2008   Princeton dining club charged in drinking incidents (Princeton Packet) - 10/3/08 Princeton Borough has charged Charter Club, one of the Princeton University student eating clubs on Prospect Avenue, with two counts of serving alcohol to minors and two counts of maintaining a nuisance. more>> California Tortilla Cashier Screams At Disabled Customer Who Accidentally Spilled Tray (The Consumerist) - 9/28/08 Reader Mark is a California Tortilla fanatic. He slept outside the Ranson store so he could be their first customer, earning a year of free burritos. Mark kept patronizing California Tortilla even after he fractured his back in a car accident and started wearing... more>> PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk (KVVU Las Vegas) - 9/23/08 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk... more>> Waffle House Wedding in Georgia (Serious Eats) - 9/23/08 "Waffle House is as much a part of our lives as our kids are," said the bride...more>> Breast milk menu too titillating for diners (swissinfo) - 9/18/08 A restaurant has been banned from serving up dishes containing human milk on the grounds that the "ingredient" derives from an unauthorised source. more>> McDonald's Workers Harass Gay Customers (EDGE) - 9/17/08 An employee at a McDonald’s restaurant allegedly referred to gay customers who had come in together by an epithet, prompting the customers to seek an apology. more>> Diners flee "irritant" released in Red Lobster (New Britan Herald) - 9/16/08 About 75 people were forced to flee a Red Lobster restaurant Tuesday when an "irritant" believed to be pepper spray was released... more>> Robert De Niro's restaurant chain sells endangered tuna (Telegraph) - 9/6/08 A Michelin-starred restaurant chain part-owned by the actor Robert De Niro is serving endangered bluefin tuna at its London outlets without telling customers, DNA tests have shown. more>> Man Tossed from Mechanical Bull Sues NYC Restaurant (1010 WINS) - 9/5/08 A man has filed a lawsuit saying he was injured when he was thrown off a mechanical bull in a Western-themed New York City restaurant. Aaron Schnore's lawsuit accuses the midtown Manhattan restaurant of negligence for "allowing and promoting an inebriated individual to use and ride... more>> Thai police intercept monkeys bound to Cambodian restaurants (MCOT) - 9/4/08 Thai Highway Police in Sa Kaeo province have rescued 24 baby crab-eating monkeys, arresting a Thai driver and five undocumented Cambodians attempting to smuggle the endangered species to Cambodia, where they were destined for cooking pots in Chinese restaurants. more>> Cops close case on woman who found finger in a restaurant meal (Sun-Sentinel) - 9/2/08 An oxtail dinner at a Tampa restaurant had a little something extra, reports the St. Petersburg Times. A human finger, complete with nail. more>> Man tries to cut off arm at Denny's restaurant (Modesto Bee) - 8/31/08 A 33-year-old man who tried cutting off his arm inside a busy Denny's restaurant because he believed it would save his life was arrested Friday night, according to Modesto police. more>> Skinny-Dipping Diners Face Fines (WMTW) - 8/29/08 The Skinny Dip sandwich at Greenville's Black Frog Restaurant is free for customers willing to plunge naked from the restaurant into Moosehead Lake. more>> World's deadliest delicacies (USA Today) - 8/29/08 When Edward Bachner was arrested in July for buying enough poison to kill about 100 people, he inadvertently implicated sushi chefs as potential bioterrorists. more>> Wine Spectator drinks a hearty glass of blush (Los Angeles Times) - 8/22/08 The magazine praises a Milan restaurant that doesn't exist. Wine critic and author Robin Goldstein cooked up the hoax. more>> Why You Should Avoid Raw Salmon (Gourmet) - 8/21/08 Salmon tartare—eye-catching, fun, hip and tasty—has become a popular menu item in many top restaurants. more>> Women Leave Trendy Restaurant Covered In Bug Bites (CBS2) - 8/21/08 Two women claim they got strange marks on their legs after eating at a trendy restaurant. more>> [includes vid] Lawsuit says man got 9-foot tapeworm after eating undercooked salmon (USA Today) -  8/19/08 A man who contends he got a 9-foot tapeworm after eating undercooked fish has sued a Chicago restaurant. more>> Restaurant cook stuffs his own hair in steak served to customer (WAGT-TV) - 8/14/08 The former Wisconsin Texas Roadhouse cook who intentionally shoved hair into a customer’s steak is going to jail. more>> Video shows Burger King employee bathing in sink (WDTN) - 8/12/08 Some workers at a Greene County restaurant are in hot water with the health department, after an employee took a bubble bath in a store sink. more>> [includes vid] Atlanta Man Sues Buckhead Restaurant, Claiming Discrimination (FOX) - 8/8/08 An Atlanta man has filed a lawsuit against a popular Buckhead restaurant claiming he and a friend were discriminated against when they were asked to give up their seats, while other patrons