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  1. NJKen
    Following what turned out to be a 13-hour flight from Amsterdam to Newark on March 15th in which my reserved gluten-free meal was "not on their list", I wrote to Continental Airlines via their website. I described my flight experience and noted that their updated special meals list, which came out that same day, omitted gluten-free as an option. I received...
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    It appears that Continental may have discontinued serving gluten-free meals. I just flew home to the U.S. on Monday from Europe, and was not served the gluten-free meal that I had reserved. Their list of special meals has just been updated on their website, and does not include gluten-free. Ironically, the meal that I was served on my flight on the 5th...
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    I haven't been to Iceland, but I can help a little bit with Stockholm. A grocery store in the basement of a department store (
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    There are two Nordsee restaurants in Salzburg, at Getreidegasse 11 and at Europapark 2, Shop 138, Europastrasse 1. Nordsee is a cafeteria-style seafood restaurant that serves mostly breaded fish that is unsuitable for celiacs, but they always have grilled salmon available, and sometimes have some other fish that has no gluten ingredients. They also have...
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    The following are in Salzburg, according to the website Open Original Shared Link (Just select Oesterreich, type in the city name in ORT and click on Suchen) Dr. F. Bachleitner-Hofmann KG Borrom
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    Bar Bao is primarily a Vietnamese restaurant. I haven't eaten there; I'd be interested to read the experience of someone on this board who has tried it. Their website does not include a gluten-free menu.
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    ARCHIVED Thai Food

    NJKen replied to momxyz's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I usually order a curry dish; curries are *usually* safe. Whatever you choose, be sure to specify that there should be no soy sauce and no oyster sauce; both typically contain wheat. Fish sauce, which is a traditional Thai condiment, is normally safe. Ken
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    ARCHIVED New York City

    NJKen replied to modiddly16's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Well, I've never gone for a fancy dinner with your boyfriend (sorry, I couldn't resist), but I have a couple of recommendations for Italian restaurants--both have gluten-free entrees in addition to "normal" food: Sambuca 20 West 72nd Street (just west of Central Park West) Tel:212-787-5656 www.sambucanyc.com Food is served in large portions meant for...
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    My favorites: East Asian food: Lili's 57 200 West 57th (on 7th Ave a couple of blocks south of Central Park) New York, NY 10019 Tel:212-586-5333 www.lilis57.com Chinese, Japanese, and Thai food in a diner-like ambience. Near Carnegie Hall and City Center, and not far from Lincoln Center. Southern Italian food: Sambuca 20 West 72nd Street...
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    I recommend renting an apartment so that you can prepare your own meals. There are many apartments available for short-term visitors in Berlin. My wife and I stayed there during the week after Christmas four years ago, and found a health food store (called Reformhaus in Germany) just a few blocks away.
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    This is from the website of the German celiac society (Open Original Shared Link): Request for the Chef When going to a restaurant you should (like almost everythere in the world) talk to the staff. The waiter can bring the following text to the chef in the kitchen: German Da ich an einer Unvertr
  12. NJKen
    Nizza - Mediterranean style (southeastern France, northwestern Italy) 630 9th Ave. (between 44th and 45th Streets) tel: 212-956-1800 Open Original Shared Link The gluten-free menu features soccas, a pizza-like dish made with chickpea flour. I figured I'd add one more, since you'll be there for four days.
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    East Asian food (diner atmosphere): Lili's 57 200 West 57th (on 7th Ave a couple of blocks south of Central Park) New York, NY 10019 Tel:212-586-5333 www.lilis57.com Southern Italian food (restaurant atmosphere): Sambuca 20 West 72nd Street (just west of Central Park West) Tel:212-787-5656 www.sambucanyc.com I've eaten at both of these...
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    Continental still offers special meals on coast-to-coast flights in the U.S. and certain other flights, including LAX to Hawaii. The original poster unfortunately chose the wrong airline.
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    Nizza, a Mediterranean restaurant on 9th Ave between 44th and 45th Streets: Open Original Shared Link Lili's 57, a Chinese/Japanese/Thai restaurant on 7th Ave between 56th and 57th Streets: Open Original Shared Link Lumi, an Italian restaurant at Lexington Ave and 70th Street: Open Original Shared Link Additional gluten-free info for NYC: Open...
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    I've had good experiences at Sambuca, an Italian restaurant on West 72nd Street (about 6-8 blocks north of Lincoln Center), and Lili's 57, a very informal Chinese/Japanese/Thai restaurant on 7th Avenue near 57th Street. Both have gluten-free menus. Also, for people not familiar with New York's geography, UES=Upper East Side, LES=Lower East Side, and UWS...
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    In case this isn't clear, ppm = parts per million. The US FDA's proposed threshold for gluten-free foods is 20 ppm.
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    I don't know of any wheat starch product in the U.S. that is tested for gluten content. Keep in mind, if you order it online, that it can never be proven to be truly free of gluten. The gluten-free wheat starch in Europe is tested for gluten above a certain threshold, which I believe has been 200 ppm, so a batch with 190 ppm could be labeled gluten-free...
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    Sri Thai in Fort Collins is a Thai restaurant that had a gluten-free menu available when I visited there six years ago. That is where I learned that oyster sauce, as well as soy sauce, needs to be avoided. (Their gluten-free menu clearly indicates that the entrees with oyster sauce are NOT gluten-free.) I enjoyed my meals there very much. 950 South...
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    The Zurich train station has a Reformhaus (health food store) in the underground section that has some gluten-free foods. I particularly remember the Linzertorte, which I highly recommend. If you are changing trains in Zurich and have a few extra minutes, it's worth visiting this store. I haven't been to the cities on your list since I began the gluten...
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    I just returned from a three-day visit to the Brandywine Valley region of southeastern Pennsylvania (near the Delaware border). Sweet Christine's Bakery is on West State Street, the westbound (one-way) main street through Kennett Square, and everything in it is gluten-free! They are primarily a wholesale business, but the bakery is open to walk-in customers...
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    Gluten-free meals are available on any coast-to-coast Continental flight and on flights overseas, as long as they are ordered in advance. They are not available on shorter flights (such as from either coast to Chicago or Houston). Had you ordered a gluten-free meal on the flight that they brought you a vegan burger? If so, then somebody messed up, but...
  23. NJKen
    If you decide to prepare all of your own meals from basic ingredients in your own kitchen, then you can become 100% gluten-free. Otherwise, no, you are unlikely to have a truly gluten-free diet over the course of a year. As long as you maintain a gluten-free diet as a goal, emphasizing to food servers that whatever they bring you must be gluten-free, you...
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    There are two additional Wagamama restaurants--one is in Harvard Square (Cambridge) and the other is in the Prudential Center. Make sure that you indicate your need for gluten-free food to the server. They will probably bring a manager out to explain what the gluten-free choices are.
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    If you are planning to stay more than one night in any location, then look into renting a vacation apartment. This will allow you to prepare your own meals (and you won't have to share the kitchen). The prices are comparable to hotel rooms.
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