10.31.19 - ‘This Is Idiocracy.’ Chefs Fume as New York Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning the Sale of Foie Gras
'“I think a ban on foie gras is ridiculous,” said James Beard Award-winner Ken Oringer, co-owner and chef at Manhattan’s Toro tapas restaurant that serves dishes like foie gras torchons with buttermilk biscuits and foie gras katsu sandwiches.'
'He said he supports producers of foie gras in the Catskill Mountains about two hours north of the city.'
'“I have been to their farms and they operate with the utmost integrity to their farm animals,” the chef said.'