Brunch with Bear

A girl with food allergies and her teddy bear.

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Brunch with Bear started in 2012 in New York City. Since then, the blog has encompassed Christina and Bear’s adventures with severe food allergies around the world!

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A few words on food intolerances, food allergies, and anaphylaxis.

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Bear got his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Second Shot

March 17, 2021

Although I received my second shot in January—the appropriate three weeks after my first shot—many have voiced lingering concerns about safety and anaphylaxis. So I have decided to once again share the experience in detail and update all our dear readers on new vaccine guidance. My hope is to reassure those of you with severe food allergies—and your friends and families—might feel more ready to take the vaccine as it becomes available. The Brunch with Bear team strongly encourages everyone to get vaccinated at the first opportunity, as just one of many things we can all do to help slow and eventually stop the pandemic. … More The Second Shot

John’s

February 12, 2021

When I think of Chinese restaurants, one place shines brighter in my memory than any other. My gung-gung’s favorite restaurant was called Harbor Palace, a Cantonese seafood restaurant in a strip mall in Lomita. He and my popo ate there almost exclusively ever since they moved to Southern California. Until I was a teenager, I only knew the restaurant as “John’s,” because the owner’s English name was John. … More John’s

Bear and Christina pose with their band-aids and COVID vaccine stickers.

The First Shot

January 2, 2021

As we now enter what I hope will be a better year than the last, I would like to share with you an adventure that has nothing to do with food but nonetheless feels like it belongs in the world of severe allergy adventures: the COVID vaccine. As of writing this post, the FDA has issued emergency use authorization for two vaccines against the novel coronavirus. Although both vaccines have so far proven to be efficacious and safe, one of the rarer side effects was in fact, anaphylaxis. Therefore, when I, as a medical student, was able to receive my first dose of the two-part Pfizer vaccine, I thought it would be fitting to share my experience here on Brunch with Bear. … More The First Shot