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Top Rated

Allergy-Friendly Movie Theaters

These movie theaters roll out the red carpet for food allergies with clean seats, helpful staff and safe snacks. See our first allergy-friendly movie theater guide featuring Spokin users’ favorite places to watch the big screen! Sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

Our Favorite Food Allergy and Celiac TikTokers

Scrolling TikTok over Thanksgiving break is a given, whether you’re looking to pump the breaks on your Black Friday shopping, escape dicey family political conversations, or just simply looking to chill! Our Favorite TikTok Accounts Guide features creators to follow who manage food allergies or celiac, with gems like @zozomccormack, living her best Emily in Paris life while managing a tree nut allergy; @sarahandspices the big sister we wish every allergy kid had, showing how to navigate dating, friendships, dinner parties, and more; and of course @philhatesgluten, a great role model who proves that laughter truly is the best medicine! Follow @spokinapp on TikTok and tag us on your posts for a chance to get reposted!

Top-Rated Cookbooks

That feeling when you open a cookbook knowing every recipe is safe — we’re looking at you gluten and dairy-free eclairs! See Spokin’s Top-Rated Food Allergy and Celiac-Friendly Cookbooks featuring our 20 favs of 2024. You’ll find books that are exclusively free of some of the top 9 allergens and gluten, as well as grain-free, vegetarian, and vegan books from sweet treats to cultural cuisine! Cookbooks make the perfect gift, whether it’s for yourself, a hostess, or for the holidays.

Product Guides

Top-Rated Allergy-Friendly Puff Pastry

With Halloween over, let the holiday entertaining begin! From Thanksgiving to New Years Eve, few things feel as festive as puff pastry! We’re rolling out our Top Rated Allergy-Friendly Puff Pastry Guide featuring 16 of our faves, including 2 Spokin Verified Brands: Sweet Loren’s, who launched the hottest new product of the year and Gluten Free Easy, who we hard launch on our app today. Go to the Spokin app and see how many of the 16 are safe for you, because just like puff pastry, we’ve already done the work for you!

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28 Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Spreads

Labor Day Weekend is coming just in time to save us from the mad rush of back-to-school! If chocolate isn’t the answer, we don’t know what is. Dip into our Top-Rated Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Spread Guide— with 28 spreads we’ve got you covered no matter what allergies you’re managing, even chocolate! 👀 BTS is hectic enough and we’ve already done the work for you on the Spokin app! Pro tip: see the carousel feature under the guide that’s customized to your allergies, including chickpea, sunflower, and more!

To learn more about our product guide process, see our Letter From Our Founder Letter From Our Founder. This guide was published on 8/30/24.

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Top-Rated Allergy-Friendly Cookie Dough

Why is cookie dough so darn good?! We don’t know but we are obsessed and since it’s National Cookie Dough Day, we had to create a guide ofc! See the 29 most allergy-friendly cookie doughs including the #1 rated on the Spokin app, Sweet Loren’s and the newest dough coming to the market and soon to be Spokin Verified, Whoa Dough! This list was published on June 21, 2024

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Travel

Jules’ Nut, Milk, and Wheat-Free New York City Favorites

Hi! I’m Jules, and I’m so excited to share my favorite New York City spots that have been safe for my allergies to gluten, dairy, and tree nuts! For classic NYC food, I love Modern Bread and Bagel to get the best bagel sandwich. One of my must-go-to restaurants is Keste, and I recommend ordering gluten-free Pizza! For sightseeing and activities, my favorites include walking the high line, walking down 5th avenue, and gallery hopping in Chelsea. Follow me on Spokin @jmurphy to see all of my allergy-friendly reviews with allergies and on Insta @julianamurphy!

Sara’s Peanut-Free New York City Favorites

Hi! I’m Sara and I’m so excited to share my favorite New York City spots that are safe for my peanut allergy! For classic NYC food, I love PopUp Bagels to get an NYC bagel — it is fluffy on the inside crisp on the outside and you can rip off the bagel and dip it in there yummy cream cheese or butter options. One of my must-go-to restaurants is Mamo and I recommend ordering Burrata and their pasta Amatricana. For sightseeing and activities, my favorites include: Bryant Park Winter Village. Follow me on Spokin @Saraalbert121234 to see all of my allergy-friendly reviews!

Marisa’s Nut-Free and More New York City Favorites

Hi! I’m Marisa, and I’m so excited to share my favorite New York City spots that have been safe for my allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, pitted fruits, celery and carrots! For classic NYC food, I love Utopia Bagels to get an everything bagel with scallion cream cheese, lox, tomato and cucumber. One of my must-go-to restaurants is Emmett’s on Grove and I recommend ordering The Hot Girl Pizza. For sightseeing and activities, my favorites include: walking around the West Village to find cute coffee shops, visiting the Bryant Park Christmas Market and window shopping on 5th Avenue. Follow me on Spokin @nycallergygal to see all of my allergy-friendly reviews with allergies and on Insta @nycaloriesnallergies!

