The Gourmet Club is back in business.
Posted on 03/11/2010 12:32:47 PM PST by mojito
A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered Sei whale, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45, and the parent company of the popular restaurant The Hump in Santa Monica were charged late on Wednesday with violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act which makes it illegal to sell any kind of whale meat.
The case stemmed from informants who ordered whale meat at the restaurant in October 2009 and evolved into a sting operation by U.S. wildlife and customs officials who observed whale meat being served at the restaurant last week.
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What I want to know— was the whale a good tipper? And how did he get to the restaurant in the first place?
Good thing they didn’t make him go to the back of the bus.
The Gourmet Club is back in business.
Something’s fishy here.
What’s the problem?
Whales’ve gotta eat too...
Did he serve salt to the whale? That’s a no-no.
Whales can’t get any service cuz everybody’s afraid of being arrested for waiting on them...No wonder they’re endangered.
Exactly my thought when I first saw the headline! LOL. I hope the whale sues the restaurant for discrimination is they stop serving him! ;-)
What was Michael Moor doing in a Japanese restaurant?
If the whales came from those taken by Japan for “research” then it probably isn’t endangered whale at all. Minke whales aren’t on the endangered list, and that’s almost all they take.
I wonder if there was enough if someone wanted seconds?
Yes, that would be a salt on an endangered species... ;-)
Tastes like spotted owl...
Jeez. Ya gotta be quick around here if ya wanna be first to lol at a goofy headline.
Jeez. Ya gotta be quick around here if ya wanna be first to lol at a goofy headline.
So THAT's what happened to Rosie after being dumped from The View...
Hey, I heard that in stereo. You a whale??
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