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Poisoned By A Thousand Cranes!
On Sunday, I went to the fiftieth wedding anniversary lunch of the parents of a friend. It was held at the Thousand Cranes in the New Otani Hotel Kyoto Grand Hotel & Gardens (new name as of January, 2008) in Los Angeles.
Now, this is a pretty swanky place that caters to Japanese travelers, in the heart of J-Town. I didn’t think twice about the safety of the buffet.
The food was good, the conversation was fun, and that was that.
Monday, I had to do a lot of driving. Got back home… and felt… woozily. Went to bed around nine thirty.
By ten, I was up and feeling horrible. On an almost hourly basis until the morning, I was in the bathroom, engaged in what is best described as a North / South evacuation plan.
It was horrible. Didn’t sleep much. The North evacuation wrapped up around three in the morning. I managed to sleep a little, fitfully, until ten or so the next morning.
Come to find out: at least five other people who were at the anniversary lunch also got sick! That’s potentially very bad, since some of the people are elderly.
Why am I telling you this?
Spite, mostly. I’ve had food poisoning… three times in my life? This was hard core. So watch out for the Thousand Cranes in the New Otani Hotel Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens in Los Angeles.
Probably a good idea to avoid seafood, sushi, and sashimi buffets anyway… but that’s no excuse for this place.
