Read this story and then say Ew...Restaurant promotes sex in its bathrooms
Mildred's Temple Kitchen invites diners to visit its unisex stalls for a little Valentine's Day loving
Published On Wed Feb 03 2010
A hostess shows off a washroom at Mildred's, where sex is
Mildred's Temple Kitchen is inviting customers to have sex in its bathrooms.
The
Valentine's weekend promotion takes uncomfortable but electrifying sex
from the close confines of an airplane and transfers it to the unisex
stalls of the Hanna Ave. restaurant.
The Liberty Village restaurant proposes its modern bathrooms become one of the "101 places to have sex before you die."
Mildred's
has always elicited a certain response. One customer, who didn't want
to be named, remembers going to a wedding at the eatery's old location
and seeing a copy of the Kama Sutra in the bathroom.
"They invite it," said the customer.
This time, the invitation is explicit. On its website, Mildred's asks: "Have you given any thought to moving beyond the bedroom?
"Check out Mildred's Sexy Bathrooms throughout the weekend of Big Love. You get the picture."
Actually,
the picture is clouded by practicalities. Is the restaurant supplying
condoms? What about the health risks of body fluids? And who's cleaning
up?
"We've always had little trysts in our bathrooms," says
chef/co-owner Donna Dooher, pointing to lingering weekday lunches as a
popular time. "We're taking it to the next level on Valentine's
weekend."
The restaurant's four bathrooms light up outside
when occupied. Staff have learned to watch the light flicker twice when
two customers enter the same bathroom, usually a few minutes apart.
Toronto
Public Health says as long as there's no sex in the kitchen and the
restaurant keeps its washrooms clean and sanitized, it's not fussed.
"As far as bodily fluids, it's pretty much similar to the other human
functions going on in there," says Jim Chan, manager of the food safety
program.
Dooher says customers must bring their own condoms
but she's hiring a maid to tidy the washrooms that weekend. "She'll be
there with her feather duster and cleaning supplies."
At
least diners aren't encouraged to use furry handcuffs, part of a $55
"naughty love hamper," while at Mildred's. "Best to savour and enjoy
(those) long after you leave the restaurant," the restaurant says.
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