Chicago police had no suspects in the vandalism of a French bistro hours after its owner opposed a proposed city ordinance to ban sale of foie gras.

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Foie gras is goose or duck liver from birds forcibly fattened by food jammed down feeding pipes. Gourmets consider goose liver a delicacy but animal rights activists say the way it is produced is cruel torture.

Chef Didier Durand, owner of Cyrano's Bistro, said the restaurant was vandalized Tuesday night or early Wednesday after he testified against a citywide ban on the serving and sale of foie gras. Someone broke a window and spread a bloody substance on the door and sidewalk, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Cyrano's sells about 30 orders of foie gras weekly at $15 for a three-ounce portion.

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says he isn't sure the City Council should try to tell people what and what not to eat.