Eric Ripert

, chefs and restaurateurs testified and wrote letters. Chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin offered a nuanced defense: he acknowledged concern for animal health “and blah, blah, blah, O.K., fine” but then

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our right to farm”, encapsulating industry’s legal framing. Eric Ripert quote (NYTimes) – “many farming practices are cruel… [why] foie gras?”[13], used in legal discourse to question rational basis o

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ate happened; Bourdain vs. Trotter feud in Eater timeline). Eric Ripert quote (NY Times 2006) – Highlighting hypocrisy: "we can be concerned about duck health... but many food processes are cruel"[11]

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-Star” French chefs in NYC (Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges V., Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin) – all included foie gras as staples in their multi-course tasting menus, giving it the highest endorsement in t

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