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Nancy Young
 
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Default TV Chefs Setting Bad Hygeine Standards

Curly Sue wrote:
>
> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 06:02:05 GMT, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 12:09:17 -0500, Steve Wertz
> > wrote:
> >
> >> "Researchers who watched 60 hours of food programmes from Britain,
> >> the United States and Canada found that for every example of
> >> correct food handling, there were 13 food hygiene errors,
> >> typically seven per 30-minute show."
> >>
> >> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/04/wchef04.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/07/04/ixnewstop.html>
> >>

> >
> >I've never seen any chef, swat a fly with a knife, squeeze
> >lemon with their teeth

>
> Funny you should mention that one... About two weeks ago I saw it for
> the first time, the chef put the lemon half in his mouth and bit down
> so the juice ran into the bowl. I'm pretty sure I remember which chef
> it was (famous, but doesn't have a long-time show) but I won't mention
> his name in case I'm wrong. I almost fell outta my seat. And I've
> decided against saying more ;>


I'm pretty sure I saw Michael Chiarella? do that. (the guy with the
Entertaining show) Or was it the Surreal Gourmet? Was funny to see.

Speaking of squeezing lemons, so many of the chefs squeeze them
through their fingers. Juice of one lemon. Well, you'd better
squeeze another one then, because half the just is left on your
hands!

nancy