ylm23

Thanks everyone for their feedback. We had not put any of our human limbs in the stock, and there was no meat in it ...which is part of why we thought we were safe. Four days later we are still fine, no ill effects.

We reboiled it for 10 minutes in the morning, and made soup last night. So far, so good. We recognize that food poisoning can incubate for up to 3 days, but will report back to confirm everything is OK.

The FDA site said you can't eat pizza that has been left out overnight! I don't know about you guys, but that was a major staple item in college for me, and I never once got sick from it. So I find the FDA too restrictive.

My husband made soup stock last night, then left it out overnight. He says it will be OK because it will be boiled when it is reheated. I hate all that work to go to waste but I don't want us sick either. I just read the "I will never" thread and feel much better that many others have pissed away stock that was obtained through great effort. But I digress, Thoughts?

I just have to put in my $0.02 regarding LBF. I wouldn't hand my money to them for anything. First, you would/should expect the food to be perfect, and it wasn't. Some dishes were downright mediocre (although, to be fair, the cheese tray was phenomenal). Second, for a special occasion, you expect tip-top service. My dining companions were 1/2 hour late and I was not offered water, bread nor a menu to read. They could have sold an extra glass or two of wine had they bothered to acknowledge my existence. Finally, after the waiter spilled a full glass of kir royale over my stepmother, they did replace the drink, but charged us for the spilled one! There are plenty of other "experience" restaurants in Philly, go to one where you are confident you will enjoy yourself.

Ooh. I hate to do this but it looks like I am going to have to back out. I wish all the rest of you the most entertaining and interesting of experiences, and if this becomes a regular thing I am definitely on board (I know, I have no legitimacy right now ...)

Hey, I wanna be in too! I'm Lynne and in PA, we shop at the North Wales costco where I have seen the longest lines of my life on a Saturday afternoon (going helfway down the store, which as well all know is a LONG distance)