Berkeley has a pretty good variety of eateries with gluten free options and since I didn’t get the chance to try all of them, I thought I’d let you know about the other celiac friendly options I came across…
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The cost of being diagnosed as coeliac?
Feb
07
GF travelling in San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Recently I’ve been speaking to gluten free travellers from around the world. Some of these people have known they are coeliac for many years, others have been fairly recently diagnosed like myself and a number know that gluten affects them negatively but have not yet discovered the full reason for this.
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Gluten Free Paesano’s, Philly
Feb
07
My amazingtastic sandwich!
This weekend I ate what may possibly have been the greatest sandwich of my life this far. Granted, it had been a while since my last sandwich adventure, but this one was  not like anything I’ve ever tasted before. Definitely worth the hour long walk in the rain to get there!
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Coeliac Disease and Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity
Feb
04
There is huge debate and research going on right now on coeliac disease (CD) versus non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS). For a long time it appears that NCGS wasn’t  a diagnosis that was made but with more and more people with text book symptoms testing negative to CD it’s becoming more and more written and talked about.
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Celiac Disease and Oats
Feb
04
Oats are one of the most confusing topics where celiacs are concerned. Can we or can’t we eat them? Why all of the misunderstanding? Oats are naturally gluten free, right?
Gluten Free Haggis
Gluten Free Oats
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Post Pebbles Gluten Free
Feb
03
Gluten Free labelling
More cereal for your gluten free shelf!
Yabadabadoo!!!! The Flintstones don’t like gluten either.
Post is following in the footsteps of General Mills, making the decision to re brand one of their top cereals as gluten free! Five different varieties of  Chex have filled the shelves of many a gluten free household for a while but they now have a prehistoric companion…
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No Gluten Ingredients: Trader Joe’s
Feb
02
Trader Joe's guide to easier shopping
My first experience of gluten free grocery shopping in Philadelphia was not the greatest. It was my first visit to Trader Joe’s and it didn’t turn out to be what I was hoping for! The huge sign at the front of the supermarket explained the signs to look out for in order to make shopping easier. The ‘g’ symbol which means ‘products in which no ingredients or sub-ingredients contain gluten’ filled me with confidence but this confidence was soon shattered. It appeared I would be able to find lots of gluten free products but this was only true to some extent.
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Gluten Free Philly Cheesesteak
Feb
01
The lovely Philadelphia
After spending 5 months in the world capital of beef, it’s no surprise that my tummy rumbles for more steak. How perfect then that I now find myself right bang in the middle of the city whose name goes in front of cheesesteak! Wandering through the snowy streets of Philadelphia, PA I am faced with so many signs advertising cheesesteaks. On top of this, most of the pizza places in the city sell cheesesteak pizza which looks and smells amazing.
The question is…where can a newbie coeliac to Philadelphia find herself a gluten free Philly Cheesesteak?
UPDATE: This weekend I found and ate what could be said to be a Philly cheesesteak but even more exciting and delicious at Paesano’s. Beef brisket, horseradish mayo, roasted tomatoes, pepperincino, sharp provolone and fried egg. Possibly the most delicious sandwich ever and definitely a place I’ll be going back to.
Gluten Free Haggis
Jan
26