Meet The Maker

Meet the Maker: Chaia

Chaia holds a special place in our hearts as the first restaurant to join the Spokin Verified Restaurant program. We’re excited to share the story behind this allergy mom co-owned and female-founded restaurant dedicated free of peanuts, tree nuts, gluten, and more. To celebrate joining the Spokin family, Chaia is giving away FREE tacos! Join the biggest Taco Tuesday ever by using code SPOKIN at any of their 3 locations in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. This code is good for up to 1 year—perfect for that 2023 D.C. trip! Can also be used for delivery. Limit one use per person.

Meet the Maker: Ghostfish Brewing Company

Requests for alcohol allergen details are bubbling up at Spokin and we are saying cheers to our FIRST Verified Alcohol Brand, Ghostfish Brewing Company! Ghostfish is one of the largest dedicated gluten-free breweries in the U.S. and their Seattle brewing facility also boasts the Ghostfish Taproom, a bucket list-worthy restaurant that’s 100% dedicated gluten-free and allergy-friendly. Ghostfish’s craft beer is sold in 18 states and 2 Canadian provinces. Sports fans can also find it at some of the leading baseball and football stadiums. Learn more from Co-Founder Brian Thiel and tune in for Brian’s Insta Live today 10/7 at 12pm CT.

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Meet the Maker: Better Bites Bakery

Better Bites Bakery chocolate covered cookie dough bites are one of the highest rated products on the Spokin app. Leah Lopez is the allergy mom and genius behind these top 9 free cookie dough bites, cake bites, cupcakes, and cakes that taste so good, they’re making classrooms and party guests jealous of the “safe” treat. Her refusal to have her son feel left out of celebrations drove her into the kitchen and ultimately landed her products on Whole Foods shelves nationwide. Leah and her team want everyone to have safe treats and are giving 500 winners FREE Better Bites! Tune in to our Insta Live with Leah at 12 PM CT/1 PM ET.

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Wisdom

Allergen Component Testing: Alyssa’s Story

Alyssa Bauder scheduled what she thought was a routine appointment with an allergist but received news that changed her life. While she still had a life-threatening allergy to peanuts, she no longer was allergic to tree nuts, fish, shellfish, or chickpeas—news that seemed almost too good to be true. Learn how she tackled 13 food challenges and worked with her therapist to manage food allergy-related anxiety with a strategy that led to wins like her first Starbucks at 24 years old and a lot of fun along the way.

Alyssa is thankful for the freedom she’s gained and is glad to still be a part of the food allergy community, one that she’s passionate about and plans to continue advocating for through both her platform and career.

Disney World With Food Allergies

Food allergy mom Rachel McFall dreamed of taking her family to Disney World. With the help of travel advisor Taylor Gordon, who not only specializes in food allergy travel but also manages her own allergies, Rachel’s family managed to eat every meal out, enjoying character breakfasts, Mickey Mouse ice cream bars, and a visit to Erin McKenna’s Bakery. See her 527 reviews on the Spokin app @allergene, including 14 from her trip!

Join our Insta Live with Rachel to hear how her family dined out safely with peanut, egg, and wheat allergies, and how Taylor “did it all”, planning every detail of their fairytale vacation. Tune in Wednesday, 5/18 at 12 PM CT/1 PM ET for the Insta Live and enter to win a Disney World trip of your own!

The End of Food Allergy with Dr. Kari Nadeau

The End of Food Allergy is a landmark book on preventing, diagnosing, and reversing food allergies with key findings from a premier team of trained experts.

The trailblazing research of Dr. Kari Nadeau at Stanford University reveals that food allergy can be a treatable condition, because the immune system can be retrained. Food allergies can be disrupted, slowed, and stopped. The key is a strategy called immunotherapy (IT)–the controlled, gradual reintroduction of an allergen into the body. With innovations that include state-of-the-art therapies targeting specific components of the immune system, Dr. Nadeau and her team have increased the speed and effectiveness of this treatment to a matter of months.

Food allergy families will find fascinating information on the causes of food allergies, the science behind different types of food allergy testing and learn details on immunotherapy. The End of Food Allergy is a must-read for anyone interested in the science behind food allergies and the latest research that is changing the future of allergies.

Holidays

Valentine’s Day: Dating with Food Allergies

Get ready to say “awww!” We got personal and asked some of our favorite couples about dating with food allergies and celiac. We’re crushing on what they spilled, including the best ways their partner supports them, their S.O.’s best advice on dating someone with food allergies, how they met (we love a good back story!), their favorite date night spot + more! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Allergy-Friendly Holiday Cookie Recipes

Get your ovens preheated because we baked up our annual Allergy-Friendly Holiday Cookie Recipe Guide. Each of the 65 cookies featured is free of at least 1 of the top 9 allergens and our sweet infographic makes it easy to find all the safe gingerbread, peppermint, sugar, thumbprint, chocolate, caramel, crinkle, shortbread, and Hanukkah cookies. See all the recipes on the Spokin App, where we’ve already filtered them for your allergens!

Editorial note: See our 2016, 2020, 2021, and 2022 Allergy-Friendly Holiday Cookie Guides for more recipes!

14 Allergy-Friendly German Restaurants

It’s Oktoberfest and if you can’t make it to Munich, celebrate at a local German restaurant! Our guide features the most allergy friendly German restaurant in 4 countries including the U.S, Switzerland, Austria and Germany (of course!). See where you can find vegan schnitzel, a 100% gluten-free restaurant, and more!