We recently put Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) through a pretty stringent test of their allergen catering protocol. I wouldn't normally ever turn up somewhere without having first phoned, exchanged emails and been through the menu to ascertain before hand what would be safe. But things happen in our busy lives and we are not always able to afford the luxury of military … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
How to make soya, dairy, wheat/gluten and nut free chocolate
So what do you do when you get some time to relax? For the consumate blogger it's a chance to catch up on some blog planning and get baking in the kitchen. This afternoon I made chocolate for the first time ever. It's dead easy. You need cocoa butter, cocoa powder, some sweetener (I used Sweet Freedom which is a fruit and carob sweetener) and vanilla essence or any … [Read more...]
Proof that going gluten and dairy free is easy!
Everyone is talking about Number One Aldwych near Covent Garden this week and you may have seen them featured on ITV news too. Apparently they went gluten and dairy free ages ago and no one noticed! Nobody! Brilliant! I get so fed up with people thinking that my wheat and dairy free (not to mention the nut, soya, celery and tomato free) food must be boring, taste … [Read more...]
Oscar & Bentleys win FreeFrom Eating out Awards
(PLEASE NOTE: THE FREE FROM EATING OUT AWARDS ARE NOT TAKING PLACE ANYMORE BUT INFORMATION IS STILL VALID) Fantastic news this week for anyone eating out with allergies, the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards have announced the winners and runners up. For anyone with a nut, dairy, wheat, soya, fish or any other food allergy this blog post is for you. Check out all the amazing … [Read more...]
Machynlleth in wet Wales – eating out with allergies
I was beginning to dread the eating out bit of my trip to Wales when not only the venue for my husband's graduation, the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) but also a restaurant in the town told me they were unable to cater for my allergies. I'm severely allergic to nuts, dairy, soya and wheat. I also avoid tomato, celery, broad beans and kidney beans due to lesser milder … [Read more...]