A few of my best friends from growing up live in Manhattan and I had been long overdue for a visit. So, after some great persistence (on their part), I was finally convinced to plan a weekend visit. Two of my friends were running in the NYC Marathon. We planned […]
“Please, describe!” “What does it taste like? Describe every delicious detail,” I request with enthusiasm and a smile. The rich looking, delicate chocolate mousse cake would make anyone’s mouth water but mine can’t. My mouth knows as well as I do that cake is not ever going to be a […]
As I stand in the airport store, not one package is recognizable to me. My flight has been delayed ten hours, and I am stranded at the Rome airport ill prepared with nothing to eat. I scour the few shelves of packaged food and find nothing. They have no fresh […]
No Waffles or Chocolate, BUT a Splendid Trip “Can you tell me what is in the waffles?” I asked in Brussels at a restaurant where waffles were the ‘specialty.’ The man looked at my list with another waiter, and said, “I know we use margarine.” I looked at my chef […]
This week will be my first time traveling to Belgium with food allergies. I am excited to travel to a place where language shouldn’t be a barrier. I plan to spend the majority of my time in Bruges, which I hear is spectacular. My two substantial Belgian cuisine desires: I […]
Life in Italia This is my second year living in Italy with food allergies, and I am finding that this year is a significantly different experience for me as an Allergic Reactor. Between living alone, having no close friends return for another year and trying to make new friends, I […]
