Beyoncé's Mom's Gumbo Booth Briefly Closed after Customer Vomited Blood
TMZ • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Tina Knowles' pop-up eatery, Mama Tina’s Gumbo, was shut down at the Houston Rodeo after a customer complained of severe illness, including vomiting blood, chills, nausea, and fever, following consumption of the gumbo.
- Health inspectors found that the gumbo was improperly handled: cooked off-site, cooled in non-food-grade containers, stored at an unlicensed location, and thawed in a refrigerated trailer without proper temperature logs or date markings.
- Additional violations included using frozen seafood labeled "keep frozen" improperly and sourcing food not listed on the approved permit application after the first day of the rodeo.
- The operators cooperated with health officials, received education on proper cooling, thawing, and date-marking procedures, and agreed to cease off-site food preparation and switch to a freezer trailer.
- Mama Tina’s Gumbo was cleared to reopen the next day and continued serving at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo through March 22.
