Monday, August 06, 2007
Strange News from the Food Front (8/6/07)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Chili Smackdown A new pepper - nicknamed the bhut jolokia, or ghost chili - from India has just made the record books as the hottest chili in the world at 1,000,000 Scoville units, or ten times hotter than a habenero. (Independent Online)
- Green Bean Mean Scene A class at the William V. Wright Elementary School in Las Vegas rolled the dice by writing letters to complain about facing reheated frozen green beans on the cafeteria line. (AP)
- Moped Moping A Japanese figure skater just received a five month international competition ban after being arrested for driving a moped under the influence. Maybe he can start a new branch of the Hells Angels. (Reuters)
- Clean Your Plate, First A Beijing restaurant lets diners that rack up a check of at least a 50 yuan - that's about US$6.61 - throw dishes against a designated wall. (Ananova)
- So Much for Seconds A German court has sentenced someone who skipped out on 64 restaurant bills to 18 months in prison. A harsh sentence for someone who just had to eat and run. (Reuters)
Labels: An Obsession with Food, Beijing, plates, prison, restaurant, school, weird
Monday, June 25, 2007
Strange News from the Food Front (6/25/07)
A weekly round-up of odd kitchen events:
- Culinary Criminals Inmates in a Bangalore, India prison like the food, made by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, so much that they're refusing to apply for bail. They also like the saffron uniforms. (AFP)
- Beersicle Brouhaha A suburban Washington, D.C. restaurant is getting heat for serving frozen beer pops because the liquid isn't in the original container or served immediately on pouring. And can you ask them to hold the ice? (AP)
- Three-Year-Old Served Vodka in Restaurant. Neat. A restaurant accidentally switched drinks and sent a three-year-old a vodka-based drink instead of pineapple juice. The family was still charged for the drink (no kidding). Wonder if they got to keep the kiddie cup.
- Chef TV Show Sued A manager at a New York Indian restaurant is suing to keep an episode of Gordon Ramsey's new show, Kitchen Nightmares, from airing. At the celebrity chef's behest, the restaurant fired the manager on the show. And you thought that the networks could be harsh. (Reuters)
Labels: beer, India, popsicle, prison, toddler, vodka, weird
