As you might have noticed from the dearth of recent blogs, the last two weeks have been heavily taken up with freefrom food events – first the first European FreeFrom trade show in Germany, then the Allergy and Freefrom Show (complete with the presentation of the Freefrom …
Allergies
Allergy Show gets rolling with the presentation of the FreeFrom Skincare Awards
Like 'freefrom' in general the Allergy and FreeFrom Show continues on its upward trajectory! Yesterday's opening day in the larger – and much nicer – National Hall at Olympia was packed with keen 'freefrom-ers', allergy sufferers, coeliacs, veggies and those who just wanted to …
Gluten-free coffee shops
Very good news for gluten-intolerant/coeliac Caffe Nero fans – Genius is now supplying filled gluten-free rolls (chicken, salad and pesto to be precise) to almost 600 stores around the UK – just hope that the one near you is one of those 600 and that you like …
Another peanut storm…
The recall last week of some 'Whole Hearted Roasted Monkey Nuts' by Booths because the packaging did not declare 'peanuts' on the label has unleashed the usual storm of 'how absurd can we get' comments... But actually, quite unjustifiable... However, since both Alex Gazzola …
Egg-free, gluten-free, dairy-free apple cake for Easter Sunday!
Those on egg-free diets have a really frustrating time. Because there are relatively few of them (nowhere near as many as are on gluten or dairy-free diets), they tend to get sidelined, both in terms of recipes and 'made' products. So, with the prospect of a nice Easter …