Should We Expect Cleanliness At Foodie Events

So at a foodie event, the reps from a West Hollywood establishment were very high-energy, motivated, keeping it fun.

The woman high-fived attendees who were about to dig into the bites offered. And then the woman plated food. No gloves, no sanitizing.

It was kind of gross. And think how many high-fives and how many little bites plated and therefore how many germs passed on from person to person.

I’m thankful that LA Times The Taste is on the Paramount lot because there are easily accessible, installed restrooms. Not to say that LA Food and Wine Festival didn’t have higher end portable potties available—they did and were quite nice. Just to be clear, The Taste did have portable ones as well as their existing restrooms available.

There are gloved hands underneath the tray!!

I brought sanitizer and wipes. And before I got off the bus for the daytime activities, I hopped to Target or Vons to wash my hands. 

As a seasoned Con goer, I know that people are pigs. They don’t wash their hands, they slobber over themselves, they go to the restroom and wipe their ass, and come out with feces and urine on their hands, and eat and touch everything. And that can go directly to you.

Yuck!

This woman was the exception because most were very conscious about using gloves. Health Department officials would stroll around occasionally.

An attendee can protect themselves as much as possible but it is a partnership on those offering the bites that what they are offering won’t bite people back.