Flambe is the service of certain foods that are flamed at your table using alcohol. This releases smoke - does one get my drift?
2007-06-29 11:45:52 · 13 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yeah! And what about those candles on the tables, huh? There they sit, just smoking up a storm. Not to mention all those barbecue joints with their evil smokers. It's an outrage, that's what it is.
2007-06-29 11:54:51 · answer #1 · answered by amazin'g 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Foggie, I know what flambe is, although I've always thought it to be a touch exhibitionist myself, on the part of both chef and diner, apart from being a shocking waste of alcohol!
I also get your drift. The problem is nanny doesn't want ours.
Why can't the licencee, or whatever, of a pub (or whatever!) choose smoking or non smoking and the bar staff likewise?
Choice is important, it's nine parts of freedom. And another liittle piece of this will be lost in less than two hours time.
Let's move to China....
2007-06-30 10:18:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It probably won't be banned, as I doubt it could be argued that the food/alcohol is in a form in which it can be smoked.
from the Heath act 2006 Part 1 Chapter 1
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(2) In this Chapter—
(a) “smoking” refers to smoking tobacco or anything which contains tobacco, or smoking any other substance, and
(b) smoking includes being in possession of lit tobacco or of anything lit which contains tobacco, or being in possession of any other lit substance in a form in which it could be smoked.
(3) In this Chapter, “smoke” and other related expressions are to be read in accordance with subsection (2).
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Smoke of ANY kind that's "produced" for inhalation seems to be baned (it's what smokers do when they light a cig isn't it!) . So I think scented candles/incense/joss-sticks might have some problems as a major part of what they are about is to produce a smell/scent that's to be inhaled.
(NB although Snuff is inhaled, it's not burnt so it isn't covered by the act. The passive smoking argument goes up in flames with snuff)
see my (related) question
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApwnuXuTT76Ygc9N5EqnDdwgBgx.?qid=20070629214353AAdV3xy
2007-06-29 18:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by Steve C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never thought about it. Is second-hand smoke from a flambe harmful, or does it merely smell delicious?
2007-06-29 11:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While the smoke released from flambe can contain carcinogens (hell what doesn't nowadays), they are not as high of an amount as cigerrette smoke (supposedly). thus the ban does not apply.
2007-06-29 11:54:06 · answer #5 · answered by the_hilton 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
And will you be able to present birthday cakes with lit candles at a table? One of the restaurants I go to do it a couple of times an hour!
2007-06-29 13:32:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nooo... smoke from fire doesn't destroy your lungs and throat and make you and everything around you stink for days afterwards. The smpking ban is designed to protect those who choose not to smoke from the affects of those that do and also to try and encourage those who do to reduce the smount they smoke or stop altogether. Log fires, flombes, candles or gas lights are not included in the ban.
2007-06-29 11:50:33 · answer #7 · answered by Kirralilly 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's worse than that! a certain Deep Purple single has been banned from pubs, along with 'tears of a clown'..for obvious reasons!
2007-06-29 11:58:33 · answer #8 · answered by RTF 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interesting query! Hope in Britain flambé service shall not be shown the door! (Hope you get my meaning!)
2007-06-29 15:35:39 · answer #9 · answered by arun d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No more smokey bacon ...
Kippers?????
Smoked salmon,,, only outside
You can set fire to beer mats if you are queer cos thats just arson about
2007-06-29 13:41:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