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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Food & Drink / Food Chain Foie gras ban repealed!

Posted by Mike Sula on Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:12 PM

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Tom Tunney's stealth attempt to repeal the foie gras ban just passed in the City Council 37 to 6.

Joe Moore was pissed. After what some say was Tunney's "unprecedented" end run around regular procedural rules, he scolded the council for not allowing a debate on the matter: "Today it happened to me. Tomorrow it could happen to you."

"Thank you Alderman Joe "Foie Gras" Moore," replied the mayor with a dismissive rap of the gavel.

Over at Hot Doug's the only Chicagoan busted under the ban, Doug Sohn, says he'll bring back his foie gras-duck sausage as soon as he sees the law on paper.

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Come on! This is horrible. Foie gras is shameful. Wow. You've got to be kidding me. Why don't these elected officials have human decency?

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Posted by Bethany Donovan on May 14, 2008 at 7:41 PM

Thanks the Gods. It's about time that the Chicago Aldermen came to their senses. This sort of ban is ultimately an issue of personal responsibility. If you don't like the idea of foie gras, don't eat it, but don't you dare touch mine!

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Posted by Cliff on Rosedale on May 15, 2008 at 9:39 AM

Fois Gras may be shameful, in your opinion. No one will force you to eat it, or stop your from trying to convince others. The government has no place in that conversation. Having raised geese I can say that if one of these large, strong birds did not like the feeding it would struggle and the people involved would be bruised up if not seriously injured.

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Posted by pastrychef on May 15, 2008 at 9:43 AM

I don't know where to put this but when is someone going to do an expose on the fact that charging corkage fees is illegal in Chicago?!

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Posted by Courtney on May 15, 2008 at 5:40 PM

Hooray! I'm off to Sweets & Savories to celebrate.

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Posted by Peaches on May 20, 2008 at 4:45 PM
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