Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Check out a recent article by Thomas Heath on Matt and how he created ChipotleFan and how he started his new viral video venture.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
First Tomatoes, Now Jalapenos. What next . . . Cilantro?
It has happened again . . . another recall prompting Chipotle to pull ingredients, or in this specific case, cook a product that is usually served raw. Yes, raw Jalapenos are not being used in Chipotle Restaurants, instead they are grilling them.
Here is the official notice from Chipotle:
http://www.chipotle.com/assets/jalapeno_notice.pdf
This is what you may see in the restaurants next time you order . . .

The CDC hasn't quite got a grasp on what is causing the salmonella illnesses that have so far affected hundreds of people across the country. As you may well remember, the first culprit was tomatoes, both plum and slicing. Now it is raw jalapeno peppers. I read that the CDC is also considering that raw cilantro may also be a culprit.
Hmmm . . . tomato, jalapenos and cilantro . . . chop them up and what do you get? SALSA!!!
Is salsa to blame? If it is, why don't they just come right out and say it?? I don't know about you, but I love, and hence, eat a lot of salsa. So far I haven't gotten sick . . . so far so good.
Let's hope it stays that way. In the meanwhile, isn't it nice to see that Chipotle cares so much about our personal health?
Thanks Mom, I mean Chipotle!!
Here is the official notice from Chipotle:
http://www.chipotle.com/assets/jalapeno_notice.pdf
This is what you may see in the restaurants next time you order . . .
The CDC hasn't quite got a grasp on what is causing the salmonella illnesses that have so far affected hundreds of people across the country. As you may well remember, the first culprit was tomatoes, both plum and slicing. Now it is raw jalapeno peppers. I read that the CDC is also considering that raw cilantro may also be a culprit.
Hmmm . . . tomato, jalapenos and cilantro . . . chop them up and what do you get? SALSA!!!
Is salsa to blame? If it is, why don't they just come right out and say it?? I don't know about you, but I love, and hence, eat a lot of salsa. So far I haven't gotten sick . . . so far so good.
Let's hope it stays that way. In the meanwhile, isn't it nice to see that Chipotle cares so much about our personal health?
Thanks Mom, I mean Chipotle!!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Chipotle to use more local ingredients?
According to this article at BusinessWeek . . .http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91CM3R81.htm
. . . it appears that Chipotle is trying to appeal more to Locavores by sourcing some locally grown ingredients to supplement their menu. Locavores are people who seek out locally grown food, usually trying to eat food from within a 100 mile radius of their home.
Thanks to Sam Fromartz at ChewsWise for the heads up on this issue.
Friday, June 13, 2008
TOMATO SALSA IS BACK
I'm sure that most of you heard about the nationwide tomato recalls due to salmonella concerns.
If you haven't (where have you been), here is a story about it . . .
http://kdka.com/national/tomato.salmonella.outbreak.2.747062.html
If you haven't (where have you been), here is a story about it . . .
http://kdka.com/national/tomato.salmonella.outbreak.2.747062.html
Here is what Chipotle had to say about it . . .
TOMATO SALSA IS BACK
salsa again in some of our restaurants starting
today and expect to be serving it in all of our
restaurants shortly.
The tomatoes are grown in the United States
and come from safe sources approved by the
Food and Drug Administration.
While Chipotle did not have any issues with
our tomatoes, we did voluntarily remove our
tomatoes last week for your protection when
there was an indication of a problem with the
tomato supply.
Thank you for your patience, and we hope to
see you soon in our restaurants."
Sunday, June 1, 2008
ChipotleFan.com on the News!
Skip to about halfway through to the part about Chipotle. See the original article as well:
http://www.ksn.com/news/health
Thursday, April 10, 2008
National Chipotle Day 2008
We just created a page to dedicate to National Chipotle Day. This year it will be June 1st, 2008. Read more here.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
No Free Burrito On Tax Day 2008
We just received the official word that there will be no free burrito promotion for Tax day (April 15th) 2008. Chipotle says that they may plan an alternate promotion for another day, however. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Thanks to Jessica H. for the info.
Thanks to Jessica H. for the info.
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