Wine & Cars Under the Stars: Some e-Coli There Too?
Posted on June 23, 2009
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I attended my second Wine & Cars Under the Stars at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., this past Saturday. Though I found it about a third (or more) smaller/fewer in offerings of wine and food from 2008, I enjoyed myself.
I discovered some really nice wines and gobbled the food, sparse though the grub may have been, and overall enjoyed the warm evening surrounded by vintage, restored and race cars at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Other than the reduced offerings from the year before (understandable given the economy), I did have a couple of beefs.
First was the disorganized nature of the wine offerings. Too many booths had no winery representatives (jus volunteers) and no handouts to list the wines, and naturally I did not bring pen and paper with me to take notes. I found an absolutely terrific 2005 Bordeaux for under $15, for instance, and though I tried to remember its name, by the next morning I had no clue.
For a good reason.
I woke up with a terrific stomach pain, which soon led to some gool ol’ food-poisoning throw-ups and then an afternoon of trying to sleep it off and regain my strength–and this was Fathers’ Day!
I have no idea if something I ate or drank at the Cars&Stars event led to the poisoning; it may well have been the oysters or something else from Friday night at Rock’N Fish, but it was not a pleasant experience the morning after the Fairplex.
I’d love to know if anyone else came ill from this event. Meanwhile, I’m still recovering and hope to be recouped by tomorrow for an event at the South Coast Plaza.
Stay tuned for more adventures in the life and times of Mr. e-Coli.
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