Food taster?
A US "taster" tested the food being dished up to President Barack Obama at a dinner in a French restaurant, a waiter said on Sunday.
"They have someone who tastes the dishes," said waiter Gabriel de Carvalho from the "La Fontaine de Mars" restaurant where Obama and his family turned up for dinner on Saturday night.
"It wasn't very pleasant for the cooks at first, but the person was very nice and was relaxed, so it all went well," he said on the Itele news channel.
Hot Air chimes in:
In medieval times, royal courts employed food tasters to ensure that the kitchen staff hadn’t conspired to commit a coup d’etat through poison. The practice continued for heads of state until modern times, and also for novels and Hollywood movies.
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Sacre bleu! What an insult to French cuisine! Why, this is unprecedented … except that it’s actually not. From November 2003:
AS if the Queen hasn’t got enough on her plate accommodating all President Bush’s security demands, the Secret Service have put a food taster into the Buckingham Palace kitchens.
Nothing is being left to chance by the Americans, who have assembled the largest security operation seen in London for the three-day visit.
According to sources, everything that is destined to be served up for the President has to be tasted first.
Granted, Bush was a lot less personally popular in Europe than Obama even in the best of times, but it was also Buckingham Palace. The Secret Service apparently decided to leave nothing to chance, and I suspect that they have made this standard operating procedure when the President dines outside the US. I wouldn’t be surprised if this hasn’t been SOP for more than just Bush and Obama, too.
Overly paranoid? Perhaps, but then again, the Secret Service doesn’t get paid to roll the dice unnecessarily.
Odd nevertheless... after all, God doesn't need a food taster does He? Couldn't he simply smite the poisoner?
Just sayin'.
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