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    Jay-Z's 40/40 Club shut down for health code violations

    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 - 12:24pm

    Celebrities get into the restaurant biz, so celebrity followers are getting into the restaurant inspection biz.

    Date Published: 
    21.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Celebrity, Restaurant Inspection  |  Comments
  • Do you mind sitting at a table with a chicken? Not if it’s cooked to 165F

    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 - 10:42am

    I used to think Hell was a continuous loop of Entertainment E-News or Leonard Cohen songs. Now I’m convinced it’s a continuous loop of any show on Bravo. I go to sleep early; Amy winds down by watching bad TV on the computer, including the Real Housewives of Anywhere, and Millionaire Matchmaker (optimistic bias?).

    Date Published: 
    20.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • NEW YORK: Eli Manning misses practice with stomach illness

    Posted: January 20th, 2012 - 8:08pm

    New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning missed part of Wednesday's practice session with an illness that coach Tom Coughlin called "a stomach bug, hopefully a 24-hour deal."

    Date Published: 
    18.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Associated Press
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  • UK celebrity chef arrested for stealing cheese

    Posted: January 9th, 2012 - 7:44pm

    Things have gone from bad to worse for British celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson, who was arrested after shoplifting cheese and wine at a Tesco grocery store. The Courier Mail reports that Worrall Thompson, 60, was arrested in front of astonished customers after five shoplifting episodes in just 16 days.

    Date Published: 
    09.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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    Sandra Bullock smuggles sausage

    Posted: December 21st, 2011 - 10:58am

    Sandra Bullock wouldn’t stand a chance against the AQIS beagles.

    Date Published: 
    20.dec.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Celebrity, Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Socrates, Brazilian soccer great, dies from food poisoning at 57

    Posted: December 5th, 2011 - 9:35am

    Fox Sports is reporting legendary Brazilian soccer captain Socrates died Sunday at the age of 57 after suffering an intestinal infection. The star of the 1982 World Cup was rushed to Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital late Thursday after suffering food poisoning and was said to be in critical condition in its intensive care unit Saturday.

    Date Published: 
    04.dec.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Celebrity, Other Microorganisms  |  Comments
  • Cyclist Contador says clenbuterol came from contaminated meat, not doping

    Posted: November 22nd, 2011 - 3:39pm

    Blame it on the steak. Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador went to sport's highest court on Monday to argue his case that contaminated meat caused his positive drug test at the 2010 Tour de France. Contador did not speak to reporters as he arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a four-day hearing into one of the most scrutinized doping cases of recent years.

    Date Published: 
    22.nov.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • McLaren fly in reinforcements after food poisoning at Indian Grand Prix

    Posted: November 1st, 2011 - 10:33am

    Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing 8.4 seconds ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button, whose team had to fly in replacements from Britain after four members fell sick days before the race.

    Date Published: 
    30.oct.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Blame it on the Paraguayans: Tyler says food poisoning brought on shower fall

    Posted: October 26th, 2011 - 10:36am

    Aerosmith frontman, American Idol judge and androgynous scarf-model Steven Tyler fell in his shower this morning in a Paraguay hotel, requiring treatment for injuries to his face, including loss of teeth. Sources connected with Tyler told TMZ dude was suffering from dehydration caused by a bout of food poisoning.

    Date Published: 
    25.oct.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Meat on steroids, not players; Contador rejoices; doping case dropped against Mexico soccer players

    Posted: October 13th, 2011 - 7:49pm

    Five Mexican soccer players who tested positive for clenbuterol before the Gold Cup will not face sanctions after FIFA determined the tests were caused by contaminated meat. The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it had dropped its appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, where it planned to challenge a Mexico Football Federation decision clearing the players of doping.

    Date Published: 
    13.oct.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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