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Last month anti-foie gras activists got some media attention with their demonstrations outside East Village restaurant Knife + Fork; now they've set their sights on David Chang's high-profile Momofuku restaurant family. In a rant published by Eater, Chang writes that a man recently delivered a letter to Ko saying "if we continue to serve foie gras he will 'encourage' his activists to 'demonstrate outside our establishment' leading to 'negative' publicity." Chang thinks the anti-foie gras movement is highly misguided, and cites a recent Village Voice feature on the humane conditions at Hudson Valley Foie Gras, where he sources his product. He says he's visited the farm too, and insists the ducks "live a good life, free of cages and with plenty of area to roam." So to show these foie gripers he won't be "intimidated," Chang's adding at least one foie gras dish to each of his menus at his various restaurants: "We'll donate any proceeds from those dishes to charity, including City Harvest and The Food Bank for NYC—both of which are in dire need of money and support to help feed our city’s poorest and hungriest citizens."
David Chang Says Momofuku to Foie Gras Protesters
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Another case of sudden jihad:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/student_kills_prof_nGgR2x0Omat9UDx4
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David Chang is wise. These pathetic PETA protesters are trying to showFoie Gras production to be far worse than it really is.
I do love me some Foie Gras. Especially on top of Veil. Yum. *Smacks Lips*
Chang is playing the right card: donating profits to the poor humans on this planet, whom PETA couldn't care less about. Homo sapiens is the only species PETA doesn't care for.
oh snap! is that foie gras in your eye?!
PETA successfully killed 95% of the animals in their care in 2008. They managed to give only SEVEN (7) animals away for adoption all year. (http://tinyurl.com/d77bdb)
Methinks something is wrong here.
So, treating animals 'inhumanely' is worst than killing them?
"So, treating animals 'inhumanely' is worse than killing them?"
Hmmm... I think you need to think about what you just said. For example, would YOU rather live in a small dirty cage for the rest of your life, or just die peacefully?
It is sad that sometimes those are the only two options, but I personally think euthanasia is a better option.
Oh, and by the way, I like David Chang. He's pretty badass.
I see what you are saying, but I am questioning what constitutes 'inhumane' conditions from PETA's perspective.
NTM, Those small dirty cages are in-house cages that PETA stuffs them into. http://tinyurl.com/4r7q53
I'm not commenting on PETA, but yeah, I think inhumane treatment of animals is worse than killing the humanely.
what a dick.
"Inhumane treatment of animals." Just think. There's etymological sense to this. I mean, we really shouldn't be treating animals like animals, right? Then what would we be? Human, all too human?
But if the only way to make foie gras is to torture few ducks ... well, call me the Jack Bauer of foods. Get me the plunger and the feeding tube. A little overfeed never hurt anyone.
Homo Sapiens Sapiens is no less an animal than a duck is. I don't understand your point?
That a duck is not a human.
That doesn't mean that we have to treat animals like shit.
Actually the more tortured the duck is the more tender the meat. mmmm I'm getting hungry.
Du-oh. If execution is better than living in small, cramped inhumane conditions, why do murderers accept life terms instead of the death sentence?
"If execution is better than living in small, cramped inhumane conditions..."
Why are there still so many *alive* people in NYC?
It's a sign of a lost argument to answer a question with another question.
If you have a problem with it don't eat it. Simple.
Go Chang!
If i could afford it, i would eat at David Chang's restaurants just to support him.
the ducks do live a good life until we slaughter them and eat their flesh with our mouths. mmmmm
I'd like to know who the big, brave (but anonymous, of course) guy is who walked into David's restaurant and made what I can only construe as a threat to his livelihood. I wonder how he'd feel if a bunch of us who respect David's right to operate his restaurants as he sees fit walked into HIS place of business or employment and made a similar threat.
David: if you have a picture of the guy, let's find out who he is.
That's a mean looking Asian man....
Just don't catch him while he's holding a cleaver.