Emotion in the small world gourmet London. The butcher star Selfridges was fired this week. Jack O'Shea is accused of selling illegally for two years from foie gras to a handful of happy few. Since 2009, chefs and gourmets introduced him well passed their orders, under the code name of "French net." His store is hosted within the Selfridges food hall.
Gold chain, under pressure from animal welfare leagues, had banned the sale of this pride of French cuisine. The former James Bond actor Roger Moore, in 2009 had even financed a poster on Oxford Street, opposite Selfridges, to denounce the cruelty of force-feeding practices.
Jack O'Shea, representing the eighth generation of a line of butchers in the Irish province of Tipperary, was caught selling illegal, two days before Christmas fast cash. Journalists jokingly filmed it with his clients on contraband trade. The penalty eventually fell. The employment contract of gourmet butcher ended Thursday, Selfridges arguing breaches of hygiene rules, according to The Independent.
Award winning professional awards by Jack O'Shea is expected to rebound. He is regarded in Britain as a leading specialist meat and already owns a famous restaurant in Brussels.
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