"In Foie Gras We Trust" was printed on the T-shirt of the line cook in front of me as we ate at the bar at Le Pigeon. It was placed over top a gold coin, where stamped on the coin was a goose with a funnel its mouth. So, how could I not order the foie gras PB & J on Wonder Bread? It was delectable -- order it for an appetizer, dessert, or take it home for breakfast. Or how about the monkfish, placed atop shredded beef lip with a fried zucchini flower? Or the pig ear terrine with homemade mustard butter? Or for dessert the honey-apricot-bacon cornbread topped with maple ice cream?
Everything was amazing. And the chef... well, Gabriel Rucker's only 26 years old. And he's bringing back the European style everywhere but the United States style of using various parts of the animal in his cuisine. The last time I was there I had the pigeon and pheasant salad, which contained frisee, pheasant feet and pigeon heads, and was to die for. Not for the queasy or those who frequent Red Robin, but if you're a real foodie... you'll freak out.
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