Another reason to steer clear of Australia!
Sydney pub row erupts after faeces found in icecream
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A bitter row has broken out between one of Sydney's largest tourist pubs and a family of five who accused chefs of serving human excrement in their gelato after they complained about noise during a football match.
State government food minister Ian Macdonald confirmed on Wednesday that frozen faecal matter had been found in a serving of chocolate gelato offered to placate pub patron Steve Whyte and his wife Jessica, who became "violently ill" after eating it.
"The stench went through my nostrils, I retched and spat it into the napkin," Jessica Whyte told the Daily Telegraph newspaper, recounting what local media are calling "gelati-gate."
The tainted sweet was allegedly served up at the Coogee Bay Hotel, one of Sydney's largest and most popular beachfront hotels, located just a few minutes south of Bondi Beach.
The pub has denied serving excrement to the Whyte's after they complained they were unable to hear a televised football game due to loud music, with both the chef and restaurant manager volunteering for DNA tests to prove their innocence.
Both sides have accused the other of money seeking, with the Whyte's claiming they were offered A$5,000 (2,000 pounds) in hush money by pub General Manager Tony Williams, while they in turn were accused of trying to negotiate up to A$1 million in damages.
The argument over accusations of "kitchen revenge" has shocked Australians, leading into an expected searing, gelato-friendly summer, capturing national headlines for days.
Macdonald said DNA analysis would now be done to determine if the sample was of human or animal origin as police and food authorities investigate the case.
"Obviously, we are keeping an open mind and do not want to pre-empt this investigation in any manner," he said.
by the way i heard a lot of stories of maids doing bad things to food or drinks of their employer when they get angry so be ware too
Next time I'll be hearing they'll add faeces as an ingredient to the burger...
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
You're the one and only who hasn't..
thats disgusting....'
ive been to australia and never heard of such a thing
Im the one and only
beware of kitchen revenge!
Must of been a right couple of poofta's
Most Aussies I know wouldn't have even noticed.
Throw another t*rd on the barbie Bruce
"only mad dogs and englishmen go out in the midday sun"
oh brit and Qatar kiwi, your both nasty pasties..lol...
Poo in the ice cream, charming but not surprising. Never complain to the people who bring you your food.
Qatarkiwi, your right it works both ways.
oh brit and Qatar kiwi, your both nasty pasties..lol...
Poo in the ice cream, charming but not surprising. Never complain to the people who bring you your food.
Qatarkiwi, your right it works both ways.
in their own back yard .The Aussies have never been the same.
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HE WHO DARES WINS
Come on now... "Decent and Hard working" ... Not bthe ones I've worked with..:o)
Here we go again.....decendents of hard core criminals...up to their tricks. As they say....it is in their genes....
BritExpat, human depravity knows no bounds! Especially a quick squat under a table in a noisy bar!
You know Aussies, no decorum. :-P
(prepares self for imminent waves of abuse from decent hard working Australians..)
yeah, saw this movie about a
mother and daughter con team..
they always sprinkle crushed glass in their food..
cheers,
paul
Thanks for a balanced response..
In this case though, it would be pretty difficult for the customer to "introduce" and additive into the Galato wouldn't you think ??
Ahhh, I have mixed feelings about this. As a NZ'er we have a natural antipathy towards Australians, however I also used to work as a Chef.
I heave heard many horror stories similar to this but after working in professional kitchens over the years have never actually seen anyone spit in food, or take the time to do something like this, no matter how much someone is complaining.
Bars on the other hands are different matter and I have seen all sorts of things go on in different places.
We have caught customers putting broken glass in their food and demanding to have the meal for free (always at dessert after they have finished almost everything a few bottles of wine). Also found a woman with a cockroach in a matchboax that she put in her food towards the end of the meal which we caught on the restaurant CCTV.
Who knows where the guilty party may lie in this case. There sounds like fault on both sides.
All in all, if you can, never be rude to a waiter or barman.
i remember the incident at Wendy's in US.
there's this couple who accused Wendy's of
serving a fingertip on a chili bowl..
though they we're proven wrong,
the publicity cost the food-chain about
$1M a day for 30 days..
cheers,
paul
We need clarification on these issues..
Mid you, "Kitchen Revenge" does occur, but this seems a bit extreme..
eekk, enough of this poop-flavored gelato.... i just lost my appetite....
To check what it tasted like?
Oops. That's disgusting.
The internet is our revenge machine
"The stench went through my nostrils, I retched and spat it into the napkin," Jessica Whyte told the Daily Telegraph newspaper, recounting what local media are calling "gelati-gate."
If there was an stench, then what the hell did she taste it for ?
Well, have lived in Australia for a while I can tell it from my own experience... aussies do over rate themselves sometimes... I am not surprised by such attitude.
disgusting! what are people thinking these days?