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[This is the place to go in Chicawgo for "gourmet" hot dogs...they are also
famous for their "duck fries", e.g. french fries cooked in duck fat...]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/n...chi-travel-utl

No ducking foie gras law

City hot dog joint slapped with citation


By Michelle S. Keller
Tribune staff reporter

February 17, 2007

"Chicago's first foie gras bust went down Friday morning at a hot dog joint
on the North Side, just as Doug Sohn was about to open for the day.

It could hardly have come as a shock.

Sohn, the owner of Hot Doug's, had been itching for a fight since the City
Council overrode the angry veto of Mayor Richard "It's the silliest law
ever" Daley. The ordinance took effect Aug. 22.

Sohn was issued a warning several months ago, but he stood his ground. He
continued to serve his foie gras-laced hot dogs at his restaurant in the
3300 block of North California Avenue, advertising their ingredients on his
Web site and on a board hung boldly near his front door. "I was poking the
grizzly bear, and it snapped my head off," Sohn said Friday.

[ http://www.hotdougs.com/ ]

He was slapped with a citation, and his foie gras was sealed as evidence by
a Health Department inspector. Sohn faces a fine of $250 to $500 at his
March 29 date with a hearing officer, who could set the amount at the higher
end if he or she senses a disregard for the law.

On Friday afternoon, Sohn seemed to be considering whether to fight on. He
took the duck-liver dogs off the menu and got ready to go on vacation. If
anyone wants to reach him, he'll be considering his options over a plate of
foie gras in France, where they are surely shaking their heads."

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