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The Potting Shed, allergen safe 10/10

12/02/2022 by Ruth Holroyd 4 Comments

The Potting Shed Great for allergies

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

01/02/2022 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

dairy free and wheat free souffle

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!

12/07/2021 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

free from picnic in the park

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

20/01/2020 by Ruth Holroyd 2 Comments

Meet Dominic Teague of Indigo

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

24/03/2017 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

Gluten and dairy free brunch at The Lemon Tree, Teignmouth

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...]

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Hi I'm Ruth. I've grown up with eczema and multiple life-threatening allergies and collected more as I've got older.  It started with a peanut allergy and now I'm allergic to milk, wheat, soya and many more. In this blog I share tips, advice and things I've learnt living with allergies, asthma and eczema with a focus on topical steroid withdrawal. You can buy my books, which are brilliant by the way! The first is Anaphylaxis: The essential guide and the second, The Shape of Skin, healing poems for eczema and sensitive skin. The reviews speak for themselves. If you want to chat you can find me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn (links below). Do get in touch. And please comment on blogs, it makes a humble blogger do a little happy dance!

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