Food police, reporting for duty
5:33 PM, July 18, 2008
Chef Jeremy Tummel traded in his job at the Wine Cask in Santa Barbara to become the executive chef at downtown L.A.’s Latin fusion restaurant Ciudad to elevate his game.
He had no idea Google searches would be part of his new job duties. In a summer that seems to bring one food warning after another, chefs like Tummel say that awareness is job No. 1.
“I can’t ever remember a time in my career when you took [food safety] for granted,” he said. “But now it’s everything.”
Read more about what chefs are doing to protect their clientele against tainted foods.
--Rene Lynch
