{"id":33671,"date":"2012-02-18T01:23:21","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T09:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=33671"},"modified":"2012-02-18T01:23:21","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T09:23:21","slug":"pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Pescadou Bistro: It&#8217;s Where To Get Foie Gras While You Still Can."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-009.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33675\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro - Cheers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-009-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-009-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-009-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pescadoubistro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pescadou Bistro<\/a><\/strong> gladly discovered during\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newportbeachdining.com\/newport-beach-restaurant-week\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Newport Beach Restaurant Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33676\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro 001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-001-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-001-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-001-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Must have passed it a hundred times on Newport Boulevard and finally dined in.\u00a0 It was a Wednesday when there is <strong>no corkage fee<\/strong>.\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t know it until we saw patron after patron walk in with\u00a0a bottle of Wine.\u00a0 Next time I&#8217;m bringin&#8217; a bottle too (most did), and\u00a0won&#8217;t feel stupid &#8212; Always thought it awkward, but\u00a0it&#8217;s smart\u00a0when\u00a0no corkage.\u00a0\u00a0Who&#8217;s stupid now?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33677\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro 014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-014-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-014-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-014-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enlightened is the word &#8212; We ordered from the restaurant week\u00a0and regular menu, as\u00a0many French specialties sounded good, and previously reported about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/2012\/01\/25\/local-cuisine-the-ocs-best-restaurants-chosen-by-local-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pescadou Bistro&#8217;s Pat\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-012.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33678\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro Soup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-012-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-012-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-012-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t have\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newportbeachdining.com\/newport-beach-restaurants\/180-Pescadou-Bistro-p.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">exact\u00a0names<\/a> of the pictured here, but confidently state ALL was a pleasure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-026.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33679\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro Lamb Chops\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-026-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-026-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-026-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A toast with\u00a0Wine on the tab, to\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/2012\/01\/25\/local-cuisine-the-ocs-best-restaurants-chosen-by-local-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pat\u00e9<\/a>,\u00a0Salad with Wild Boar Salami and Gold Potato, Cream of Cauliflower Soup, Grilled Lamb Chops and &#8220;Gigot&#8221; Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb.\u00a0 Sant\u00e9!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-029.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33680\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro 029\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-029-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-029-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-029-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And to one of the best desserts I&#8217;ve ever had &#8212; It doesn&#8217;t look all that, especially in the\u00a0photo below, but DANG, it was taste-TEE and unfortunately not on their regular menu.\u00a0 It should be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-030.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33681\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro Dessert\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-030-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-030-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-030-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Described as an Ice Cream Parfait with Candied Fruit and Red Raspberry Sauce,\u00a0it was\u00a0extraordinaire.\u00a0 I hope to have IT again.\u00a0 And\u00a0<strong>Foie Gras<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/16\/us\/in-california-going-all-out-to-bid-adieu-to-foie-gras.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=all\" target=\"_blank\">before the end of the year<\/a>\u00a0(preferably on a Wednesday) &#8212; It&#8217;s at <a href=\"http:\/\/pescadoubistro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pescadou Bistro<\/a>, until it&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2011-09-07\/foie-gras-lovers-in-california-fall-victim-to-rights-of-ducks.html\" target=\"_blank\">banned from being sold in California next year<\/a>.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not keen on\u00a0the politics of it and recommend the Bistro become a speakeasy for it.\u00a0 There&#8217;s\u00a0a lot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsidethebeltway.com\/au-revoir-to-foie-gras\/\" target=\"_blank\">more to say<\/a> and write about it, but\u00a0on a\u00a0<a title=\"Politics is Not a Sport, a blog to call out bad decisions, political injustice, media bias and related. Read at your own risk as people don't always agree.\" href=\"http:\/\/usacopywriter.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">different blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-038.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33682\" title=\"Pescadou Bistro 038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-038-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-038-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pescadou-Bistro-038-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Back to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pescadoubistro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pescadou<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Stop\u00a0in for dinner (only)\u00a0ahead of passing it by.\u00a0 It&#8217;s romantic too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pescadou Bistro gladly discovered during\u00a0Newport Beach Restaurant Week. Must have passed it a hundred times on Newport Boulevard and finally dined in.\u00a0 It was a Wednesday when there is no corkage fee.\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t know it until we saw patron after patron walk in with\u00a0a bottle of Wine.\u00a0 Next time I&#8217;m bringin&#8217; a bottle too [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[457,460,1024,1,406,2683,461,4573,1215,90,1046],"tags":[2689,205,3496,3063,5394,2300,669,4746,4734,3669,1172],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pescadou Bistro: It&#039;s Where To Get Foie Gras While You Still Can. - Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FoodBlog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can\/\",\"name\":\"Pescadou Bistro: It's Where To Get Foie Gras While You Still Can. - Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-18T09:23:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-02-18T09:23:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#\/schema\/person\/d13703add5ff9ca85c0ddc52a749afd2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/pescadou-bistro-its-where-to-get-foie-gras-while-you-still-can\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pescadou Bistro: It&#8217;s Where To Get Foie Gras While You Still Can.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/\",\"name\":\"Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog\",\"description\":\"The GOOD, the BAD &amp; 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