# @portlandmercury on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DX0Ly08klBM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65612864-portlandmercury-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-02T00:00:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) — https://gondola.cc/portlandmercury

## Caption

The future of foie gras is on shaky ground in Portland. A proposed ordinance would ban the sale of foie gras within city limits, with restaurants receiving a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 for each violation.⁠
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Over 75 people signed up to provide testimony on the ordinance this week. Here's a collection of the best quotes from those against, and in favor of the ban.⁠
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“Any chef claiming the success of their restaurant depends on any single product is not only being melodramatic and sensational, they’re just a bad chef, as far as I’m concerned.” —Ryan Koger, chef at Feral⁠
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Read the full story by Katherine Chew Hamilton at the link in bio.⁠
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#portland #food #foiegras #pdx

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pdx, foiegras, portland, food

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