Archive for July, 2010

I read a fascinating article from the Star newspaper in Australia (no relation to the Star weekly up here in the States).  It pits a mother trying to bring baby food into a restaurant against a restaurateur who says she can’t allow it due to potential food allergy issues with her customers.
Given that AllergyEats is [...]

I came across a great post about food allergies and restaurants in the blog of a website named Allergy Free Shop (www.allergyfreeshop.com). The article is quite extensive in its content, from basic food allergy facts to thoughts and recommendations for restaurateurs. I think it is a valuable read for those of us who live with [...]

It’s always a double-edged sword when I read an online article about food allergies.
First, the article itself can either be accurate and informative or it can be poorly-researched and a huge community disservice (we’re still facing the fallout of the New York Times’ horrendous and inaccurate article on research published in the Journal of the [...]

Pizzamarketplace.com wrote an interesting article about future trends in the gluten-free market according to Datamonitor.  While the focus was not on restaurants (it was about the growth in gluten-free product offerings in general), the commentary seems equally applicable to dining out.
While you can read the entire story via this link, I am including a few [...]

Marketing Daily recently published an article (linked here) referencing a dining survey conducted by Market Force Information. Though food allergies were not the focus, I couldn’t help but get excited about their data related to the influence of online restaurant reviews.
“About half [of restaurant patrons] now indicate that they sometimes read online reviews and blog and tweet [...]

“After recently disclosing nutritional information for every item on all of our menus, the allergen menu is a natural next step in our commitment to transparency and our belief that guests benefit from access to information about what’s on our menu.” – Mark Jaronski, Darden Restaurants (owner of the Red Lobster chain)
I must admit, it [...]

BOSTON (June 25, 2010) – As families enjoy more free time this summer, they’re likely to be eating
out, either in their hometowns or while traveling during summer vacation. AllergyEats, a new, fastgrowing,
interactive website, is a valuable resource, helping people with food allergies find allergyfriendly
restaurants, whether they’re dining close to home or hitting the road for [...]

Our members have come through again! Given that AllergyEats is designed to be a community site, it is great to see members helping members beyond just the key task of rating restaurants.
Yesterday, an AllergyEats Facebook fan (Melissa) asked:
“Have any of you gone on a cruise? We are considering taking a cruise with our food allergic [...]

I have a tremendous amount of respect for the P.F. Chang’s restaurant chain and their attentiveness to food allergies and gluten-free. I have posted positive comments about them on this blog as well. The AllergyEats community seems to share my feelings given P.F. Chang’s chainwide allergy-friendliness rating of 4.5. Thus, I was quite surprised when [...]