Dining Out & Travel

Most pizza places have gluten-free options these days -- how things have changed from 2002 when I was diagnosed with celiac disease! I recently tried a new concept in pizza at Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza, based in southern California. The name says it: this is pizza that bakes in a … [Read more...] about Blaze Pizza for Gluten-Free and Food Allergies

On a recent trip to Hawaii, I was so pleased to find that almost every restaurant we went to had a menu with a GF symbol next to each menu item, had a separate gluten-free menu, or had a knowledgeable person taking our order (never a blank stare). In general, the restaurants in … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free in Hawaii (Maui and Kauai)

Tomatina Restaurant, which describes itself as "fresh italian," offers many gluten-free options on their regular menu (marked with GF). I recently tried this casual dining restaurant with my kids and another family. Everyone found something to eat and enjoyed their meals. The … [Read more...] about Tomatina Restaurant offers gluten-free options

Asian Box is a new fast-casual restaurant offering made-to-order Asian street food inspired boxes made with high-quality, all-natural ingredients. It first opened in Palo Alto, CA, and now has locations in Mountain View, San Francisco, Burbank and Los Angeles. I had the chance to … [Read more...] about Asian Box – Fresh Gluten-Free Asian Food

Flour Chylde Bakery in Novato, California has gone completely gluten-free. They are not a new bakery -- in fact, they have been baking gluten-free tortes for 12 years, but the bakery itself was not exclusively gluten-free. 'Til now! I visited the cafe yesterday, brought my … [Read more...] about Flour Chylde Bakery goes gluten-free