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Default Force feeding ducks and geese


"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
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> Kent wrote:
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>> Whoops! I spelled it wrong. For more about foie gras look at:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras I didn't realize this was made in
>> Canada.

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> For a while foie gras was banned in Chicago based on the force feeding.
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>

I remember that quite a few years ago. Tournedos Rossini* was removed from
the menus from several very upscale Chicago restaurants, including, I think
The Bakery.

Is that restaurant still in existence?

Kent

*filet mignon of beef, pan-fried in butter, served on a crouton, and topped
with a slice of whole foie gras.