Comments on: Food Allergies and Preferences Put Even the Best Chefs to the Test http://blog.opentable.com/2010/food-allergies-and-chefs/ OpenTable Blog | Dining Check: News and Tips from OpenTable Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:13:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Emily Jones http://blog.opentable.com/2010/food-allergies-and-chefs/comment-page-1/#comment-20895 Emily Jones Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:22:27 +0000 http://blog.opentable.com/?p=2536#comment-20895 well we do have some lactose intolerance in our family and we just cut out on dairy products. ~.;

]]> By: Matt http://blog.opentable.com/2010/food-allergies-and-chefs/comment-page-1/#comment-10703 Matt Mon, 10 May 2010 22:30:44 +0000 http://blog.opentable.com/?p=2536#comment-10703 Simple: put it on the menu! Mention any common allergen in the description, so the customer can avoid it. Particularly nuts or shellfish, which can kill people. It’s common now to list the name of the farm that produced the chicken, but neglect to mention the walnuts in the stuffing.

]]> By: Lisa http://blog.opentable.com/2010/food-allergies-and-chefs/comment-page-1/#comment-10697 Lisa Mon, 10 May 2010 21:10:21 +0000 http://blog.opentable.com/?p=2536#comment-10697 As a person with lactose intolerance I love dining out. However, recently it seems like more and more restaurants lately have ZERO dishes with no “cream based sauce”. I understand some dishes the cheese and cream is imperative, those dishes I don’t order. But other dishes where it’d be easy to have a wine, garlic, butter sauce with no cream . . . for instance a seafood pasta. I think they should be available or at least have ONE dish on the menu. On the other hand, I don’t think a pizza place should accommodate. When I eat pizza (which is one of my favorite foods) I just take off the cheese. Then I still get the flavor of the cheese and toppings. So I think there is a happy balance that can be found. Another instance, if you go to a five star restaurant with a tasting menu . . . then people with allergies and strong preferences should steer clear if they are not up for the menu as-is. There’s a time and a place for everything and hopefully people use their best judgements.

Here is one MAJOR comment, I have been to restaurants that do not put on their menu that there is milk or cream in the dish and after it is delivered then I realize I can’t eat it. So if the restaurant is going to accommodate or not, the dairy items should be noted.

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