Dining Out & Travel

The first big trip I took after being diagnosed with celiac disease was to Vietnam. I had only been gluten-free for a year, and I worried about how I would be able to communicate my dietary needs in a foreign country where I could not speak a word of the language and the writing … [Read more...] about Travel Dining Cards for Gluten Intolerance and Food Allergies

I can't believe it's been 6 years since I first wrote about Mariposa Baking Company At that time (2008), they were located only in Oakland, CA, and the next year made the move to a kiosk in the historic Ferry Building of San Francisco. Now they reside in a permanent spot in the … [Read more...] about Mariposa Baking Co. in San Francisco – Gluten-Free Goodness

Growing up near San Francisco, I loved sourdough bread. In fact, it was the only bread I liked, and the only bread-y thing I would eat. I pulled the fillings out of sandwiches made on other breads, but if you gave me a turkey sandwich on sliced sourdough (Colombo and Parisian … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Sourdough Bread in San Francisco

The other night I went out with a group of people to a new restaurant called Salito's in Sausalito, California. I hadn't looked at the menu ahead of time, but rarely do I have a problem eating out gluten-free these days (unless it is a Chinese restaurant). Restaurant awareness … [Read more...] about Gluten-free backlash?

I often get asked for gluten-free food recommendations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Well, I got a nice surprise recently at Hog Island Oyster Co. Bar, which has two locations. One is in the Ferry Building in San Francisco and the other is in Oxbow Public Market in Napa. (The … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Clam Chowder at Hog Island Oyster Co.