Violates Section 305-a of N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law, which Protects Farms Against Unreasonable Regulations Hudson Valley duck farmers, organized as the Catskill Foie Gras... Read more...
Why You Should Always Refrigerate Duck Breast Before Cooking
Why You Should Always Refrigerate Duck Breast Before Cooking
Of the poultry selection available to us, duck breast seems to be one of the more refined options. Peking duck is a fancier menu item you'd find at a Chinese... Read more...
Sullivan County Duck Farms to Continue to Sell Foie Gras in NYC, Per NYS Court Injunction
Sullivan County Duck Farms to Continue to Sell Foie Gras in NYC, Per NYS Court Injunction
Read more here!!! https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/nyc-judges-foie-gras-decision-delights-upstate-farm/  Read more...
The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical
The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical
I haven’t always been comfortable with foie gras, though I’ve spent a good chunk of my life working with it. At first, the discomfort was with the taste. I tried... Read more...
The Food Lab: How to Make Peking Duck at Home (From Scratch!)
The Food Lab: How to Make Peking Duck at Home (From Scratch!)
Click here to see the full article on Serious Eats. Describe something to me as golden brown and crisp, and I’m as happy as a lion who’s discovered that his... Read more...
Foie Gras Torchon Recipe
Foie Gras Torchon Recipe
It is possible to make this recipe using imperial measures, but I strongly recommend using metric, as it makes figuring out how much seasoning mix to use very simple. This... Read more...
Yes, Dry-Aging Duck at Home Is Worth the Wait
Yes, Dry-Aging Duck at Home Is Worth the Wait
  Click here to read the full article on Serious Eats. For one whole month, we’re tackling duck, starting with whole bird butchery and resulting in a host of delicious recipes, including... Read more...
Duck Taquitos & Empanadas
Duck Taquitos & Empanadas
With everyone in quarantine and obeying stay home orders, we thought it might be a good idea to share some of what we’ve been cooking up in our households during... Read more...
Bella to Boston
Bella to Boston
With most of the world starting to open up from quarantine we’ve been putting together a few recipes that some of our favorite chef’s have made. One favorite we love... Read more...
La Belle Farm Achieves Certified Organic From USDA
La Belle Farm Achieves Certified Organic From USDA
We’re thrilled to announce that our partner, La Belle Farm has completed certification for the raising of their chickens as organic from the United States Department of Agriculture. The certification... Read more...
Foie Gras Now Available For Shipment To California Private Consumers
Foie Gras Now Available For Shipment To California Private Consumers
Ban Overturned by Federal Judge Sullivan County, NY – July 15 2020 –  The Catskill Foie Gras Collective, a consortium of duck farms in Sullivan County, NY and Canada announced today... Read more...
Seared Foie with Pear Marmalade
Seared Foie with Pear Marmalade
Seared Foie with Pear Marmalade, Sunchoke, Red Wine Gastrique, and Sunchoke Puree Since 2015, Gabriel Kreuther has combined his classic French training, Alsatian heritage and his love of New York... Read more...