Friday, February 27, 2004
Food Fight!
Following on the heels of an EU suspension of live poultry and egg imports from the US, USDA has banned the importation of French foie gras. [USDA says the two are not related] Which would be great news for Sonoma Foie Gras, except that they're still being hounded by the diet fascists who are in league with domestic terrorists. Senator John Burton has decided that it's a good idea to give in to these domestic terrorists and has introduced a bill to outlaw foie gras thereby putting Sonoma Foie Gras out of business by legislative fiat. With no compensation. Two bad precedents in one fell swoop. Cahleefohrneeiahns: Please write your state legislators and let them know what you think. ********* ADDENDA: Why do I call them "domestic terrorists?"Foie gras could be hazardous to your health -- especially if you are producing it, selling it or offering it on your restaurant menu. At least that's the way it looks to Laurent Manrique -- the French-born chef at San Francisco's renowned Aqua restaurant -- and his two partners in a foie gras venture, Didier Jaubert and Guillermo Gonzalez. What happened to them recently has prompted other worried Bay Area chefs to take a second look at their menus. This summer, according to Jaubert, his home and that of Manrique's were spray-painted with slogans such as "Foie gras is animal torture" and "Murderer," their cars and house windows were sprayed with etching foam, and their front-door locks were glued shut. The perpetrators, who may be animal-rights activists, also left a video that was shot from within Manrique's garden and showed his family relaxing at home. The video was followed by threatening notes stating that he and his family were being watched and warning him to stop his involvement with foie gras. [emph mine
Who the hell does sh!t like that -- Vito the Vegan ?!?
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