"chefs for choice" news and stories

A group of chefs in Chicago have started an organization called Chicago Chefs for Choice. The group includes Michael Tsonton of Copperblue and Didier Durand of Cyrano's Bistrot, as well as foie gras lobbyists, and their mission is to protect their craft "from personal moral campaigns on products that are legally produced in this country." One must ask whether they apply their convictions evenly to all products, including factory farmed meats and conventionally grown (not organic) vegetables, which seem to have fallen out of favor with chefs, especially those at high end restaurants that are likely to be serving delicacies such as foie gras, lately.

While the chefs wait for the ban to take effect at the end of July, they are also preparing and serving special menus that heavily feature foie, appealing to diners who don't want to drive to "suburban restaurants" in Highland Park or Wheeling to get their fix.

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