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Bella23 Sun 05-Nov-23 10:17:37

My mother was a cook and the tales she told made your hair curl. Whole trays of food dropped dusted down and used.
The hair gets me as well, where have the ponytails gone? I have only ever seen Jamie Oliver and Mary Berry wash their hands after touching raw chicken and having personal experience of what that can do, I sit and cringe.shock

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Germanshepherdsmum Sun 05-Nov-23 10:07:12

Same here ixion. Yuk.

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coco12 Sun 05-Nov-23 09:52:32

Worked in catering for many years. Chefs are usually way too busy to think about eating the food, it's the last thing on their minds. The hair issue I agree with and has been allowed to creep in.

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ixion Sun 05-Nov-23 09:42:04

It's the untamed locks and proliferation of facial hair that gets me.
Can't watch or stomach the Hairy Bikers.

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BlueBelle Sun 05-Nov-23 09:41:44

Having once work in the kitchens as a very young person I can assure you no one would eat in a restaurant if they saw what really went on behind the scenes and it was both restaurants and a starred hotel that I m taking experience from

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Grannynannywanny Sun 05-Nov-23 09:29:03

I watched an episode of James Martin’s programme earlier and one of his guests was Michelin star chef Daniel Clifford whose speciality is French cuisine.

He cooked and served up a very delicate fish dish and took great care to place it on the plate including the use of tweezers to add the garnishes such as caviar. Just as I thought it looked really impressive he added his parsley drizzle. A drop landed on his finger. He licked it off then continued to use his fingers to fiddle and arrange the food on the plate 🤢

It makes me wonder if they’re happy to do that in public what goes on behind the scenes.

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