Update:
Miami Chefs Join Foie Gras Debate.

Florida is home to many fine restaurants. Unfortunately, several haute cuisine establishments in Florida serve foie gras, a product made from the diseased liver of force-fed ducks and geese.

 
Photo: GourmetCruelty.com
Birds raised for foie gras are force-fed enormous quantities of food through a long metal pipe several times a day. This process of deliberate overfeeding continues for weeks. By the end of the force-feeding process, ducks are physically debilitated with livers five to ten times normal size and many are unable to stand or walk. The mortality rate for animals on foie gras farms is among the highest in the farming industry.
 
Above: Ducks rescued from Hudson Valley Foie Gras in New York.
 

Photo: Farm SanctuaryPublic outrage at the inhumane practices inherent in the foie gras industry has resulted in bans on production of the product in 15 countries, including Germany, the U.K. and Israel. In the U.S., public awareness of the cruelty of foie gras is rising rapidly, as seen in 2005 in California where Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law that will ban the production and sale of foie gras in the state. The cities of San Diego and Takoma Park have approved resolutions condemned the cruelty of foie gras and encouraging consumers to avoid the dish.

Many restaurants around the country, including the famous Charlie Trotter's in Chicago, have removed the product from their menus in recognition of the cruelty inherent in foie gras production. In March 2007, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck announced that foie gras would no longer be served at Spago or any of his numerous restaurants and cafes.

 


The following south Florida restaurants have foie gras on their menu (based on the latest available menu information). By serving foie gras, these restaurants contribute to the suffering of ducks and geese. If there are any restaurants on this list in error, please contact ARFF.

How Can I Help?
Contact these restaurants and urge them to join the growing number of establishments that have stopped serving the cruel product. Remind them that Chef Giancarla Bodoni from Miami Beach's Escopazzo, Chef Johnny Vinczenz from the Johnny V restaurant in Fort Lauderdale and other world renowned chefs have made the compassionate decision not to serve foie gras, and that foie gras production has been banned in many countries. Please be polite in your correspondence (several of these restaurants include vegetarian options on their menu).

 
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Miami-Dade County:

Atrio at Level 25 restaurant
at the Conrad Hotel
ATTN: Chef Michael Gilligan
1395 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 503-6529
E -mail: miamiinfo@conradhotels.com

Blue Door restaurant
at the Delano Hotel
ATTN: Chef Philippe Pinon
1685 Collins Avenue
Miami, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 674-6400

Bourbon Steak
19999 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
Phone: (786) 279-6600
E-mail: info@michaelmina.net

Chef Allen's
ATTN: Chef Allen Susser
19088 NE 29th Avenue
Aventura, Florida 33180
Phone: (305) 935-2900
E-mail: chef@chefallens.com

Dune Oceanfront Burger Lounge
at the Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne
ATTN: Marco Selva, General Manager
455 Grand Bay Drive
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
Phone: (305) 365-4500
Online comment form.

Emeril's Miami Beach
at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel
ATTN: Chef Thomas Azar
1601 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 695-4550
Online comment form.

The Food Gang
ATTN: Chef Paul Anthony Morello
9472 Harding Avenue
Surfside, Florida 33154
Phone: (786) 228-9292
E-mail: info@thefoodgangcompany.com

The Forge
ATTN: Chef Andrew Swersky
432 Forty First Street
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
Phone: (305) 538-8533
E-mail: info@theforge.com

Kobe Club
404 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 673-5370

Michy's
ATTN: Chef Michelle Bernstein
6927 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33138
Phone: (305) 759-2001

Ola SoBe
at The Sanctuary Hotel
ATTN: Chef Douglas Rodriguez
1745 James Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 695-9125
E-mail: OLApromotions@aol.com

Ortanique on the Mile
ATTN: Chef Cindy Hutson
278 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Phone: (305) 446-7710
Email: ernesto@cindyhutsoncuisine.com

Por Fin Restaurant and Lounge
ATTN: Chef Marc Vidal
2500 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Phone: (305) 441-0107
Online comment form.

Talula
ATTN: Chefs Andrea Curto-Randazzo and Frank Randazzo
210 23rd Street
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 672-0778
E-mail: info@talulaonline.com

Tantra
ATTN: Tim Hogle, Owner
1445 Pennsylvania Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 672-4765
Online comment form.

Two Chefs Too
ATTN: Chef Jan Jorgensen
2286 NE 123rd Street
North Miami, Florida 33181
Phone: (305) 895-5155
E-mail: info@twochefs.com

Wish restaurant
at The Hotel
ATTN: Chef Michael Bloise
801 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 674-9474
E-mail: info@wishrestaurant.com

Broward County:

Darrel and Oliver's Café Maxx
ATTN: Chef Shaun Foley
2601 E. Atlantic Boulevard
Pompano Beach, Florida 33062
Phone: (954) 782-0606
E-mail: info@cafemaxx.com

The Four Rivers
ATTN: Chef Ravin Nakjaroen
1201 North Federal Highway, Suite #3A-3B
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
Phone: (954) 616-1152
E-mail: contact@thefourriverfl.com

Le Bistro Restaurant
ATTN: Chefs Andy & Elin Trousdale
4626 North Federal Highway
Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064
Phone: (954) 946-9240
E-mail: info@lebistrorestaurant.com

Vienna Cafe & Wine Bar
ATTN: Chef Per Jacobsen, Chef Courtney Burks
9100 State Road 84
Davie, Florida 33324
Phone: (954) 423-1961
E-mail: pjacobsen@ViennaCafeandWineBar.com

Palm Beach County:

Petrossian Rendez-vous Cafe
at Bloomingdale's (Town Center)
ATTN: Teri Hardin, General Manager
5840 Glades Road, 3rd Floor
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Phone: (561) 394-2000
Online comment form.

The Restaurant
at the
Four Seasons Resort - Palm Beach
ATTN: Chef Darryl Moiles
2800 South Ocean Boulevard
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Phone: (561) 533-3750

Orlando:

Anaelle & Hugo
ATTN: Chef Francis Metais
7533 W. Sand Lake Road
Orlando, Florida 32819
Phone: (407) 996-9292
E-mail: info@anaelleandhugo.com

Black Swan Restaurant
at the Villas of Grand Cypress
ATTN: Chef Alan Gould
One North Jacaranda
Orlando, Florida 32836
Phone: (877) 330-7377
E-mail: concierge@grandcypress.com
Online comment form.

The Boheme
at the Westin Grand Bohemian
ATTN: Robert Mason, Executive Chef
325 S. Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
Phone: (407) 313-9000

Cafe Ponte
ATTN: Chef Christopher Ponte
13505 Icot Boulevard
Clearwater, Florida 33760-3730
Phone: (727) 538-5768

Emeril's Orlando
ATTN: Chef Emeril Lagasse
6000 Universal Boulevard, #702
Orlando, Florida 32819
Phone: (407) 224-2424
Online comment form.

Luma
ATTN: Brandon McGlamery, Executive Chef
290 S. Park Avenue
Winter Park, Florida 32789
Phone: (407) 599-4111
Online comment form.

Norman's
ATTN: Chef Norman Van Aken
4012 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando, Florida 32837
Phone: (407) 393-4333
E-mail: comments@normans.com

Venetian Room restaurant
at the Caribe Royale Resort
ATTN: Chef Khalid Benghallem
8101 World Center Drive
Orlando, Florida 32821
Phone: (407) 238-8060
E-mail: tskaggs@cariberoyale.com

 
 

Learn more about the cruelty of foie gras production at these websites:
www.GourmetCruelty.com
www.StopForceFeeding.com
http://NoFoieGras.org

   

 

 

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