spread with a mayonnaise flavoured with foie gras

This is where they lost me - don't want any liver-ish items on my mega-expensive sandwich. Can't say mayo is a draw in and of itself either (maybe if it was a good garlic aioli).

and then basted with yet more foie gras

How the heck do you baste something with foie gras? It must be foie gras something, and not just foie gras.

Also, not sure what I think of the idea of "fermented" bread.

Re Muffin tops:

I sit corrected. Actually I'm not certain I find that all that apalling either but - not what I was visualizing.

Gar, this is more of a muffin top look: [link]

This is where they lost me - don't want any liver-ish items on my mega-expensive sandwich.

See, here's the problem. Ya gotta stop thinking of it as "liver-ish" and more "the richest most decadent food that goes on toast points."

t sits back and waits for the anti fois gras contingent to come out

t Frank started it! Obvious fois gras bashing!

Don't bash your fois gras, just give it to me.

I hate liver with quite a passion, except when it comes in foie gras form. That's nummy, and I'm craving some now.

I'm anti-muffin top because I'm anti-cinching-to-excess. If you can hide the cinch overflow under your clothing, fine. Or if it's a corset which takes care of the whole deal. Otherwise it looks uncomfortable and messy.

Ya gotta stop thinking of it as "liver-ish" and more "the richest most decadent food that goes on toast points."

See also salty fish eggs aka caviar. "Rich" and "decadent" don't hold a lot of water with me if it still tastes like liver and/or salty fish eggs. Even if I wasn't footing the bill.

How much do you have to spend on your food before it has a presentation?

I'm saying the spun-sugar PowerPoint slides definitely qualify.

I don't think that foie gras tastes like liver, though. Salty fish eggs are right out, although I like the roe that's often used in sushi--that's tasty and un-over-salted.

I don't think that foie gras tastes like liver, though.

To me it still has that tell-tale vaguely metallic taste in there that makes me gag. I don't like seafood at all, but I can deal with the flavor a lot better than with any of the innard type foods.

The only food that pings me worse, no matter how minute a quantity, is broccoli. I can taste broc in just about ANYTHING it's in.