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On the 8th, “fighting chef” Komeo updated his YouTube channel to once again apologize for the food poisoning incident at the “Azabu Juban Summer Festival,” held in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on August 22–23. Regarding the widely circulated footage showing him tasting sauce directly with his finger and cooking while wearing a tank top, he explained that it was actually filmed at a separate “umi no ie” (beach hut) event, while acknowledging that the behavior was inappropriate for someone handling food. He also laid out a policy of putting the rules in writing and enforcing them thoroughly for all staff, including himself. On the thread, opinions were divided over whether his explanation — that the footage was from a different event than the one where the food poisoning occurred — was convincing, and over whether customers would return going forward.
On the 8th, “fighting chef” Komeo — who has appeared in numerous “BreakingDown” bouts — updated his official YouTube channel, apologizing for the food poisoning incident at the “Azabu Juban Summer Festival” held in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on August 22 and 23, and addressing his cooking policy going forward.
Regarding the widely shared footage of him tasting sauce directly with his finger and cooking in a tank top, Komeo explained: “That wasn’t at this Azabu Juban Summer Festival — it happened while I was cooking at a beach hut (‘umi no ie’), and that’s why I was dressed and acting that way.”
He went on to apologize, saying: “Even though it was a different event, regardless of whether it’s causally linked to the cause of the poisoning, it was inappropriate behavior for someone who handles food. I’m truly sorry.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
That says it all.
he's going bankrupt from the damages, surely.
Photo of the notice posted at the shop — nope (✕).
Scary!!!!!!
who's actually going to go there?
Probably his buddies who were defending him, lol
YouTubers and influencers will definitely show up, with video titles like "Has it actually gotten better?"
Whether that alone is enough to keep the place afloat, who knows.
More than a fifth of the people we even know about got sick —
he's not fit to be handling food.
First they need to spend over a month with the whole staff scrubbing down the kitchen.
That one had no bacteria detected, so the health department let it go —
nothing turned up in the staff's stool tests either.
Wash your hands, and don't use spoiled ingredients.
Way too late.
So it's not developing new technology or anything —
it's a challenge against all of humanity's accumulated wisdom, huh.
If you really think that, then keep going to the restaurant.
That would be the best way to support him.
He could just rename it something like "Ramen Gutter River," lol
Of course he's still doing it, lol.
He spent a ton of money building the place, so all he can think about is recouping it.
If there's ever been a restaurant that caused food poisoning and actually made a comeback, I'd love to hear about it.
Morinaga Milk is still hanging in there —
though whether that counts as "food poisoning" is its own can of worms.
Background and key points of this story
Komeo is a former fighter turned restaurant owner, known for numerous appearances in “BreakingDown,” and this food poisoning incident occurred at a highly public event — a summer festival in Minato Ward. His claim that the footage of him tasting sauce with his finger was filmed at a separate “umi no ie” (beach hut) event rather than the Azabu Juban Summer Festival where the poisoning actually occurred is meant to separate the viral footage from the cause of the outbreak, and the thread was split over whether that distinction holds up. The specific cause of the food poisoning has not yet been made public, and the contents of the “rules” he says will be put in writing have also yet to be revealed. Given his past food-related controversies, readers are divided over whether this apology and policy statement will actually prevent a repeat, and whether customers will come back once the business resumes.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Komeo addresses future cooking policy: “We’ll put the rules in writing and enforce them for everyone, including me”.”
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