VENTURA, CA (October 27, 2009) -- The European cafe Riviera Bistro in Ventura, CA, offers a duck confit with cherry griottes (Morello cherries) appetizer. Ventura County online reporter D.K. Crawford visited the cafe and sampled many of the classic preparations on the menu.

D.K. Crawford described the confit as gorgeous, a dish that turned a non-duck person into a fan:

"The confit was a gorgeous braised duck leg surrounded by a moat of cherries. One of my friends swore she wasn’t a duck person but agreed to try the tart luscious sauce. “Ohhh, that’s really good,” she sighed and before I knew it, she began pulling tender pieces of duck meat off the bone with her fork."

Visit the VC Reporter website to read the full story, "Riviera Bistro: Simple decadence with French flair."