Gluten Free Baseball
Monday was Celiac Night at AT&T Park, yip, they really dedicated a night to celiacs…how great!
The San Francisco Giants were playing the Washington Nationals, that’s baseball for non Americans. I’ve been to quite a few baseball games in my life, a whole bunch actually when I lived in Toronto, but I’m still not 100% sure of the rules. I can’t stop thinking it’s really just a more professional and well paid game of rounders but I’m sure many die hard fans would tell me I’m wrong.
Baseball games are a great atmosphere. In my experience it usually involves a sunny afternoon, good friends and there may or may not be alcohol involved. Monday night kept my idea of what baseball is all about alive. I wasn’t really there for the baseball, I was there to join a bunch of other celiacs for some pre-game gluten free eating.
We arrived a little late which meant that most of the gluten free vendors were packing away but we still got the chance to chat with a few vendors and nibble some delicious samples…
Zest Bakery were there with oatmeal cookies and Mariposa Bakery were there with lemon cupcakes which were so light and delicious that I wanted to eat them all.
We didn’t get the chance to try everything but from what I did try my favourite was Miglet’s Cupcake Shop with their amazing mini chocolate cupcakes! Soft, light, chocolate deliciousness topped with chocolate frosting, Mmmm 😀
Sans, a gluten free grocery store in San Rafael was also there with gluten free hot dogs and pretzels. I plan to head up? to San Rafael to check this fantastic sounding place very soon!
Sasha and I, pre-game at the celiac section
Sasha and I had a great time sampling gluten free cakes and chatting with other celiacs sitting nearby at the game. It’s not often that you can go to a sporting event, eat gluten free cake and talk to a family of celiacs sitting next to you but this is what Monday night was all about and I hope this wasn’t the only 9 innings (I just recently learned what their sections of play are called!) of gluten free baseball I’ll experience during my time in San Francisco!
Stephanie Gilbert
Jun 13th, 2011I was frustrated, that the Metro Bank ballpark in Harrisburg doesn’t have anything gluten free, so I did a research and came across this article here (among many others). It seems pretty common, that baseball parks have this nowadays. What can I do to convince the managers of the Metro Bank park to get this, too? By the way, here is my article: http://www.examiner.com/gluten-free-in-harrisburg/calling-for-gluten-free-options-at-metro-bank-ballpark I linked it back to this article.
Stephanie Gilbert
Laura
Jun 15th, 2011Hey Stephanie! I like your article! This is the first sporting event that I’ve ever been to where I could eat something safe but yeah, it appears that a lot of stadiums are having celiac night events. Whilst this was only a once a year event here’s hoping that it will become a more regular thing! Perhaps you could organise a similar event at your stadium? Ours was a pre-game event where different gf vendors came with snacks for gf fans…it was very relaxed and there was no host but it was a nice way to try new products and meet other celiacs!