Feb 17, 2007 8:37 am US/Central
Hot Dog Restaurant Slapped With Foie Gras Citation
Hot Doug's Got First Foie Gras Ticket In City
CHICAGO (AP) ―
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Chicago officials have issued their first citation for violating the city's new ban on the duck-liver delicacy known as foie gras.
And it wasn't at some high-end French cafe -- it was at a hot dog restaurant on the city's Northwest Side. Doug Sohn, the owner of Hot Doug's, has been serving foie gras-laced hot dogs for several months, and he was slapped with a citation just before opening time on Friday. His foie gras was confiscated and Sohn faces a fine of from $250 to $500 at his March 29 court date.
Sohn then took the special duck-liver dogs off the posted menu and prepared to leave for a vacation in France, where foie gras is quite legal.
The foie gras isn't Sohn's only connection with ducks. On weekends he fries his potatoes in duck fat for a bit of extra taste.
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