Dirty Dining 2018: How city sanitarians protect food fest diners

In the nearly 40 years that Taste of Cincinnati has drawn thousands Downtown to feast on everything from pizza to potato pancakes, not a single person has reported getting a foodborne illness as a result of the festival. In fact, the city of Cincinnati has never had a report of foodborne illnesses from any of its festivals, said Antonio Young, the Cincinnati Health Department’s director of environmental health.