Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board

The Valentine’s Day Classroom

In food allergy-savvy classrooms throughout the nation, elementary school teachers and room parents are planning Valentine’s Day parties for their students. Students are looking forward to the annual tradition of exchanging Valentines, while we parents of students with food allergies are keeping their guard up due to the potential for reactions at these classroom parties. [...]

Top 10 Holiday Tips

Top Ten Tips for Food Allergies at the Holidays – San Francisco Edition Party Tips for Hosts & Guests from Mireille Schwartz CEO & Founder, Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board 1) Hosts: please keep food labels for everything used to prepare a festive homemade Holiday meal so an allergic guest may double-check the ingredient list. [...]

Allergic Living

Happy Holidays! Allergic Living Magazine Editor-in-Chief Gwen Smith has been featured on our website before, and now she has a Holiday gift for BAAAB readers. Inside the Winter 2011 Allergic Living: - The Cover story is: “Throwing the Ultimate Party”. Why risk mystery foods at someone’s else’s place – let AL be your guide to hosting [...]

Food Allergies ROCK! Concert

More than 200 rocking guests and families poured into Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Sunday November 6th to celebrate mom-blog Get Allergy Wise’s first ever food allergy rock concert event. The brain child of mothers Sarah Chuck & Irene Chu, these two were inspired by their children’s food allergies to put together an [...]

Cheryl Jennings & Food Allergies Beyond the Headlines

ABC7′s Emmy award-winning television show, “Beyond the Headlines” hosted by Cheryl Jennings, provides in-depth coverage of the topics and issues facing the people of the Bay Area. Throughout the year, “Beyond the Headlines” airs half-hour specials on relevant issues. “Beyond the Headlines: Food Allergies” features special guest expert Mireille Schwartz. Mireille also recently inked a [...]

Annual Halloween Safe Candy Lists

Our BAAAB-tested Annual Safe Candy & Snacks Lists are back by popular demand…early this year! Click here for goodies: BAAAB Safe Candy Lists PLUS now through September 30th DIVVIES is offering BAAAB readers a 15% discount on all their delicious treats that are safe to eat. Divvies are made in a dedicated facility that [...]

Back to School With Food Allergies

The excitement of school has begun! Here is our definitive BAAAB checklist to help you start the school year successfully: See the allergist. Your allergist will go over details of your child’s Food Allergy/Emergency Action Plan and update it for the new school year. The allergist may also assist with your child’s Individual Health Plan [...]

Executive Chef Dominique Crenn Joins BAAAB

Executive Chef Dominique Crenn, a 2009, 2010, and 2011 Michelin star chef, has graciously accepted a role as Chef Advisor to BAAAB. Always innovative, she is once again stirring up the San Francisco culinary landscape with the opening of her new restaurant, Atelier Crenn. The vision of her new eatery is focused on the cuisine [...]

Dr. Michel Jean-Baptiste Joins the Board

We’re pleased to announce that Yale Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Michel Jean-Baptiste, MD, has joined the Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board. Dr. Jean-Baptiste brings more than 30 years of expertise and a degree from Harvard Medical School to the Board as we strive to find a cure for food allergy.

Parenting Advice from Expert Gina Clowes

You’ve probably heard of Gina Clowes. In food allergy circles she’s our guru, our rock star. She’s a fierce advocate, speaker, and Certified Life Coach specializing in the needs of parents of children with severe food allergies. Gina’s son was born severely allergic to 7 of the Top 8 allergens, and she has faced [...]