I would like thank ALL my friends. Not only are you my eyes and ears when we go out and my little saviours when I'm getting a bit blase, some of you really go the extra mile. Some of you are total keepers. So this blog is for Fran who has fed me so many times and not just a quick meal. Fran gives me a proper meal to rival many restaurants. She is a very good cook. There are … [Read more...]
Dairy free, nut free, wheat free tapas, twice in one week!
This is a really quick blog with some delicious pictures of food that I've eaten recently at Tres Corazones tapas restaurant in Wendover. I went with a group of friends for a Christmas dinner and then treated myself to lunch this week because it's so quick, tasty and safe for people with allergies. They cook everything fresh from scratch when you order which means they … [Read more...]
Listen very carefully, I shall say this many times…
This week a waiter in Canada has been charged after an allergic diner was served fish instead of steak; the customer was seriously allergic to fish and has alerted the waiter about this but sadly he had an anaphylactic attack and spent two days in a coma. Why did this happen? How could this happen? How can you get fish and steak mixed up? This kind of thing happens too often … [Read more...]
10 places I’ve eaten out over the festive period!
It's the festive season so I've been eating (and drinking) out at quite a few places this month and we're only half way through! I thought I'd share where I've been, what I ate and how I got on. Ruth vs Reactions! So here, in order or appearance this month... Tres Carazones tapas restaurant in Wendover This place is brilliant! They understood about allergies, went … [Read more...]
Eating at Gourmet Burger Kitchen with multiple allergies…
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...]