Last Wednesday, the 20th, was 'the night' - the 12th presentation of the FreeFrom Food Awards. And here are the crowds gathering in the Dorchester Library at the Royal College of Physicians, to find out who was going to get the honour of housing Marble Mo for the next …
Sue's coeliac diary
All judged……
So, the FreeFrom Food Awards judging is over for another year. Two weeks, nearly 450 products, 65 judges and thousands of judging sheets. And although it is seriously full on (6am to 9pm when-you-fall-into-bed 'full on') it is hugely enjoyable both for all of us and, it seems, …
Has Brussels destroyed the creativity of our chefs?
Well, here we are – a year on from the imposition of Brussel's draconian allergen regulations on the catering industry.... Yet, have we seen mass closures of restaurants – or lemming-like swarms of suicidal chefs, their ‘spontaneity, creativity and innovation’ destroyed, racing …
FreeFrom Food Awards Day 6 – Bread….
All lined up and ready for the onslaught of the judges! And what an amazing array they are – just like 'normal bread'. And these are just the sliced loaves – yet to come are the rolls, the wraps, the baps, the pitta breads, the flat breads.... Gluten-free bread is one of …
Hands off my food!!!
When we asked Ruth and Sue to contribute an allergy diary and a coeliac's diary to our websites it was very much with the idea of giving those of us who are lucky enough not to have to live with either life threatening allergies or coeliac disease a window onto what it was like …