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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

Dozens of people get the stomach flu at expensive LA Times restaurant event

Investigators believe oysters carrying norovirus made 80 people sick after in December 2024 after a Los Angeles restaurant festival - (Getty Images/iStock)

Scores of diners hoping to sample the best food in Southern California ended up vomiting and fighting through severe pain thanks to a norovirus outbreak.

Approximately 80 people who attended the Los Angeles Times' 101 Best Restaurants festival earlier in December were infected with the norovirus, which is commonly called the stomach flu.

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