Foie Gras Week, June 11-16, 2009

I just got this notice, and I thought this would be of interest to many LTHers.

Chicago Area Restaurants Celebrate
The One Year Anniversary
Of the Foie Gras Repeal 
  
Just over a year ago, people in Chicago were eating their Foie Gras in secret and the secret is no longer! 
 
From June 11-16th, Chicago Chefs For Choice will host the 2009 Foie Gras Fest, with specially-created $10 Foie Gras dishes, says Chef Didier Durand, co-founder of Chicago Chefs For Choice and owner of Cyrano's Bistrot & Wine Bar in Chicago.
 
Participating restaurants include:
 
Cafe Bernard, Chef Bernard LeCoq, (773-871-2100)
Cafe Matou, Chef Charlie Socher, Chicago, (773-384-8911)
Carlos, Chef Carlos Nieto, Highland Park (847-432-0770)
Cyrano's Bistrot, Chef Didier Durand, Chicago, (312-467-0546
David Burke's Primehouse, Chef Rick Gresh, (312-660-6010)
Hemmingway's Bistro, Oak Park, ( 708-227-2676)
May Street Market, Chef Alex Cheswick, (312-218-1306)
Union League Club, Chef Michael Garbin, (312-435-4822) 
 
Check with your favorite restaurant to see what dishes they are offering and for more information such as the Foie Gras Farm and Foie Gras distributor which are helping to make this week possible!

Many chefs are aware that the consumption of Foie Gras is an individual choice and that is exactly why Chicago Chefs For Choice was begun. Chefs, like artists, realize that not everyone likes everything they will cook, but that they also have the right to cook what they wish, and while there are some who do not support this idea when it comes to Foie Gras, there are just as many who do enjoy this delicacy which is steeped in the history of food.