Dozens sickened by oysters at L.A. Times food event

ktla ^ | 12/19/2024 | Cameron Kiszla

[BenLurkin]

Dozens of people were reportedly sickened by norovirus at an event unveiling the Los Angeles Times’ list of the 101 best restaurants.

The party at the Hollywood Palladium earlier this month left more than 70 people feeling ill...

...Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Wednesday advised of tainted oysters, including those under the Fanny Bay brand, which Times spokesperson Hillary Manning confirmed were served at the event.

Fanny Bay Oysters originating from British Columbia, Canada, were sourced by Santa Monica Seafood, a sponsor and the seafood vendor of the event, and provided to one of the featured restaurants to serve,” Manning told L.A. Taco in a statement.

[mewzilla]

They had the fish...

Sorta.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

They dropped them on the sidewalk and just scraped them up.

[Larry Lucido]

Wasn’t this a Mr Bean episode?

[Who is John Galt?]

Personally, I might get seafood I planned to eat from a source other than “Fanny Bay”...

[Larry Lucido]

list of the 101 best restaurants.

Correction. 100 best restaurants.

[mewzilla]

Given the state of major metro sewer systems around this country, I suspect most are now Fanny Bay.

[Who is John Galt?]

Unfortunately true...

[No name given]

That’s just nasty.

[mewzilla]

And not just in this country.

[j.havenfarm]

It was the salmon mousse!

[Jeff Chandler]

Probably raw oysters, AKA snot on a half shell.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Were the oysters gathered in an “R” month?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I REMEMBER THAT! Mr Bean and the oysters!

[digger48]

I can eat 2 dozen like that and not catch a breath

[Fuzz]

Mmm. Oysters.

[Retain Mike]

My lasting memory of a five-day liberty in Singapore is poisoning from the bouillabaisse soup at one of the most prestigious restaurants available. The problem was over quickly, and luckily, I had Command Duty Officer watch the next day.

[Fuzz]

Me too.

Prefer the east coast varieties, like Wellfleet oysters from Cape Cod.

[laplata]

I’ve heard disgusting things about Chinese seafood.

[P-Marlowe]

Karma.