Dittenheim

I was finally diagnosed at age 53 after specifically asking my gastroenterologist to test me for Celiac. After ten years of an IBS diagnosis and feeling crappy even while avoiding trigger foods I had enough. I wasn't a bit surprised at my diagnosis when the biopsy came back positive. I've now been gluten-free for five years. I really miss Dunkin' Donuts...

What's the address?? I work in NYC and am constantly looking for restaurants I can eat at without worrying. And gluten-free beer, too??? WOW!!

Dittenheim, Can you post a link to this? I have *never* heard this. Interersting, but I'd like to see some data on this.... Merika I don't have a link to this. I got the information during Q&A after the lecture. Dr. Shawker works for the National Institutes of Health in Bethsheda, MD and they are currently doing a study on Celiac. You may want...

Regarding diagnosis of Celiac: I run the education programs for a major genealogical society. Just coincidentally I had a program at the society on Saturday featuring Thomas Shawker, an MD who discussed DNA & genealogy, including genetic testing and the benefits of tracing your family's health history. One of the hereditary diseases he discussed was...

Another chain restaurant you might try is Thaifoon. I know they're in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas and a few other cities. I haven't seen any in the East. They have great food and a gluten-free menu!!!

Kaili's Kitchen In Firdale Village 9711 Firdale Ave. Edmonds WA 98020 206-542-1462 1-877-664-5883 Kaili's Kitchen has moved (as of Oct. 1st, 2003) and is now open for lunch and dinner. Everything in her kitchen is gluten-free and everything tastes great! For a real worry-free, gluten-free dining out experience, visit Kaili's Kitchen and give your...

Hi "Cop's Wife" I had a very similiar situation last summer in Rhode Island (see the string I started "Discrimination"). I wrote a letter to the restaurant and never got a reply, so I wrote to the RI Commission of Human Rights who felt it was an important issue and instigated a suit on my behalf against the restaurant. Unfortunately, according to the ADA...

Thank you to everyone for your input. I agree with virtually everything that's been written. I do think that the best way to change things is for people to make noise. That is why my first move was to write to the restaurant and detail what had happened and ask that they be more compassionate. It was only after receiving no response that I moved to step two...

My first course of action was to write to the restaurant - Cap'n Jack's of Wakefield, RI - detailing my complaints. They didn't respond after two months, so I resent the letter and sent a copy to the Commission for Human Rights. That's how this ball got rolling. I would have expected, since I had eaten at that restaurant several times before my diagnosis...

Why do you suppose then the Commission for Human Rights choose my complaint to go to suit? I would have thought they they would have a pretty good handle on what is and isn't permitted and wouldn't choose something that didn't have a chance of succeeding. I certainly would not have pressed the issue further than a complaint on my own.

I didn't choose to sue the restaurant. I wrote a letter of complaint to the R.I. Commission for Human Rights in the hope that they would send a letter to the restaurant instructing them to be more sensitive and accommodating. It was the Commission that decided that this would make a good human rights suit and told me my complaint had been selected to go to...

Hi - Can you cite the reference to C.D.'s listing? I got another reply that says it isn't covered: problems with food do not constitute disabilities under the ADA, which means there is no entitlement to reasonable accommodations. I just seems to me that people who are in the business of serving the public would want to be as friendly and accommodating...

Is there a celiac lawyer out there???? I ran into a problem in a restaurant in Rhode Island - they refused to substitute rice or a baked potato for the pasta that came with a chicken dish. After patiently explaining that I cannot ingest wheat products to both the waitress and manager, I was still told their policy was absolutely "No Substitutions" and that...

Try Raffo's on River Road in New Milford (Bergen County, NJ). The food is great & they are very gluten-free friendly!