Dr. Darin Detwiler

I am a food safety professor and author and advocate, and I help in the areas of awareness, allies, advocacy, and even activism. And specifically, I help people who work in food safety for major corporations where They say, well, we never talk about food safety and I can't get in and the conversation around food safety.

I am a food safety professor and author and advocate, and I help in the areas of awareness, allies, advocacy, and even activism. And specifically, I help people who work in food safety for major corporations where They say, well, we never talk about food safety and I can't get in and the conversation around food safety.

And I say, well, you know, when they're talking about reducing waste and improving upon inefficiencies and maximizing profits and and and, you know, that kind of stuff. That's where you can talk about food safety. When you look at it that way, when you look at the idea of brand reputation and a corporate mission statement, how does food safety relate to that?

And I say, well, you know, when they're talking about reducing waste and improving upon inefficiencies and maximizing profits and and and, you know, that kind of stuff. That's where you can talk about food safety. When you look at it that way, when you look at the idea of brand reputation and a corporate mission statement, how does food safety relate to that?

How do all these different things relate to that? So I basically help people, I listen, and then I help them reframe the conversation.

How do all these different things relate to that? So I basically help people, I listen, and then I help them reframe the conversation.

Well, first off, on election day, my wife brought me some Boston baked beans. She knows that when I was a kid, I always thought they were like the best medicine in the world. And so there's that. But a funny kind of story is that I was recently in Nashville and And I thought, oh, if I'm gonna be a natural, I wanna get some ribs. And so the hotel, we're like, hey, where's a good place to get ribs?

Well, first off, on election day, my wife brought me some Boston baked beans. She knows that when I was a kid, I always thought they were like the best medicine in the world. And so there's that. But a funny kind of story is that I was recently in Nashville and And I thought, oh, if I'm gonna be a natural, I wanna get some ribs. And so the hotel, we're like, hey, where's a good place to get ribs?

They're like, oh, go to this place. So we go to this place, we sit down, and then we like, okay, well, there's no ribs on the menu. And the server was like, yeah, we don't sell ribs. We've never sold ribs. Okay, so where should we go? So we went to this other restaurant, and they did sell ribs. So we ordered like a rack of ribs.

They're like, oh, go to this place. So we go to this place, we sit down, and then we like, okay, well, there's no ribs on the menu. And the server was like, yeah, we don't sell ribs. We've never sold ribs. Okay, so where should we go? So we went to this other restaurant, and they did sell ribs. So we ordered like a rack of ribs.

And you order a drink and an appetizer, and all of a sudden the server comes back and goes, I am so sorry. We have now sold out of all there is. I'm like, are you serious? So we ended up eating brisket. And then the next day we went to another restaurant. And this, again, definitely had ribs. Everyone recommended it. We took a lift clear across town.

And you order a drink and an appetizer, and all of a sudden the server comes back and goes, I am so sorry. We have now sold out of all there is. I'm like, are you serious? So we ended up eating brisket. And then the next day we went to another restaurant. And this, again, definitely had ribs. Everyone recommended it. We took a lift clear across town.

We get there and there's like two freaking buses of basketball players getting off. And we're like, quick, get in quick. Meet the basketball team. We do not want to. Have the two basketball teams eat all the ribs kind of thing. Because it's like, we're not going to miss this opportunity to have ribs in Nashville. We did have ribs. It was good.

We get there and there's like two freaking buses of basketball players getting off. And we're like, quick, get in quick. Meet the basketball team. We do not want to. Have the two basketball teams eat all the ribs kind of thing. Because it's like, we're not going to miss this opportunity to have ribs in Nashville. We did have ribs. It was good.

And then everyone said, oh, you need to go to this place here. So our last night, we went to this Tex-Mex place and ordered an enchilada and a taco. And the taco meat, my wife, before I was going to bite into the taco, she goes, hey, you might not want to bite into that. Because the taco meat was so undercooked. It was red. Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

And then everyone said, oh, you need to go to this place here. So our last night, we went to this Tex-Mex place and ordered an enchilada and a taco. And the taco meat, my wife, before I was going to bite into the taco, she goes, hey, you might not want to bite into that. Because the taco meat was so undercooked. It was red. Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

No, it was very, very, very, very undercooked. And the person in charge tried to give me excuses. And anyway, then offered me a coupon to come back. I'm like, no, I'm not coming back. Wow. Nashville did me wrong.

No, it was very, very, very, very undercooked. And the person in charge tried to give me excuses. And anyway, then offered me a coupon to come back. I'm like, no, I'm not coming back. Wow. Nashville did me wrong.

I did have some banana pudding when we were there. And even not just banana pudding, but banana pudding with a shot of bourbon on top.

I did have some banana pudding when we were there. And even not just banana pudding, but banana pudding with a shot of bourbon on top.