Posted by: CMdeux
« on: May 24, 2016, 04:10:28 PM »Oddly enough, we had reasonably good success with DD's allergies and mine at pub-style establishments, both in Dublin and London. She is nut and egg allergic and I'm shellfish-allergic.
Yes, chef cards were useful, certainly. As far as I can tell, if you aren't hazelnut or egg allergic, street food in Paris is relatively safe, as well-- though obviously check sauces and XC.
Airlines... ehhhhhh-- we flew Aer Lingus, which was safe enough as far as we could tell, though we did have a rather hellish pre-boarding experience with a dragon-esque gate agent in Chicago. Ahem.
Air Canada was our carrier back to Vancouver BC, and they were not... at all... with it. Another passenger was openly hostile, even threatening, and AC had had DD's information, they have her on file as having a peanut allergy, etc. etc. we reminded them at Heathrow during check in... no matter. Flight crew was STILL unaware until I told them-- when we were airborne over the northern suburbs of London... (after the ever-so-kind "gentleman" next to us sneered at my daughter and threatened her re: her PA).
Yes, chef cards were useful, certainly. As far as I can tell, if you aren't hazelnut or egg allergic, street food in Paris is relatively safe, as well-- though obviously check sauces and XC.
Airlines... ehhhhhh-- we flew Aer Lingus, which was safe enough as far as we could tell, though we did have a rather hellish pre-boarding experience with a dragon-esque gate agent in Chicago. Ahem.
Air Canada was our carrier back to Vancouver BC, and they were not... at all... with it. Another passenger was openly hostile, even threatening, and AC had had DD's information, they have her on file as having a peanut allergy, etc. etc. we reminded them at Heathrow during check in... no matter. Flight crew was STILL unaware until I told them-- when we were airborne over the northern suburbs of London... (after the ever-so-kind "gentleman" next to us sneered at my daughter and threatened her re: her PA).