Allergy “Friendly” Restaurants – Updates

Dining out in a restaurant is something we did ALL THE TIME …before we had kids.  I’m sure many readers can relate. Then our son got to be a couple months old and we would try lunch, then a little older & he was actually a lot of fun in a restaurant! We loved giving [...]

LonelyPlate.org

My name is Sharona Schwartz. Until a year and a half ago, I was News Coverage Manager at CNN’s Washington Bureau where beyond my daily news responsibilities I produced many stories on food allergies with chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. You can find online some of the TV transcripts and CNN.com articles I wrote on [...]

Curly’s Restaurant Review

Our last Southtowns Food Allergy Support Group meeting was held Tuesday, April 22 at Curly’s Restaurant. Chef and Owner Krista Van Wagner hosted our group, providing us with an insightful round table discussion and tour of her facilities. It was fantastic meeting the kitchen staff and asking the hard questions. They were open and supportive [...]

Red Robin Food Allergy Awareness Week

Red Robin Orchard Park has agreed to host a Food Allergy Night during Food Allergy Awareness Week on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
Food allergy families are invited to dine & help raise food allergy awareness among other guests in the restaurant.
FAAN will provided signage and other food allergy information.
Looks like Red Robin Amherst may join in!!!
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More AWESOME Travel Info – Toronto Anyone?

Toronto has one of the largest collections of Nut Free Bakeshops, it is a total thrill to tell a child he/she can have anything in a bakeshop!  

List Nut Free  Bakeshops  http://www.avoidingmilkprotein.com/nutfreebake.htm
I’ve heard only good things about lootalictious in Toronto a nut free icecreamshop with other kid friendly things.
Swiss Chalet is not allergen free but [...]

Helpful Restaurant Info from Our Canadian Friend

An increasing number of restaurants are posting both nutritional and ingredient information on their web sites.  Swiss Chalet and St. Huberts restaurants have had allergy guides for over twenty years.  Yet few followed at first.
 
Restaurants allergy guides sometimes includes cross contamination status along with allergen information on menu choices.  This so far has been mostly [...]