Restaurants prepare for foie gras ban
With Chicago’s ban on foie gras taking effect in less than two weeks, restaurants are holding farewell feasts and plotting a legal challenge to the law.Some are even planning to flout the spirit — and possibly the letter — of the law by giving away the pricey duck livers and charging an exorbitant price for the accompanying garnishes, the Chicago Tribune reports.
“My guests like it, they expect it to be on my menu and it’s going to continue to be,” said Michael Tsonton of Copperblue Restaurant. “If we’re the first ones to be hauled off to jail, so be it.” more…
