savvvyseller

Eco-Planet's gluten-free toaster pastries should be on store shelves soon:

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Does anybody know of any gluten free ones I have been wondering if there are any.

I think Bards is the best of the bunch, although I'm looking forward to trying Dogfish Head's new certified gluten-free ale that's coming out next month.

Sorry Savvvyseller, I really meant Bards Gluten Free. What do you like?

Beck's is not gluten free.

To all of my gluten-free beer collegues, my son-in-law recently served me a labeled Gluten Free beer named "Daura" from Spain, sold at a liquor store. The bottles had a bottle neck circular labled Gluten Free Beer, the beer had no referenced in the regular label stating what the beer was composed of other than in small print, stating it was certified to contain gluten content content below 6PPM.

How did this get through as labeled Gluten Free Beer? We'll I got sick on this beer, and obviously, I will stick to Redbridge and Becks, made from sorghum grain. Just wondering if anyone else has gotten sick or tried this beer?

Doug

Macaroni Grill locations now have gluten-free penne pasta, which is prepped using separate cookware.

Moe's finallly published a gluten-free menu!

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The rice bowls were previously on the menu there; seems as though there are still some hurdles to overcome:

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My BIL is starting a casual, healthy food restaurant. He thinks he will have gluten-free and allergy friendly cooking practices. Does anyone know where he could get info on gluten-free restaurant practice? I know I have seen it before. I will look but if anyone knows about this, let me know.

Thanks

I suggest looking at the NFCA's GREAT Training program for restaurants:

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Check out Relish in Allentown, not far from the Lehigh Valley exit of the PA Turnpike extension. Delicious food - even gluten-free cheesesteaks!

Spanish brewer Damm has produced a beer made with barley malt that is "deglutenized," removing the gluten during the production process. The Estrella Damm Daura pale lager tests at less than 6 ppm for gluten, according to the company. It's just being rolled out now and is available in Pennsylvania, Maryland and a few other states at the moment.

The beer has won the award for Best Gluten Free Beer at the World Beer Awards two years running.

With Passover a little over a month away, lots of gluten-free baked goods, mixes and other items are available to all. For those observing the holiday, gluten-free oat matzoh is available. Last year we were impressed with the handmade matzoh from Lakewood Matzoh Bakery in New Jersey. This year we are going to try Lakewood's machine-made (square) version, which comes nine pieces to a box. Orders of any two boxes ship free.

I have no financial interest in the company.

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As of tomorrow, participating Starbucks in the U.S. and Canada will be adding new "healthy" gluten free snacks. These include granola from Two Moms in the Raw and several cookie varieties from Lucy's.

Michael

Just be careful of Nathan's cheddar-flavored hot dogs, at least for the moment. All of those packages I spotted at a local market had the words "Gluten Free" crossed out in black marker; the ingredients listed gluten.

There's no need to wait for a chain to offer gluten-free pizza. Check out Open Original Shared Link, which provides restaurants with gluten-free pizza and dedicated equipment that can be used anywhere. Right now the company is offering a cool referral deal - if you refer a restaurant that decides to add Still Riding pizza to its offerings, you can get 'dough' (if you know what I mean!) The company is even offering a sweet deal for restaurants to try it out - the first order of pizzas, equipment and training all at no charge.

Do a Google search for "Still Riding Pizza referral" for more details. This isn't an ad and I don't work for Still Riding. I just wanted to pass on this information to those who could benefit. There are a couple places in the Philadelphia area that offer their pizza, and it's really good!

Michael

Bertucci's has unveiled a new Open Original Shared Link in conjunction with GIG and the Gluten Free Restaurant Awareness Program. No pizza but lots of other items including dessert.

As someone who can eat wheat (my 9-y-o son is a celiac), I can say that Papa John's pizza is awful. I know that Pizza Pizza in Canada has gluten-free pizza chainwide, so the idea of serving and delivery safe gluten-free pizza can be done. Will be interesting to see if one of the nationwide pizza chains in the U.S. - none of which compare to local pizza parlors, IMHO - can pull this off.

Don't know where you're located but First Watch has gluten-free breakfast options.

The Philadelphia Inquirer dedicated more than one full page to an Open Original Shared Link in Thursday's paper on gluten-free foods. Good publicity!

It was on the 24th last year.

Stolly

We are going to the Wachovia Center on Sept 30 for NFCA Gala. I'm not sure what was on the 24th????

A new gluten-free bakery will be opening in Center City Philadelphia called Sweet Freedom Bakery. Their baked goods will be vegan and allergen-friendly. They're planning to open in November.

I will be attending the event. I went last year, and it was great. There was a lot of food sampling from Philly-area restaurants as well as regional and national vendors. Between the food and coupons, it was worth the price of admission. It's also great to be with a ton of other people who eat gluten free.

PM me with any questions.

Michael

I had a differing view on the tortillas -

As the lunchmaker-in-chief in our household during the school year, I try to vary my older son's gluten-free lunches so that they don't get boring. I've made sandwich wraps for him in the past, but the brown-rice tortillas I used were not pliable and didn't hold up well long after being warmed in the microwave oven. I was intrigued, then, when I read about new French Meadow tortillas, which are made from a combination of rice flour and tapioca starch.

The company recently sent me a package of the 7-inch tortillas, along with its new gluten-free breads, to review. (The tortillas and breads also are casein-free, lactose-free, peanut-free and kosher parve.) All of the baked goods were shipped frozen, although the company says the breads can be found in the frozen-food aisles and bakery sections of stores.

Unlike the brown rice and corn tortillas my son has tried before, the French Meadow version had the texture - and even a bit of the elasticity - of wheat tortillas. I made him a cheese wrap in the morning before a day trip last week and it held up nicely through lunch time. (As with any tortillas, these should be warmed in the microwave.) This past weekend, he enjoyed a pan-grilled quesadilla, a blend of cheddar and mozzarella cheeses sandwiched between two tortillas.

My son also tasted the three different breads - sandwich, cinnamon-raisin and multigrain. The breads were not crumbly and all of them had a thick, chewy crust. Given that he's been eating the Whole Foods Gluten Free Bakehouse white sandwich bread for ages, I was surprised when he proclaimed the multigrain to be his favorite. It's made of a whole-grain flour blend that includes flax, quinoa, amaranth, millet and teff.

I also tried softening a couple slices of frozen French Meadow white bread in the microwave to see if it would make a decent sandwich. My son liked how the bread tasted as part of a turkey club. He thought the cinnamon-raisin bread made for good breakfast toast.

Michael

Can't personally vouch for it, but Floga Bistro in Kennett Square, PA has gluten free pizza and pasta.

I'm considering a Labor Day trip to the Brandywine River area. Anyone have any other suggestions for restaurants?

Thanks,

Anyone know of a reliable sushi restaurant in Center City Philadelphia?

Thanks all!

I've read that Morimoto can serve gluten-free, but I would call ahead to confirm this.

I suggest Ruby Foo's, right in the Times Square District.

The GM Sprinkles Cookie Crisp cereal contains no gluten-containing ingredients (no WBRO), although it is not labeled as gluten free. A Google search of "sprinkles cookie crisp gluten free" should turn up the ingredient list.