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Chef Honored For Allergy Awareness, Inspired by Son

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Jag visste väl att de skulle komma till användning någon gång... by jardenberg
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Chef Ming Tsai remembers ordering a sandwich without bread for his then-3-year-old son David because the toddler was allergic to seven of the eight most common food allergens. Tsai approached the restaurant manager, a man in a suit and tie standing off to the side. "He just looked at me and said, 'We'd rather not serve him,'" Tsai said, adding that waiters and restaurant managers used to roll their eyes when he mentioned David's food allergies. "Don't open a restaurant if you don't know what's in your food. This is absurd." From that day on, Tsai made it his mission to promote allergy awareness. He developed an allergy safety system in his restaurant, Blue Ginger in Wellesley, Mass. He became the spokesman for the nonprofit Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (which recently merged with the Food Allergy Initiative to become FARE).

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Tsai

Overall Sentiment: 0.0754706

Relevance: 0.89693

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0"He just looked at me and said, 'We'd rather not serve him,'" Tsai said, ...
-0.456213"He just looked at me and said, 'We'd rather not serve him,'" Tsai said, adding that waiters and restaurant managers used to roll their eyes when he mentioned David's food allergies. "Don't open a restaurant if you don't know what's in your food. This is absurd."
-0.202405"David comes down and says, 'My throat is itchy, and it's tightening up,'" Tsai said. ...
-0.202405"David comes down and says, 'My throat is itchy, and it's tightening up,'" Tsai said. "You could tell in his eyes that he's not overreacting here."
0"I've seen in my restaurant more than 20 crying mothers," Tsai said. ...
0"I've seen in my restaurant more than 20 crying mothers," Tsai said. "Each one of them has the same story. They finally got to have a real restaurant experience with their 10-, 12- or 14-year-old kid who's never been out to a real restaurant."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 6
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.861023
  • Mean: -0.14350383333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

David

Overall Sentiment: -0.151081

Relevance: 0.298207

SentimentQuote
0.168573"My first reaction was that's a really unfunny joke from upstairs," he said. ...
0.169035"My first reaction was that's a really unfunny joke from upstairs," he said. "I couldn't wait to cook for my kid. That was my dream."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.337608
  • Mean: 0.168804
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Julie Bowen

Overall Sentiment: -0.278771

Relevance: 0.126277

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Drew Nieporent

Overall Sentiment: -0.025329

Relevance: 0.113653

Waldorf Astoria

Overall Sentiment: 0.15639

Relevance: 0.113417

Todd Slotkin

Overall Sentiment: 0.326229

Relevance: 0.113414

SentimentQuote
0.134662"Ming is an ideal honoree," FARE chairman Todd Slotkin said, ...
0.1188"Ming is an ideal honoree," FARE chairman Todd Slotkin said, noting Tsai's awards and presence on the Food Network. "He understands the challenges that food-allergic families face and has been greatly advancing the cause for over 10 years."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.253462
  • Mean: 0.126731
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

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