I’ve never heard of anything, but perhaps they are concerned about allergies (soy and cross contamination with nuts). Did they have nuts or peanut sauces on their menu?

that was pareve AND nut-free (one of the guests has an allergy)... it was an absolute hit, though, and I’ll probably be making it again and again. Not a single person guessed that the cake was made from sweet potatoes!...

This hard-learned lesson is one that many hosts and hostesses wish they’d thought of earlier. I have always asked about food preferences, since those early disaters, and keep a file of who likes – and dislikes –...

). Does EVERYONE take part? What happens about health and safety rules? (assuming you have these in the US like we do in the UK). I see mention of ‘no fridge’ - where do people store the food? Is hot food provided?...

this may be caused by histamines rather than the more often blamed sulfites. But there are also people with allergy to sulfites who react negatively in varying ways. And sulfites MAY related to headache in spite of the academic...

No. “Trex” is a sort of margarine and I don’t think this would work as suet. However, in the UK, we do have vegetarian suet which looks and works like the “real thing” and is readily available on the...

Haven’t tried amabala yet, thanks for the report. The tasting option is very nice for folks who don’t have a lot of experience with indian sweets (actually its pretty nice for everybody) - one minor thing, in case...

Thanks so much for the help everyone! I have a three month old son who has milk protein and soy allergies and as I am nursing him, I have had to cut out all soy, dairy, eggs, nuts, fish, shellfish, etc. from my diet. Not so easy...

TRISH, important note: check the label of the Heath bars for nuts. I’m pretty sure they do contain nuts (almonds???) and if someone has a nut allergy, this could be a problem.

Blimey – what a trip! Do have a look on Toptable for Galvin’s as they currently have some good deals running: http://www.toptable.co.uk/venues/restaurants/?id=962

Ming Tsai is very specfic in his ingredient use, he has a child with major food allergies. He is a educator on the business for chefs to include rather than exclude. I understand that each recipe in his place has a printed recipe...

. As a result of blood transfusions a couple of decades ago (three units of what I fondly call “sangre de wino”) I was left with a gazillion food allergies, nearly all systemic. They are greatly reduced now, but I am...

Today’s Wall St. Journal has an article in the Weekend Journal section on the impact that food fears and allergies are having on hosts of dinner parties and restaurants. Says that one out of three Americans THINK they have...

that you would never consider eating. 4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results. If you go to the original site—-www.verygoodtaste.co.uk in a recent post, he answers all sorts...

So here’s the deal: At our thanksgiving we usually have two desserts, one is usually something my sister brings which is bland and has little flavor (her allergies, aversions, and politics prevent her from using anything...