were not. more>> 2 fired from restaurant for talking to reporter (PennLive) - 8/5/08 A bartender and a waiter found themselves fired after their boss didn't like their venting frustrations over how the economy is putting the squeeze on their tips. more>> Man Calls 911 Over Sauce-less Sub (WKRG) - 8/4/08 Jacksonville police say Reginald Peterson needs to learn that 911 is not the appropriate place to complain that Subway left the sauce off a spicy Italian sandwich. more>> In Beijing, It’s Too Hot for Dog on the Menu (New York  Times) - 8/4/08 Those who hope to taste dog meat when they visit Beijing for this summer’s Olympics may be disappointed. more>> Restaurant worker cleared of felony in food fight (KWES) - 8/2/08 A former Bloomfield restaurant worker accused of putting powdered bleach on fries ordered by three teenagers has been convicted of a petty misdemeanor rather than the felonies she originally faced. more>> The curious case of the disappearing diner (New Zealand Herald) - 8/1/08 Here is a mystery which would have whetted the appetite of Sherlock Holmes or, better still, Hercule Poirot, a man who truly appreciated haute cuisine. more>> Nude dining the hot new craze (Metro.co.uk) - 7/25/08 As temperatures rise in New York's summer diners are foregoing pesky clothes and joining the Optional Clothing Diners club. more>> Acupuncture used to improve flavour of tuna for sushi (Times Online) - 7/25/08 Their prized terriers are given samba-dancing lessons, their choicest beef herds are treated to daily massages and now, in an effort to produce the most delicious sushi in the world, Japanese tuna are to be given acupuncture. more>> Kid Rock Gets Probation For Waffle House Brawl (MTV News) - 7/23/08 Kanye West might not need anger management, but Kid Rock is going to get it, whether he wants it or not. more>> [Includes pic] $40,000 award over tainted meal (Seattle Times) - 7/15/08 A police officer and his family have won $40,000 in their lawsuit against a restaurant that had served them food tainted by an employee's spit and urine. more>> Mom says she and daughters kicked out of Aiken County restaurant (WAGT-TV) 7/16/08 An Aiken County woman says she and her daughters were kicked out of a restaurant in the small town of Jackson because her 4-year-old child was crying. The little girl is autistic. more>> Denton pizza employee: Surprised to see dad when wig falls off robber (Dallas Morning News) - 7/15/08 A Denton pizza worker said she was surprised when a fellow employee overpowered a would-be robber -- and even more surprised by who the bad guy turned out to be. more>> [Includes vid] Restaurant owner furious about urinal next to his business - (Press & Journal) - 7/15/08 An Aberdeen city-centre restaurant owner is furious after the council placed an open-air plastic urinal just a few feet away from where his customers dine in the evenings. more>> [Includes pic] Wis. woman accused of placing dead rat in food (WHDH-TV) - 7/15/08 A woman accused of planting a dead lab rat in restaurant food and demanding $500,000 to keep quiet was charged Monday with one felony count of extortion. more>> Dog meat off the menu during Olympics (MSNBS.com) - 7/11/08 Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month’s Beijing Olympic Games. more>> Gonzalez saves man's life in restaurant (Hutchinson News) - 7/8/08 A California man says Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez of the Kansas City Chiefs kept him from choking to death. more>> Restaurant apologizes for kicking out family (CBC) - 7/8/08 A national restaurant chain has apologized to the family of a girl with autism who was kicked out of one of its Edmonton locations on Saturday for being too noisy. more>> Wisconsin Man Accused of Faking Heart Attacks to Avoid Paying Restaurant Bills (WSAW.com) - 7/5/08 A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man is accused of repeatedly faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares. more>> 'Thanks for the tip': Restaurant keeps £9million (Daily Mail) - 6/28/08 The relatives of a woman who left £10million to the owners of her favourite Chinese restaurant have managed to win back just £1million of her fortune in a secret legal deal. more>> [includes pic] Cook Confesses To Putting Own Hair In Dish Of Disgruntled Customer (CityNews) - 6/23/08 He denied the charges for months. But when push came to shove in a West Bend, Wisconsin courtroom last week, Ryan Kropp finally came clean. And his case would appear to validate every urban legend you've heard about what waiters or cooks can do to your food in a restaurant if you give them a hard time. more>> [includes pic] Scorpions for Breakfast and Snails for Dinner (New Yoik Times) - 6/11/08 In Beijing, where my family lives, I once returned home from a restaurant with a doggy bag full of deep-fried scorpions. The next morning, I poured them instead of imported raisin bran into my 11-year-old son’s cereal bowl. more>> Dutch man suffers cut buttocks in joke mishap (TwinCities.com) - 6/3/08 Dutch police say a man who pushed his exposed buttocks against a restaurant window as a joke was injured when the glass broke and lacerated his behind. more>> Scandal forces swanky Japanese restaurant to shut (SAWF) - 5/28/08 An exclusive Japanese restaurant chain said Wednesday it would close down after it was found to have served leftover food in a scandal that led to a slump in business. more>> Monkey serves drinks in Japanese restaurant (ninemsn) - 5/16/08 A small restaurant with a monkey for a waiter has become well-known in Japan after it featured on national television. more>> [includes vid] Nose-to-Tail Meals (ForbesTraveler.com) - 5/12/08 Colin Alevras, chef at New York City’s Tasting Room, recently unveiled a luxury burger that blew diners’ minds. more>> Fast-Food Workers Spit In Customer Drinks (WKMG) - 5/15/08 Two fast-food workers at a Sonic eatery in Eunice spit into customers' drinks, a company representative said. more>> Chicago overturns foie gras ban (BBC) - 5/15/08 The city council of Chicago has overturned a ban on foie gras, less than two years after it was imposed. more>> Settlement between medical marijuana user, restaurant owner ends human rights battle (Burlington Post) - 5/14/08 Steve Gibson says he will be back at Gator Ted's sometime later this year puffing his medical marijuana outside the local restaurant. more>> Woman ejected from restaurant for looking too masculine settles suit (KSWO) - 5/13/08 A New York City restaurant has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a lesbian who says she was ejected because a bouncer thought she was a man in the ladies' room. more>> Restaurant Bans Children Younger Than 6 (WSOC) - 5/9/08 The management for a popular restaurant in Silverton, Ore., announced Thursday that young children would no longer be allowed into the establishment. more>> [includes vid] If the Fish Liver Can’t Kill, Is It Really a Delicacy? (New York Times) - 5/4/08 Poison has been as integral to fugu, the funny-looking, potentially deadly puffer fish prized by Japanese gourmands, as the savor of its pricey meat. So consider fugu, but poison-free. more>> Restaurant Customer Threatened Over Tip (WSMV) - 5/1/08 Police said a man received a bomb threat in the mail over a tip he left at a Murfreesboro steakhouse. more>> [includes vid] Inspection Cites Restaurant For Keeping Bread In Bathroom (WFTV) - 4/30/08 Eyewitness News discovered a popular Sanford fast food restaurant that's accused of storing food on the floor inside the men's restroom. more>> Cloud Of Bees Swarming In 'Tornado Pattern' Chases Diners From Restaurant (Local6.com) - 4/25/08 A giant cloud of thousands of bees mysteriously appeared and began to swirl in a "tornado pattern" around a Central Florida Mexican restaurant. more>> [includes vid] Manager jailed for selling drive-through marijuana (Arkansas Online) - 4/21/08 Deep-dish is one thing, but “pot” is another to Fort Smith police...more>> The incredible shrinking restaurant portion (Seattle Times) - 4/13/08 In the past year, a few dozen chefs have come to the test kitchen of Rastelli Foods, a wholesaler based near Philadelphia, in search of tips about how to trim portions, preferably in ways diners won't notice. more>> McCain "Family Recipes" Lifted from the Food Network (Huffington Post) - 4/14/08 It took less than 12 hours from the time the media caught wind of Cindy McCain's recipe theft for John McCain's campaign website to scrub away the offending pages...more>> Beijing Mao-era restaurant leaves locals seeing red (Xinhua News Agency) - 4/6/08 Waitresses in green army uniforms and red "Serve the People" armbands salute customers and greet them with "I swear to Chairman Mao that I will serve you with all my heart." more>> Dogs back on the menu in Korea (thewest.com.au) - 4/2/08 The Seoul city government is seeking to classify man’s best friend as livestock in order to set food safety standards for South Korean lovers of dogmeat, officials say. more>> As sushi craze spreads,be careful about raw deal (Xinhua News Agency) - 3/29/08 As Japanese sushi conquers restaurants and homes around the world, industry experts are fighting the side-effects of the raw fish boom: fake sushi bars, over-confident amateurs, poisoned consumers. more>> China: Dog Meat Restaurant Ban 'Masks Nationwide Cruelty' (Sky News) - 3/11/08 Restaurants serving dog meat in Beijing have been ordered to close for fear of upsetting thousands of western tourists arriving for this year's Olympic Games. more>> Theater of the absurd: Minnesota bars thwart smoking ban by declaring everyone an actor (International Herald Tribune) - 3/7/08 All the world's a stage at some of Minnesota's bars. A new state ban on smoking in restaurants and other nightspots contains an exception for performers in theatrical productions. more>> Fight breaks out during party at Chuck E. Cheese (MetroWest Daily News) 3/3/08 Two Boston-area