Eating Grass

Chicago is in the national news, though didn't find this AP story carried in the local papers. Of course we've all heard about this, and most of us consider it an embarrassment.

If we can't do anything about Chicago politics, at least we can laugh. But the aldermen's ban of foie gras has generated a backlash---Chicago Chef's for Choice. You might say it's a grassroots movement:

Will veal be next? Lobster? And what about that fur coat in the closet?

"Now it becomes a political issue and it becomes a constitutional thing," said Rick Tramonto, the chef and owner of Tru. "My biggest concern is where it will stop."

More than a dozen countries, mostly in Europe, have banned production of the delicacy.

Given animal rights activists' success getting foie gras banned in Chicago, Didier Durand, the chef and owner of Cyrano's, is confident they will take aim at other foods as well. "Pretty soon we're going to be eating grass," he said.