Archive for April, 2010

I was so impressed with the details in this article from Restaurants & Institutions magazine that I felt the need to share some highlights despite the article being almost 16 months old.
The article is “Food Allergies: Clean Plates.” (The unedited version from the R&I site can be found at http://www.rimag.com/article/print/371675-Food_Allergies_Clean_Plates.php) It details strategies used by [...]

Paul Antico of AllergyEats.com
By Boston Skirt, Tuesday, April 27, 2010
(click the title above to go to the original article on Boston Skirt’s site)
Imagine a typical lazy weekend, one in which preparing an exceptional home-cooked meal is not on the top of your to-do list. You gather the kids, hit the road, en route to find [...]

“Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjack?” I don’t think so. “Baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie?” Gluten-free please.
Judging from many news items I’ve seen this spring, Major League Baseball is beginning to “get it” when it comes to patrons with food allergies and gluten intolerance. Drivers of these changes, however, differ markedly.

This program runs through the month of May and is designed to highlight the gluten-free lifestyle via restaurants committed to gluten-free meal offerings. You can find Chef-to-Plate Awareness Campaign logos next to participating restaurants on the Results page of an AllergyEats restaurant search. You can also continue to find the Gluten Intolerance Group’s GFRAP gluten-free [...]

Parents who have been dealing with a child’s food allergies for a while and who take big family trips probably already know this, but Disney is simply the gold standard in accommodating children with food allergies.
That said, many people still ask me whether or not Disney is safe with respect to food allergies and I [...]

On Monday, April 19th, 25,000 athletes will attempt to run 26.2 grueling miles of Boston streets, cheered on by 500,000 spectators, as part of the 114th annual Boston Marathon. Participants and viewers come from all over the United States and the World. It is obviously a tremendous day for Boston tourism and for Boston restaurateurs.
This [...]

For every AllergyEats member or Facebook fan who attends the Asthma & Allergy Foundation New England Chapter’s May 2 “Breath of Spring” Boston Harbor cruise, AllergyEats will donate an additional $25 to AAFA New England (up to $500).
This is a great cruise for a great cause! AAFA New England is a wonderful organization dedicated to [...]

Two weeks ago, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) held a webinar entitled, “Food Allergies Are Nothing to Sneeze At.” (www.restaurant.org/events/webinars/pages/index.cfm?Page=20100317_food_allergies.cfm) This webinar was designed to bring restaurateurs up-to-date on food allergy issues that are affecting their industry.
While most of the information formed a pretty basic primer about food allergies (potentially disturbing in its own right [...]