Chefs Looking for Tenderness Meet Tough New York Rules - New York Times

Chefs Looking for Tenderness Meet Tough New York Rules - New York Times: "Gastronomy, meet bureaucracy.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has quelled the sous vide revolution, for the moment."

Apparently NYC govt is concerned about the safety of this new cooking technique. I'm not particularly. I've never had anything sous vide, but the article definitely makes me want to find one of the high end places that does it right and see what the fuss is all about.