I love mushrooms but I can rarely eat them outside my own kitchen because every chef on the planet seems to cook them in butter. But a fried breakfast just isn't a fried breakfast without mushrooms. To me, mushrooms fried in oil, which is dairy free, taste delicious, so why the butter fettish? Now I love a plate of bacon and fried eggs - usually the only things on breakfast … [Read more...]
Surviving three VERY different weddings with allergies
This year we were invited to three very different weddings. One involving a walk in the Lake District and a riotous Ceilidh in the evening, one involving camping and outdoor entertainment and one traditional wedding at a hotel venue. What to eat at someone's wedding when you have multiple allergies is always a worry. I have three very different takes on how to manage this … [Read more...]
100 unknown chefs and me on Radio 5 Live
If you didn't read my rant last week in response to the Telegraph article about the letter from 100 top chefs up in arms about the new allergen regulations, where have you been? Social media has been buzzing with irate allergics and coeliacs but not much from the supposed Top Chefs in question. First of all, the chefs and restaurants who complained were not top chefs. The … [Read more...]
Brasserie Blanc with allergies – 9.5/10 for service and safety
My favourite freefrom friendly restaurant so far for 2015 has to be Brasserie Blanc. Last year it was The Alford Arms in Frithsden, who won the FreeFrom Eating out Awards 2014. Check out Alford Arms Wins FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2014 to find our more about them. My best find so far in 2015 is undoubtedly Brasserie Blanc. Thanks to my friend Karen for telling me about them … [Read more...]
The Alford Arms wins FreeFrom Eating Out Awards
This has been a bit of a whirlwind year for me, what with eating out in Copenhagen and Birmingham and now as a roving judge for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2014 which were announced in November at Food Matters Live at London Excel. I am a little late with my review due to massive amounts of work and I have also been writing up the main panel sessions from Food Matters Live … [Read more...]