![Andie's last meal, courtesy of Tulio](http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f91c1d668b6352617777e889a7d015b/tumblr_mqr44vgdvA1riyr2oo3_1280.jpg)
For my birthday, I got myself Gwyneth Paltrow's new book, It's All Good, and made a recipe that just happened to be free of most of the allergens I am affected by (I now know). I woke up feeling way better than I ever have before. Hmm...maybe I'm onto something!
The short list after a naturopathic allergy blood panel revealed allergies to: grains, gluten, soy, dairy, eggs, chicken, corn, grape, some nightshades, beef and a host of other weird little tidbits. Yay! I win the high score! Not to worry: I've been told that after some diet healing, I may be able to add some of those things back into my diet (please, let it be wine!) In the meantime, my recipes on the Assemble blog may look a bit different--and ridiculously allergen free.
However, a last treat was in order. The sous chef at Tulio downtown, (4.2 stars!) invited Christian and I to come and sit at the chef's counter and be treated to a delicious "last" meal. It's a rare occasion that we get to go to super nice restaurants, so we jumped at the chance and absolutely loved being Tulio's guests. Here's what I got to partake in for my last meal:
![Andie's last meal, courtesy of Tulio](http://24.media.tumblr.com/2616e7f52b60254e491edc6d4cce4a24/tumblr_mqr49kKSqa1riyr2oo1_1280.jpg)
![Andie's last meal, courtesy of Tulio](http://25.media.tumblr.com/57867a9b74aace8c1347aec83d8f2e91/tumblr_mqr44vgdvA1riyr2oo1_1280.jpg)
![Andie's last meal, courtesy of Tulio](http://25.media.tumblr.com/68444ff08f21a2cd662e83e929d1a9f7/tumblr_mqr44vgdvA1riyr2oo2_1280.jpg)
Oh my, yes that happened. If you're up for some seriously fine dining, I highly recommend checking it out. I'll even come with you, and eat lettuce leaves. Make sure to grab some of that sweet potato gnocchi--I think that was definitely the favorite. However, I think I'm set for quite a while. Thanks, Tulio!