Methodology Report: "1.5% of New York City Restaurants Sale Foie Gras"

Findings:

After an exhaustive review of relevant data sources, we’re confident in our findings that 1.5% of New York City restaurants sell foie gras.

Overview and Methodology:

We researched 52 online sources and collected the name and location of every New York restaurant that lists foie gras on its menu. We then cross-referenced each name to remove duplicates. We also include restaurants which didn’t specifically list foie gras on their menu but in comments and reviews, foie gras was clearly available in the last 6 months.  

To find the percentage of New York City restaurants that sell foie gras, we used the following equation:

Known New York City restaurants that sell foie gras /

The total number of New York City restaurants =

Percentage of New York City restaurants that sell foie gras

Known New York City restaurants that sell foie gras: 307

The total number of New York City restaurants: 24,000

Percentage of New York City restaurants that sell foie gras: 1.27916%

Accuracy:

To ensure the highest level of accuracy, after the research was performed, 10 data sources were chosen at random and audited for accuracy. No additional New York City restaurants that serve foie gras were found to be absent from the initial research. Additionally, we’re committed to updating the known New York City restaurants that sell foie gras as new information becomes available.

Data Sources

The total number of New York City restaurants: New York City Department of Health, “[...] New York City's 24,000 restaurants.” https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/restaurant-grades.page

Known New York City restaurants that sell foie gras: 52 online sources researched, listed below.

Ezcater.com

Eat24

Grubstreet (NY Mag)

Zagat

timeout.com

nycgo.com

NYC Insider Guide

Food Network NYC Guide

Michelin Travel Guide

Munchies

Home Chef

Sun Basket

Marley Spoon

Green Chef

EveryPlate

Plated

Gobble

Bistro MD

Freshly

Balance MD

Dartagnan.com

Maxdelivery.com

Markys.com

Hudson Valley Foie Gras

FourSquare

Zomato

TryCaviar.com

GrubHub

Yelp

MenuPages

Delivery.com

Postmates

DoorDash

Seamless

Amazon

Stadium

OpenTable

BeyondMenu.com

Google Maps

Hello Fresh

UberEats

FreshDirect

NY Post

NY Times

Epicurious

Eater.com

NY Daily News

Wall Street Journal

Foodler

Gothamist

Food and Wine Magazine

Instacart