Eleni's New York

Eleni's is a bakery in New York City that is kosher certified and completely peanut and tree nut free.

Their beautifully decorated cookies and cupcakes can be purchased from their Chelsea Market Store: 75 Ninth Avenue (in the Chelsea Market) New York, NY. And products can be ordered from their website: elenis.com for delivery anywhere in the US.

Eleni's offers several standard types of cookies along with its famous decorated sugar cookies and cupcakes. Their decorated items come in many standard, occasion, and seasonal designs, or they will do custom orders.

They tend to be a bit pricey. But if you join their email list, you will get special deals several times a year. They're great for safe gifts and events!

One Dish Cuisine

One Dish Cuisine in Ellicott City, MD is welcoming people with food allergies "back to the table."

One Dish Cuisine was started in response to the overwhelming need for great tasting menu options

available to those struggling to stay on restricted diets. Diagnosed with Celiac Disease

over 20 years ago, the chef began by modifying recipes to accommodate diets for herself and her nephew who follows a GFCFSF Diet. 

They have an impressively organized, color coded menu. Each dish has a series of dots that corresponds with the diets for which it is guaranteed safe. The colors correspond with gluten free, casein free, soy free, corn free, egg free, fish free, nut free, and vegetarian. The entire restaurant is certified peanut and gluten free!

Not only can you find One Dish Cuisine in their own restaurant, some of their products are featured in other restaurants in the Baltimore & DC areas. They also have been supplying special needs meals to four of the nearby hospitals. And, some of their products are available to be shipped to you from their website.

Claire's Corner Copia

Claire's Corner Copia on Chapel Street in New Haven, CT has been serving delicious, organic, vegetarian, sustainable, kosher food since 1975. I first became aware of the restaurant in 2000 while I was a student at one of the New Haven universities. It quickly became a favorite.

Claire's does have a few nut items on the menu. Unfortunately, the veggie burgers and some of the salads are studded with walnuts, and they have almond milk available. But, most of the menu is safe and they will work hard to be accommodating to people with special dietary needs.

Their menus clearly labeled, "We take your dietary needs seriously. Please let us know if your meal needs to be vegan, gluten free, or if you have any other dietary restrictions." The staff have been always been friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to work with me. And I have safely eaten there many times.