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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the weird part was not asking if they could do that. If that was really the accommodation needed, I as a host would be fine with it. But it's a strange thing to do on the spot.

My kid has food allergies. And as mentioned above, if the allergies are that severe, other cross contamination that happens during cooking and not just serving is a concern as well. If I am toasting the nuts for the stuffing and put the nut spatula down next to the spoon for the safe cranberry sauce, the nuts can contaminate the sauce before it even ends up on the table. And yes, by that age I expect most kids to be able to ask questions, advocate, or bring their own. [/quote]

Agree completely! If someone took me aside when they arrived or called me in advance, I would be 100% happy to check and double check dishes and serving spoons, etc. Removing dishes from a table without notifying someone is just weird.

And if the allergy is as life threatening as a nut spatula next to a cranberry spoon, then a busy, chaotic holiday dinner is not going to be safe no matter what. You simply can't keep an eye on every single dish all the time. It sucks, but the teenager would probably be best off with dishes from their own home that never went into the communal kitchen/buffet line.[/quote]

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