A Night In Dining Armour At London Restaurant
Date Posted: 19 Nov 09
Posted By: Christian Rose-Day
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When inspectors learned about plans by the Green Door Steakhouse to put a ‘carve your own’ 5-bone rib eye steak on its Christmas menu, it advised the restaurant owner that she would simply need to supply participating diners with a protective glove before handing over the twelve-inch bulbhead butcher’s knife.
The restaurant however, has chosen to beef up its safety measures and will provide customers with full body armour. Green Door will supply carnivores with a chainmail tunic and shoulder glove, covering the entire upper body. Those donning the protective garment will end up looking more like medieval knights in battle than modern restaurant diners.
Alexa Reid, MD, of Green Door, on London’s Cornhill, commented: “Guests who want to carve their own steaks will no doubt need to steel themselves for some very odd looks.”
The French-trimmed 4.9 kilo rib eye roast, sourced from Mothers of Inverurie (Scotland) and dry-aged for 35 days, will be offered to dinner customers from Thursday 19th November and throughout the Christmas party season. Customers will need to pre-book their order though as the joint takes six hours to cook. Dinner for ten, including starters, sides, and pudding or cheese will cost £40 per person.
THE MAD, MAD WORLD OF HEALTH & SAFETY…
1. Graduating students at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge were told not to throw their hats in the air in case someone was injured by the falling headgear.
2. Maidstone council told their Mayor’s office that the flag bearing the town crest should be removed from its limousine because it could fall off and be a hazard to drivers and pedestrians.
3. West Midland officials delayed the departure of a pensioner from hospital while they debated whether it was safe to do so because of a four-inch step at her own front door. Two safety assessments had to be carried out before she was given permission to leave.
4. Wiltshire officials decided that a pensioner, who looked after a council-owned flower bed using her own money on plants and garden tools, was in breach of safety rules. H&S officers said she needed to put up a "men at work" sign, wear a high-vis jacket and employ a look-out.
Builders are not allowed to stand on the top three rungs in case they topple over. They also must keep three parts of their body in contact with the ladder at all times. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines say builders should use scaffolding even for relatively small jobs on private houses.
6. At the offices of the HSE, staff aren’t allowed to move their own chairs around in case they hurt themselves. Anyone wanting to move furniture has to book a porter to do it…and give them 48 hours' notice!
Check out the Green Door Steakhouse restaurant in Kensington.
Check out the Green Door bar & grill in The City.
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