Only in Chicago would the owner of a hot dog joint -- who calls himself an "encased meat" specialist -- sell foie gras (on a hot dog?) and get fined for it.

The Chicago Tribune's Jason Meisner reports that the first fine for selling foie gras in Chicago was levied against the owner of the hot dog joint, who in the fine Chicago tradition of self promotion, describes himself as an "encased meat" specialist.

At the time of its passage over his veto, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley called the ordinance banning the sale of foie gras the "silliest law that [the Chicago City Council's] ever passed."

That's saying something, folks.

As we wrote at the time:

Chicago's first restaurant was busted Friday for selling foie gras when a Chicago Health Department inspector cited a Chicago hot dog joint for selling the goose liver, issued a citation, and seized the foie gras as evidence.

In an unconfirmed rumor, the city inspector was later seen purchasing four bottles of Sauternes from Sam's Liquors.

Thank God for the Chicago City Council, and for their helping to solidify Chicago's reputation as: Da ciddee dat wirx...