Foie Gras: *sigh*

Only in Chicago would food be a major city council issue. However, I do admire creative pricing strategies...From a reuters wire item:

"The foie gras ban prompted praise by some and ridicule by others worldwide, with Chicago's own Mayor Richard Daley suggesting the council could better spend its time focusing on more serious issues.

The chefs at this week's gathering agreed and contemplated strategies to combat the ban, including filing a lawsuit, or trying to get around the ban of the sale by foie gras by giving it away for "free" along with, say, a markedly overpriced $20 plate of lentils or $40 glass of wine."

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