Event created by Draeger's Markets
Event details
Draeger's cares about providing their customers with products and services not readily found in other grocery stores, so they have created the Draeger's Gluten-Free Club, which will formally unveil on Sunday, May 17, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Blackhawk store (4100 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, Calif.).
The meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to expand its knowledge of gluten-free foods, providing regular access to dietary experts, gluten-free samples and other resources. The event is free and open to the public. Register to attend on MeetUp.com
The kick-off event will feature many renowned gluten-free chefs and vendors. Special guest, Katie Taylor, of The Taylor Family Foundation and founder of Miglet's Gluten-Free Bakery, will be baking and selling her cupcakes, cookies and a myriad of bakery products from Draeger's Cooking School kitchen. Her mother, Elaine Taylor, will be representing the Taylor Foundation Celiac Camp. Elaine Taylor is the President and Co-Founder of the Taylor Family Foundation and Camp Arroyo, where kids can come and "check their disabilities at the door." Elaine is a recipient of the heralded San Francisco Chronicle's Jefferson Award, given to a Bay Area resident who has made a difference in their community. The camp hosts 18 unique camps for medically challenged kids, one of which is Celiac Camp.
Event attendees will have the opportunity to meet cookbook author, Jacqueline Mallorca. She will be autographing her cookbook, The Wheat-Free Cook. Jacqueline also has a soon-to-be published Gluten-Free Italian cookbook. She created and wrote the first Williams-Sonoma catalog and still writes for them today. She was James Beard's West Coast editorial assistant for several years and has been published in numerous culinary publications. Jacqueline has also written, co-authored, illustrated or edited 12 cookbooks.
Dr. Vikki Petersen of HealthNOW Medical Center will also be present. She is the acclaimed author of a new book, The Gluten Effect, celebrated by leading experts as an epic leap forward in gluten sensitivity diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Petersen, a Chiropractor and Certified Clinical Nutritionist is co-founder and co-director of the renowned HealthNOW Medical Center in Sunnyvale, California.
Meet Kristen Campbell, co-founder of glutenfreefox.com, and get networked with the world of gluten-free foods and recipes.
Some of the vendors introducing and sampling foods include: