The Crusty Carafe

I'm back!  Busy couple of months...many exciting things happening.  Of those, the biggest is that my son married a beautiful young lady on May 4th.  She's been a member of the family for a long time but we're all thrilled that it is now official.  Then my three year old granddaughter came to visit for two weeks, we absolutely adore this child and don't get to spend a tremendous amount of time with her.  She goes back home tomorrow, I can't imagine what it's going to be like without her here.  Anyway, it's back to work.

I was teaching a food safety seminar in New Jersey a few weeks ago.  My travel arrangements were made by my client.  I stayed at a reputable facility but I can assure you this property was not the image the brand wants to reflect....It was awful!  From my overnight room with nasty sheets (I slept on top of the comforter fully dressed) to the meeting room with drapes stapled to the wall!  I got a cup of coffee from the coffee station in the morning and it was so horrible, I had to pitch it.  There wasn't enough cream and sugar in the building to make it consumable....When you're in the business I am once you notice one problem you tend to become increasingly aware of other issues.  Milk on the breakfast counter in a crusty carafe and not on ice - at say about seventy degrees...the whole experience ranks right up there as one of my worst (photos below).  Over the past several days I've been watching the story below unfold...How may people need to get sick or die before people take food safety and cleanliness seriously??? 

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/illnesses-tied-to-nc-holiday-inn-salmonella-outbreak-rise-to-51/#.UZeIAXPD_oZ