Zero8 in Montreal may well be the first restaurant to offer a 100% hypoallergenic menu. While people like my husband Martin Kouprie – a peanut and legume allergy sufferer himself – have been offering allergy aware dining options for the last decade or so, this restaurant is unique in providing a full service menu that does not include any of the 8 most common food allergens:
• Fish and seafood
• Peanuts
• Nuts
• Sesame seeds
• Milk
• Soybeans
• Eggs
• Wheat and glutinous grains of any kind
So, what does that leave for people to order at Zero8? Lots. There is pasta (presumably rice or spelt noodles are used) with tomato sauce or venison ragout, duck confit, steak frites and even house-made gluten-free bread ($2 per portion). Oddly, the menu is very protein based. I’d love to see a few legume dishes such as braised lentils or a chickpea tagine, too.
Does a restaurant like this one interest you? If it does, why?
