cromagnum Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Port Canaveral, Florida- Nearly 227 people aboard a cruiseship fell ill with a gastrointestinal illness during a weeklong Caribbean Voyage.. Got wet-ones and babypowder? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206233,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromagnum Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Enertainment news has reported that Jack Black was one of the tourist on the caribbean cruise...Here's his story on this horrible trajedy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LLXvn3Msx4...elated&search=# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromagnum Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Baseball News has reported that Jeter and A-Rod also were on that caribbean cruise and suffered from Montezumas revenge....On this video they explain to the public to be aware of food poisoning and the Horrors associated with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RrQF4vUPw4...elated&search=# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Can we get an all cromagnum, all the time forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Can we get an all cromagnum, all the time forum? 732057[/snapback] There is one already. It's called youtube.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 SPAM!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Nothing like a buffet line on a cruise for food poisoning or getting the revenge. People handling the food, food not staying at the right temperature, food left out to long. You want to get sick...go to the buffet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Nothing like a buffet line on a cruise for food poisoning or getting the revenge. People handling the food, food not staying at the right temperature, food left out to long. You want to get sick...go to the buffet. 732070[/snapback] I don't get it, in hotels and restaurants (in LA anyway) we had to jump through hoops to make sure food was safe. The industry changed dramatically in the last 3 years I was in it (1998-2001) in regard to food safety. I'm not sure what's going on on these cruise ships but their getting a bad rap, and rightly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromagnum Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Can we get an all cromagnum, all the time forum? 732057[/snapback] Sorry, about the humor in ''two post'' I definitely should have used the ''edit feature, I forgot, huge mistake, I'll try to rememeber next time.. I actually got the message sent to me in PPP ....So I deleted every thing. just about.....And changed the theme of the thread from left to right.....To make ammends Human error, nothing more nothing less...Care for a plate of apologies served by me, on a cellulouse paper plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I don't get it, in hotels and restaurants (in LA anyway) we had to jump through hoops to make sure food was safe. The industry changed dramatically in the last 3 years I was in it (1998-2001) in regard to food safety. I'm not sure what's going on on these cruise ships but their getting a bad rap, and rightly so. 732084[/snapback] When you think about how many cruises are going on at a time and how many people are on each ship, the numbers don't seem that high. It happens in restaurants all the time, but doesn't get reported as much because you don't have a high concentration of people (and most people don't report getting food poisoning, they just wait it out for a day or two). IMHO, this is a non-story. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I don't get it, in hotels and restaurants (in LA anyway) we had to jump through hoops to make sure food was safe. The industry changed dramatically in the last 3 years I was in it (1998-2001) in regard to food safety. I'm not sure what's going on on these cruise ships but their getting a bad rap, and rightly so. 732084[/snapback] I just read a book, Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel--Why Everything You Know is Wrong, and in one section he talks about restaurant kitchens, and how clean they are supposed to be. Well, he went to one restaurant inspectors home to check out their kitchen, and it was "filthy" according to the standards they look for in commercial kitchens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I just read a book, Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel--Why Everything You Know is Wrong, and in one section he talks about restaurant kitchens, and how clean they are supposed to be. Well, he went to one restaurant inspectors home to check out their kitchen, and it was "filthy" according to the standards they look for in commercial kitchens. 732463[/snapback] I have been in the restaurant business 21 years and where I have worked is top notch when it comes to sanitizing, rotation, turning product, freshness, etc. That being said I know many other restaurants I would never eat at. We reject product if its not up to par- what we reject the next restaurant accepts. I hear horror stories from repairmen and friends who have worked in other kitchens. I will not eat at any local Chinese restaurants. You really are putting alot of trust into the restaurant that serves you. Foodborne illnesses are no fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I have been in the restaurant business 21 years and where I have worked is top notch when it comes to sanitizing, rotation, turning product, freshness, etc. That being said I know many other restaurants I would never eat at. We reject product if its not up to par- what we reject the next restaurant accepts. I hear horror stories from repairmen and friends who have worked in other kitchens. I will not eat at any local Chinese restaurants. You really are putting alot of trust into the restaurant that serves you. Foodborne illnesses are no fun 732488[/snapback] You've been a busboy for 21 years? Right on man, good pension in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I would recommend the book Kitchen Confidential and the various sequels not only for a great read but for information regarding restaurants. One pointer the author (a New York City chef who apparently is more an author and celeb these days) gives for checking out a restaurant is to check the toilet facilities. If they are not clean, he says, you can be pretty sure the rest of the place is suspect...and leave. He calls the buffet the owners delight as it can be designed to fill people up on the cheap stuff in the beginning with the expensive things at the back. He calls the buffet line a disease petri dish as the food tends to stay too long, too many people are touching, breathing on, and sneezing on the food, and he recommends avoiding it at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I would recommend the book Kitchen Confidential and the various sequels not only for a great read but for information regarding restaurants. One pointer the author (a New York City chef who apparently is more an author and celeb these days) gives for checking out a restaurant is to check the toilet facilities. If they are not clean, he says, you can be pretty sure the rest of the place is suspect...and leave. He calls the buffet the owners delight as it can be designed to fill people up on the cheap stuff in the beginning with the expensive things at the back. He calls the buffet line a disease petri dish as the food tends to stay too long, too many people are touching, breathing on, and sneezing on the food, and he recommends avoiding it at all costs. 732795[/snapback] I agree, it's a good read, and pretty much spot on regarding the restaurant biz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancasterSteve Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I would recommend the book Kitchen Confidential and the various sequels not only for a great read but for information regarding restaurants. One pointer the author (a New York City chef who apparently is more an author and celeb these days) gives for checking out a restaurant is to check the toilet facilities. If they are not clean, he says, you can be pretty sure the rest of the place is suspect...and leave. He calls the buffet the owners delight as it can be designed to fill people up on the cheap stuff in the beginning with the expensive things at the back. He calls the buffet line a disease petri dish as the food tends to stay too long, too many people are touching, breathing on, and sneezing on the food, and he recommends avoiding it at all costs. 732795[/snapback] Oh just great One of the main dinners at my upcoming Navy reunion in Nashville is going to served buffet style.....and this is scheduled for the second night that we are there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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