moms are being summoned to court after police say they got into a fistfight at Chuck E. Cheese...more>> Restaurant Chef Allegedly Contaminates Steak After Patron Complains (CityNews) - 2/29/08 O.K., admit it, you've often heard those horror stories about what restaurant workers do to the food of customers they don't like. more>> The Bad Lemon At Your Restaurant Table (CBS4) - 2/27/08 We all know the dangers of uncooked meat and contaminated produce. There is a newly discovered food danger we should be aware of. more>> [includes vid] Mich. restaurateur builds a 134-pound hamburger (TwinCities.com) - 2/23/08 A Detroit-area restaurant owner believes he has broken the world record for "largest hamburger commercially available." more>> Don't let a bad restaurant spoil your holiday (Sydney Morning Herald) - 2/18/08 It was a tale to dine out on. A couple at the next table in Bangkok were telling fellow guests about dinner the previous night. They'd been to a restaurant where everything was terrible. more>> TV chef spiced up his past exploits (St. Petersburg Times) - 2/17/08 Celebrity chef Robert Irvine blew into town two years ago with the panache of royalty, the ego of a TV star and a plan to turn St. Petersburg into "the next Monaco." more>> Man Bites Insect (New York Times) - 2/10/08 David Gracer eats bugs. Not any old crushed, oozy, sidewalk kind of bug, but insects selected just like any other food — for sustenance and taste. more>> We've run out of pizza! (Daily Mail) - 2/9/08 Even by the standards of Blackpool on a Saturday night, they must have been a sight to behold - nine gay men and transsexuals, several wearing women's clothing. more>> The moment a diner sent back an £18,000 bottle of wine (Daily Mail) - 2/8/08 It was a moment to make the most experienced sommelier gasp with horror. more>> Restaurant removes bathroom camera (London Free Press) - 2/5/08 A fake surveillance camera pointing into a bathroom stall of a Second Cup restaurant was taken down yesterday after it sparked concerns from the chain's executives and the Quebec government. more>> Sorry, you’re too fat to eat here (MSNBC.com) - 2/4/08 A state lawmaker wants to ban restaurants from serving food to obese customers-- but please, don't be offended. more>> Japanese restaurants invited to win approval of the sushi squad (The Times) - 1/30/08 It may look like sushi, taste like sushi and wriggle like sushi, but for the gourmet in London, Paris or New York, the question remains: just how Japanese is this raw fish? more>> Virginia Restaurant Fined For Making Real Sangria (CBS 5) - 1/25/08 If you're served a pitcher of authentic sangria in a Virginia restaurant, someone's breaking the law. more>> Warnings don't deter lovers of sushi (International Herald Tribune) - 1/24/08 Sara Barokas, a substitute teacher, noticed the yellow-and-red signs above the sushi case at the Gourmet Garage market on Broadway: "Protect yourself and your family!!! Mercury in sushi." more>> Grandmother Arrested At Drive-Thru While Waiting For Fries, Coffee (WFTV) - 1/20/08 A 75-year-old woman was arrested at a Clearwater McDonald's drive-thru because police said she wouldn't pull her car forward. more>> [includes vid] Kid Rock Proves He Has A Heart (Expo Say) - 1/14/08 Kid Rock rewarded a busboy with $1,000 for finding his friend's watch. The 'Cowboy' singer was dining at Justin Timberlake's New York restaurant Southern Hospitality when the waiter handed him a $200,000 watch he had found on the floor. more>> Changes to Disney Dining Plan infuriate WDW guests (Jim Hill Media) - 1/7/08 There are many things that one might expect to hear at a full-service eatery at the Walt Disney World Resort. An attentive server asking a guest if they can get them another Coke. Or an anxious parent -- as they clutch their camera -- asking when's Mickey going to come through the restaurant again. But what you don't expect to hear is a patron swearing at the top of their lungs at a WDW restaurant manager over something they just found on their bill. more>> No young children at Victoria & Albert's (Orlando Sentinel) - 1/4/08 Victoria & Albert's to young children: please eat somewhere else. In a move to create at least one intimate, adult dining establishment on its property, Walt Disney World has banned young children from its swankiest restaurant, Victoria & Albert's at the Grand Floridian Spa and Resort. more>> 'Hearty Eater' Claims Buffet Banned Him (Bay News 9) - 1/3/08 A 6-foot-3, 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet line, then banned him and a relative because they're hearty eaters. more>> Royal Palm Beach couple finds rare purple pearl while dining (FOX News) - 1/1/08 A husband and wife are rubbing their hands with glee after finding a valuable gemstone — in their dinner. more>> 2007 & Earlier »   Have a question, comment, news tip, or found a link problem? Contact DinnersFromHell.com. Back to Top

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