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| Michelin chef's bistro faces $1.3m fine after piece of wire brush served in coq au vin Michelin chef's bistro faces $1.3m fine after piece of wire brush served in coq au vin | |
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| A restaurant of award-winning French chef Daniel Boulud has been fined $1.3m after a diner swallowed a piece of wire in a plate of coq au vin and needed emergency surgery. | A restaurant of award-winning French chef Daniel Boulud has been fined $1.3m after a diner swallowed a piece of wire in a plate of coq au vin and needed emergency surgery. |
| The customer, Barry Brett, went with his wife in February 2015 to db Bistro Moderne in midtown Manhattan. It is one of Boulud’s several establishments in new York, including Daniel, a Michelin two-star restaurant. | The customer, Barry Brett, went with his wife in February 2015 to db Bistro Moderne in midtown Manhattan. It is one of Boulud’s several establishments in new York, including Daniel, a Michelin two-star restaurant. |
| Shortly after he began eating, Brett felt something lodged in his throat and had to leave the restaurant, according to court documents. | Shortly after he began eating, Brett felt something lodged in his throat and had to leave the restaurant, according to court documents. |
| The wire eventually caused a potentially fatal infection, his lawyers argued. | The wire eventually caused a potentially fatal infection, his lawyers argued. |
| The surgeon said the wire was an inch long (2.5cm) and had come from a cheap grill brush. | The surgeon said the wire was an inch long (2.5cm) and had come from a cheap grill brush. |
| A New York jury ruled last week the restaurant had been negligent, awarding Brett $300,000 and fining the restaurant an additional $1m in punitive damages. Another $11,000 went to Brett’s wife. | A New York jury ruled last week the restaurant had been negligent, awarding Brett $300,000 and fining the restaurant an additional $1m in punitive damages. Another $11,000 went to Brett’s wife. |
| Staff at the restaurant, which opened in 2001 and is known for its gourmet burgers, declined to comment. Its attorneys were not immediately available. | Staff at the restaurant, which opened in 2001 and is known for its gourmet burgers, declined to comment. Its attorneys were not immediately available. |
| One of them told the New York Post the restaurant planned to appeal. | One of them told the New York Post the restaurant planned to appeal. |
| Boulud has made New York his hub since the 1980s, but also runs restaurants in Boston, Las Vegas, London, Miami, Montreal, Palm Beach, Singapore, Toronto and Washington. | Boulud has made New York his hub since the 1980s, but also runs restaurants in Boston, Las Vegas, London, Miami, Montreal, Palm Beach, Singapore, Toronto and Washington. |