Food service and food retailers are engaged in a battle for your health. I recently received a gift box of some of my favorite noshes, a fantastic collection of bar chocolates and a big bag of pistachios. The chocolates now decorate my waistline, but the pistachios……………………..they sit on my counter, untouched. I adore pistachios but [...]
Food-Borne Illness………Are You Safe?
April 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Commentary, Food, Healthy Eating, On The Job, Our Environment, TemporaryChef Services
Tags: chef agency·consulting chef·food borne illness·food poisoning·Healthy Eating·pistachios·restaurant servsafe·servsafe·servsafe classes·servsafe training·servseafe instructor proctor
HOWARD BEALE LIVES !!
January 31st, 2009 · 7 Comments · Commentary, Howard Beale Lives
In the 1976 movie Network Howard Beale, a news commentator becomes fed up with greed. See the clip below. Then go to your window and let your voice be heard. I’m Mad As Hell And I’m Not Gonna Take This Anymore This plague threatens the entire world. 1) The recent outbreak of peanut based Salmonella [...]
Tags: bernie madoff·corporate greed·corporate responsibility·food borne illness·honor·howard beale·peanut butter scare·peanuts·salmonella
Superbug C.diff Suggested in 40 % of Packaged Meats
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Commentary, On The Job
Keeping a sanitary kitchen is paramount for all of us in the food service industry. As professional Chefs we are on the front lines in that battle. The Wausau Daily Herald reported on an outbreak of food-borne illness that sickened 40 to 50 people and might be linked to food served at a high school [...]
Tags: C. ciff·cdc·chicago tribune·clostridium defficile·food borne illness·food safety·restaurant sanitation