Celiac In Philly Inquirer

[lpellegr]

On the front page of the food section of the 3/23/06 Philadelphia Inquirer is an article titled "Hopeful steps for celiac sufferers". It tells the story of Ross Cohen, who was fine cooking for himself but afraid to risk eating out (sound familiar?). The story gives a nice overview of celiac and the difficulty of avoiding gluten and why you want to avoid it. Cohen and his fiancee Kay Inamine came up with a dining guide that eventually became the Triumph dining cards. There are two additional articles, one a resource guide for dining gluten-free in Philly - higher priced restaurants that won't throw you out when you say "special diet", chain restaurants with gluten-free menus, and info on specialty places like the Gluten-Free Pantry and Pam's Celiac Kitchen. The other tells about Jax Lowell, local author of The Gluten-Free Bible, and gives her suggestions for the etiquette of asking for gluten-free food at restaurants, parties, and catered events. Ironically, she lives in a converted bread factory. It's a nicely researched and written package of articles. And a recipe for Pad Thai! A lot of local celiac connections - Alice Bast, head of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness lives in Ambler.

[jerseyangel]

Thanks for posting that! I going to call my husband and see if he can get his hands on a copy. He works in Moorestown, but they get several papers there.

[Judyin Philly]

WOW CAN'T WAIT TO GO OUT AND PICK UP MY PAPER...THANKS SO MUCH

HAVE THE DINING CARDS AND BOOK. WANTED FOR ca TRIP BUT JUST GOT THE OTHER DAY.

THANKS FOR THE POST.

JUDY IN PHILLY