Cressida and I have just had a fab weekend! We have been at the Liverpoool Allergy and FreeFrom show – right here in the Albert Dock in the centre of Liverpool….. Now for me to say that I have had a fab w/e at a show is quite something as, although I do realise that they are a …
Gluten-free
FreeFrom and organic in the West of Ireland
The ostensible purpose of this blog is to rave about the delightful Courthouse Restaurant in Kinloch and the lovely Organic Centre at Rossinver (both in the far west of County Leitrim) but I also wanted an excuse to give an airing to some of the wonderful cloudscapes that County …
Judging the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards
I have just spent a fascinating two days working my way through the judges' comments on our entrants for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards. And let me say right now that our judges did a sterling job! The forms were extremely long and complicated (much too long and complicated in …
Inside the teenage male brain
Moving on from 7–9 year olds' bizarre ideas about water consumption, John Scott alerted me last month to a new book investigating why it is that teenage boys so often appear to take the craziest of risks. This is especially concerning if you are the parent of an allergic teenage …
Freefrom and the multinationals
As a post script to my earlier blog on the YouGov freefrom survey – Asda have, this week, launched the new Nestlé gluten-free cornflakes in the main breakfast cereal aisles of their stores. This raises two interesting questions. Is this the start of serious engagement on the part …