Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
That was twenty years ago. Here in Boston, all it takes is one complaint to the Health Department and the inspector is there the next morning. If the complaint comes in early enough in the day, the inspector is there before the day is over. No forwarning. One of your top chefs in the country has been shut down on more than one occassion here in Boston due to the filth in his kitchen. Many, many moons ago I worked in a little hole in the wall counter only restaurant. One afternoon when I was all alone, the health inspector showed up. I had to show him my fingernails, and made sure my hair was back in a ponytail, although he would have preferred a hair net. I had no forwarning. And it wasn't a complaint that brought him through the door. He was on his regualr rounds. the rules have changed over the years. We have more knowledge of food today. We know what brings on a food borne illness. In this city, a "lost tab" is taken as a bribe. Not a good thing to do. We even make the cops pay their tabs for doughnuts.
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