Page Two Featured News Story: 15% or Else! A restaurant customer received a threat that his house would be blown up if he ever returned to the restaurant and left less than a 15% tip. Click on the link below to see the news video: Diner Receives Bomb Threat Over Tip   A Hairy Situation See the news clip below about a cook who allegedly contaminated a customer's steak with hair because the diner complained that it wasn't done right. A coworker said that it was a specific type of hair! Although he originally denied the charges, the cook recently was sentenced to jail.            Doggy Dining Many communities are allowing dogs at outdoor dining areas of restaurants. Listings of dog  friendly restaurants in the U.S. and Canada can be found Here. Unfortunately, in Korea and some other Asian nations, many restaurants are serving dogs - as a meal. Enjoy these canine cartoons!   Speed Bump copyright 2007 Dave Coverly, dist. by Creators Syndicate   Fugu About It Fugu is a blowfish that has been consumed in Japan for centuries. It also happens to contain a toxin that can result in a very unpleasant death -  paralysis and suffucation while being fully conscious - if it's not prepared correctly. Consequently, Japanese chefs who prepare it must go through years of rigorous training learning how to remove organs that contain the toxin (liver, gonads, intestines and skin) before they can receive a required license. In the U.S., the FDA heavily restricts the importation of fugu (although the fish is also found in domestic waters), and issued a consumer advisory. Not surprisingly, few restaurants in the U.S. serve the fish (most are in NYC), and a complete meal can cost several hundred dollars. The video below shows a Japanese fugu chef butchering a live fish [Warning: graphic footage!]   There's Always a Way to Get Around the Regs German restaurateur's solution to a smoking ban. Read about the "butt holes." Free Republic   Food Prep Footwork View a news clip about garlic being crushed by a restaurant employee - with his foot!     Underwater Dinner Party  In 2007, 500 people set the Guiness world record for the largest underwater formal dinner party. The 3 course meal was served in a swimming pool in Acton, England. More than likely the dinner conversation was kept to a minimum. Hopefully the taste of the wine shown being poured in the video below wasn't affected too much by the chlorine in the pool.     « Prev | 1 | 2

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