Gourmet Armageddon

Gourmet Armageddon: a 3-step plan to wean yourself off foie gras

By Krista Simmons, Special to Metromix

Mark your calendars, California: When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, 2011, all your foie will transform into faux. Soothsayers Nostradamus, Cybil and Merlin all warned us 2012 would mark the end of civilization as we know it, and Gov. Schwarzenegger’s signing of California Bill SB 1520 is their vision realized. It’s 2009, and that gives you three years to build your gut-bomb shelter.

But don’t get your feathers ruffled; we’ve strategized a three-step recovery plan that can be implemented along with your New Year’s resolutions. And while the futures of the flocks and local chefs hang in the balance, you still have time to satiate your cravings for absolute decadence.