What a gem! Somewhat recently, I was talking with a foodie friend of mine about how much I sorely missed foie gras (we live in California). She informed me that she and her mom sometimes bring back fresh foie driving home from Vegas - storing it in a cooler, on ice. I decided to give it a shot. My mother, who also loves her foie, was down. I found Artisanal Foods through a quick online search, did a bit of research on it, and was sold. We opted to go there on our way home.\n\nArtisanal Foods is located in a small shopping center, right by the airport. And as other reviews mentioned, the store is pretty small. But it's a great place with all kinds of foodie treats - truffles, escargot, yuzu, beautifully marbled beef, cheese and, of course - treasure chests (fridges and freezers) filled with to the brim with giant lobes and slices of foie gras. I didn't catch the name of the girl helping us yesterday, but she was wonderful and super knowledgable. She really knew her stuff. She presented us with two foie options: frozen, yet sliced, deveined, and ready to cook, or entire fresh livers (which required deveining). Since my mom was the one buying, she decided to go the hardcore route and buy the whole fresh liver. I also got a really great and highly recommended Spanish cheese.\n\nEven better was that their foie provider is none other than La Belle Farms (there's a great article about their ethical foie gras production, you can read it here: <url> I do love animals as well as meat, so I try my best to be as ethical as I can with my meat choices - Hudson Valley and La Belle are the only two farms I buy/order foie gras from. Major props to Artisanal Foods for supporting farms like La Belle.\n\nWhether you're a local or just passing through, this shop is most definitely worth a stop. I highly recommend it!
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