Catering to the minorities

04.10.2011                      06.Tischrei. 5772

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Catering to the minorities

With celiac disease, diabetes and food allergies on the rise, there's dough to be made by savvy restaurants and food traders.

For some people, going out to a restaurant is no simple matter. They may be allergic to a given food and look for a restaurant that is considerate, where they can eat a meal without feeling abnormal. Such a place would offer them a variety of healthy and rich dishes, and they will not have to settle for a plain salad without dressing or extras. When these sensitive people, be they celiac sufferers or diabetics, pregnant or lactose intolerant, decide to get away from their hot kitchens, such a move requires careful preparation.
First of all, they have to find a restaurant that will offer suitable dishes for them and then they have to make a reservation, warn the staff of their issues. Then, at the moment of truth, next to all their "normal" friends, also interrogate the waiters about each dish, just to be on the safe side. When the operation is successful, they are delighted and spread the word on the Internet; even more so when something goes wrong….