Renowned British chef apologizes to sick diners

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Renowned British chef apologizes to sick diners
By MEERA SELVA, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 16 mins ago

LONDON – Chef Heston Blumenthal has apologized to diners who fell ill after eating at his celebrated restaurant The Fat Duck — and invited them to return as his guests.

Blumenthal said in a letter made public Friday he is sorry the diners had a bad experience at his restaurant earlier this year, which serves its customers outlandish food such as egg and bacon ice cream and powdered pigeon.

"It was deeply upsetting to all of us that your enjoyment of The Fat Duck was not as we had intended it to be," he said in the letter. "I would be delighted if you would consider returning to The Fat Duck at a time that is convenient to you."

He adds: "If this is not appropriate to you personally, please contact us and we will address each individual situation with our insurers."

Blumenthal said he had wanted to write to the diners months ago, but was advised against it by lawyers and insurers.

The Fat Duck, which has three Michelin stars, was closed for more than two weeks from Feb. 24 after diners complained of feeling ill after eating there.

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[Food Network Fan]

Wow, that's horrible. I think this is why seafood makes me nervous. It doesn't seem to be inspected as much as beef and poultry.

[cyberdoc]

Norovirus is a nasty little critter, and very contagious. The recommendation is that one stay home atleast 3 days after the symptoms subside. Likely some worker came back to work too early.