Originally Posted by
baglady
If I was dining alone, I could of course, call ahead and ask - "do you use latex gloves in your kitchen"? If not - is there a way for me to tactfully ask the server to have the kitchen staff use something other than their gloves to touch my food when plating it? It's an allergy that affects only 1% of the population so it's not like they are inundated with these requests.
Why not simply mention at the time? This is serious enough that no one should hold it against you.
Some years ago, I was out with a group that included a person with a latex allergy. She mentioned it to the waiter. Shortly thereafter the manager came over and asked who had the allergy and what she had ordered, b/c he was going to personally walk her meal through the kitchen to prevent a bad result.
Made us think happy thoughts about the place, and also headed off any potential nastiness.
O/H