Monday, September 15, 2008
Strange News from the Food Front (9/15/2008)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Ramsey's Nightmare Gordon Ramsey, who's built a brand of being inflammatory in the kitchen, may be feeling the heat as his company has lost head chefs in quick succession at three of its locations. (Harden's)
- Dangerous Dishes Speaking of tempers in the kitchen, a young woman bit her boyfriend, broke a picture frame on his face, and swung a sword at him because he wasn't doing the dishes. (AP)
- Studying Spuds Scientists are trying to understand the genetic code of the potato because of its importance as a food crop. Can you say genetic modification? (Reuters)
- Chocolate Dreams Berlin police closed down a chocolate shop that was spiking some of its goods with hallucinogenic drugs. (Reuters)
- Reviews at Ten Paces Publishers of competing restaurant guides are taking slaps at each other over their ratings of Gordon Ramsay's establishments. (Reuters)
- Drink Up, Peasants One of Queen Elizabeth's residences was accidently sent 2,000 pints of beer. The corgis must have been thirsty. (AFP)
