Well, to be honest, it is not nuts that are the problem, it is the confusion arising from the laudable efforts of regulators and manufacturers to improve allergen labelling for the benefit of allergic consumers. But, nuts being at the sharp end of the allergy experience, nut …
Peanut allergy
FreeFrom Food Awards Day 3 – Meaty and Fishy Ready Meals and down the Pub & the Bar!
So here we are on Day 3 with a new crew of judges examining some breaded cod – one of the many tasty offerings in our new 'Meaty and Fishy Ready Meals Category'. These also included a good selection of sausages, an encouraging number of gluten and sometimes dairy free pies …
Prep Day….
Yes, Katherine (with and K) is already up to her armpits in washing up while Catherine (with a C) is down the other end of the kitchen decanting cakes. Yes, folks, tomorrow is the first day of the 2015 FreeFrom Food Awards judging and, because we like to start with a bang, …
Team Work for the FreeFrom Food Awards
We are just about embark on the last week of preparations for the judging for the 2015 FreeFrom Food Awards. This may not sound like a lot but as anyone who has actually been a judge will know, it is a mammoth undertaking which needs to be planned with military precision. This …
3D-printed allergen-free food?
A few weeks ago John Scott sent me a link to an article on Your is.com – 3D printing to the rescue of gastronomy for frail seniors, wondering whether this could also have some interesting implications for allergy catering. Like many of you, I suspect, I have heard of 3D …