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Must Wash Hands, Restaurant Bathroom Signage Blog

Must Wash Hands, a photo blog documenting "employees must" signs in restaurant loos. I heard once that the proper amount of hand-washing time was however long it took you to sing "Happy Birthday." Let's all not sing that aloud in the can, though. [via Eat Me Daily]...

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8 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 10, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Tagged: bathrooms, blogs, hand-washing, hygiene, signage, weird

Rats: Gross, But Less Dangerous Than Our Unwashed Hands

eGullet's Steven Shaw has a strong op-ed in the New York Times today arguing for a more rational response to rats in restaurants than the current hysteria: Rats move freely from building to building: adult rats can, like the superhero Plastic Man, compress themselves to fit through spaces as narrow as half an inch. Their mobility makes them as easy to miss as they are to find. A rat-free city is no more possible than a germ-free or risk-free society. We can hope to manage rodents, roaches and other intruders down to an acceptable level, but they’ve always accompanied, and may outlast, human civilization.Rats in restaurants, while distasteful, are more a distraction than a disaster for public health. As...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Lia Bulaong, March 16, 2007 at 3:24 PM
Tagged: disease, food hysteria, gross, health codes, hygiene, NYC, rats, salmonella, Steven Shaw

Does a Salad Have to Be Wearing a Glove to Be Properly Dressed?

Our friends at Eater broke the glove in the salad at a New York restaurant story a couple of days ago. (Warning: Some images might be inappropriate for children and adults.) And the Old Gray Lady, putting its appropriately serious spin on the whole affair, delves into the question of what role gloves play in proper kitchen hygiene. Related: Our Megnut asked how people felt about latex gloves in the professional kitchen in Serious Eats: Talk last month. Update: The story appears to have serious credibility issues....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Ed Levine, March 14, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Tagged: gross, health codes, hygiene, latex gloves