Today I revisited The Potting Shed, a wonderful little cafe which is at a garden centre in Jersey Park, St Albans. I'd just RUN a ParkRun (Jersey Farm) for the first time since before lockdown (GO ME!) with my friends Graham and Dani and had forgotten how brilliant they were with allergen catering. Why I recommend The Potting Shed They just get it, they understand … [Read more...]
Locanda Locatelli meal out with allergies 9.5-10/10
I had the amazing good fortune to be invited to Locanda Locatelli by my friend Lilija, who has created the most amazing website for people with allergies, a bit like Trip Advisor for allergic people. Check out Allergy Companions if you haven't already, it's amazing and now has my 5 Star review for Locanda Locatelli on it. The reason I've always wanted to go here is because … [Read more...]
Eating out with allergies after covid!
Let's be honest, it's been a while hasn't it. Since we ate out, since restaurants saw us all, since anything was normal. And over Lockdown I noticed choice for those with allergies reduce dramatically. For that reason I'm quite nervous, but I have put on my big girl pants and eaten out since Lockdown. I wrote a guest blog for Lindi at The Allergy Table about this. Visit The … [Read more...]
Indigo at One Aldwych 10/10
I just had to write a review of this meal at Indigo, One Aldwych because it's my favourite restaurant. I've loved this place for years, at first from a afar when Chef Dominic Teague decided to turn his kitchen completely gluten and dairy free overnight and not tell anyone. What's more amazing is that no one noticed, and unless you knew, you wouldn't be able to tell at all. The … [Read more...]
Teignmouth tops for allergies
If you have allergies or are coeliac and you're planning a visit to Teignmouth in Devon you'll be very satisfied with what you find. This visit involved some of the usual military planning but also some unplanned spontaneous eating out and some lovely home cooked safe food. All totally freefrom dairy, wheat, soya, nuts, tomato, celery, broad beans and kidney beans. My … [Read more...]