Hot on the heels of The Governor's Ball, that famous post Oscar bash catered by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck (i.e. my boss), came the news of that one of his chefs had contracted hepatitis. Less than a month later Puck is in the news again, this time to promote animal rights and fight cruelty to animals.
"Puck chefs will continue to kill lobsters by cutting them in half while they're still alive," but foie gras is no longer on the menu. And while that famous Spago weiner schnitzel (which is damn good by the way) will now be made from free-range all-natural veal, "skate and Russian caviar, both of which Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch has on its "avoid" list," will still be used. So wrote Corie Brown on the front page of the LA Times earlier today.
Puck's announcement was made with help from the Humane Society, which only recently began its programs championing the rights of farm animals. Farm Sanctuary, the 21-year old farm animal protection organization responsible for the legislative ban on foie gras in Chicago (which begins here in California in 2012), got no such love, having protested outside Spago for many of the restaurant's 25 years.
In other restaurant news Chef Lee, Spago's own executive chef, has been nominated for the Outstanding Chef at the 2007 James Beard Awards. Fellow nominees include Top Chef's Tom Colicchio, Jean Joho, Paul Kahan and Michael Richard. Meanwhile steakhouse CUT (which Chef Lee oversees) at the Regent Beverly Wilshire (you know, the Pretty Woman hotel) has been nominated for Best New Restaurant. The awards ceremony will be held Monday, May 7 in New York.
"Puck chefs will continue to kill lobsters by cutting them in half while they're still alive," but foie gras is no longer on the menu. And while that famous Spago weiner schnitzel (which is damn good by the way) will now be made from free-range all-natural veal, "skate and Russian caviar, both of which Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch has on its "avoid" list," will still be used. So wrote Corie Brown on the front page of the LA Times earlier today.
Puck's announcement was made with help from the Humane Society, which only recently began its programs championing the rights of farm animals. Farm Sanctuary, the 21-year old farm animal protection organization responsible for the legislative ban on foie gras in Chicago (which begins here in California in 2012), got no such love, having protested outside Spago for many of the restaurant's 25 years.
In other restaurant news Chef Lee, Spago's own executive chef, has been nominated for the Outstanding Chef at the 2007 James Beard Awards. Fellow nominees include Top Chef's Tom Colicchio, Jean Joho, Paul Kahan and Michael Richard. Meanwhile steakhouse CUT (which Chef Lee oversees) at the Regent Beverly Wilshire (you know, the Pretty Woman hotel) has been nominated for Best New Restaurant. The awards ceremony will be held Monday, May 7 in New York.
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