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Jun 24

Site news and whatnot

A little delayed "spring cleaning" as the first day of summer was earlier this week. If you view my site in Google Reader or through RSS feed, you may want to pop on over to the actual site so you can see the lovely changes I've made. :)For those of (read full article)

events, fellow bloggers

May 29

The NFCA at the National Restaurant Association!

OK, so I'm not a restaurateur, but I am an advocate for celiac awareness and following a gluten free diet. When I heard that the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness was hosting a Gluten Free Showcase Pavilion and holding an educational session (read full article)

bread, celiac, celiac news, Chicago, cookbooks, events, Lisa Cooks Allergen Free, NFCA, PF Chang's, review

May 16

Chicago's Gluten Free Gala Review

Friday night was The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center's Annual Benefit. It was the 10th anniversary of the event, which raises money for celiac disease research, and the night was filled with live and silent auctions, a raffle, and gluten (read full article)

Chicago, events, fellow bloggers, Marcello's Pizza, menus, review, Swirlz, University of Chicago

May 04

Happy Celiac Awareness Month!

May is Celiac Awareness month and this is a lot to celebrate! When I first was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2000, there were barely any options for breads or cookies. Most restaurants had no idea what "gluten free" was. Since then, awareness of c (read full article)

celiac, celiac news, Chicago, events, University of Chicago

Apr 30

Gluten Free Chicago Potluck!

This past Sunday, the Gluten Free Chicago group on Gluten Free Faces met up for a potluck at Whole Foods on Halsted in Chicago. I met up with a handful of other group members and dined on the MOST delicious gluten free food!There were Chicago style (read full article)

Chicago, cookbooks, cupcakes, events, Pasta, pizza, quinoa, Salads

Feb 12

Swirlz Cupcakes + you = happy Children’s Memorial Hospital nurses!

One of my favorite places to get gluten free goodies is Swirlz Cupcakes. They make gluten free cupcakes that are to DIE for! I just had a special vegan German Chocolate cupcake at the Landmark Grille and Lounge Safe & Sound Dinner. It was too goo (read full article)

cupcakes, events, Swirlz

Jan 27

Free KIND bar at Starbucks

Next Friday, February 5th, Starbucks will be giving away free samples of KIND bars. These bars are gluten free and according to their website, Our products are tested for gluten and meet FDA’s proposed requirement of20ppm (0.002%) of gluten. Our m (read full article)

events, FREE FOOD, free stuff

Jan 24

Last Minute - Gluten Free Dining for Haiti

I know this is somewhat last minute, and I should have posted this sooner, but Francesca's Restaurants in Chicago and the Chicagoland area are donating 100% of their profits from their lunch and dinner sales to the Red Cross Haitian Relief Fund tomor (read full article)

Chicago, events, menus, Restaurant

Jan 10

Happy (Belated) New Year!

Well the new year is already underway and I've been a little MIA. Yikes! Sorry about that. I've been pretty busy with a bunch of life's little things and GFB as fallen to the wayside.I've improved the event listings! Instead of a monthly blog pos (read full article)

events

Dec 03

Chicago Gluten Free December Events

Happy Holidays! I can't believe it's December already, where did the time go? Once again, I'm a little late in posting the December events. I already missed a support group that was held yesterday. My New Year's resolution is to get better at tha (read full article)

Chicago, cookies, events, fellow bloggers, support groups

Nov 08

Gluten Free November Events - Better Late Than Never

Yikes, November is getting away from me before I can compile the list of events! Hopefully you can squeeze some of these fun things in before your schedule fills up with all of the holiday events!November 9thFox & Obel401 E. Illinois312.948.5440L (read full article)

Chicago, events

Oct 27

BOKA Update!

For all of you lovely folks that still need to purchase tickets for the Safe & Sound Dinner event, use the code: GFB1102 in the discount code area on the checkout page and receive a discount!It's going to be a fantastic time, see you there! (read full article)

Chicago, Dinners, events, Lisa Cooks Allergen Free, Safe and Sound Dinners

Oct 26

Safe & Sound Allergy Free Dinner at BOKA!

In just one week, top chef Giuseppe Tentori will create a complete, multi-course, allergen-free dinner at Boka, the red-hot Lincoln Park restaurant. Tentori has been named one of Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs of 2008, famed New York mag (read full article)

Chicago, Dinners, events, Lisa Cooks Allergen Free, Safe and Sound Dinners

Oct 14

Two New Chicago Gluten Free Events!

There are some great events going on right now and this weekend. Two southside shops are hosting events for your gluten free enjoyment. Be sure to check them out!First up is Lil's Dietary Speciality Shop's Grand Re-opening. The store has more than (read full article)

Chicago, events, fat free, FREE FOOD, Free From Market, free stuff, Kettle Cuisine, Lil's Dietary, Namaste Foods

Oct 01

Happy Celiac Awareness Month!

This list is on my Examiner page, so if you already read that, you're one step ahead! I did add new info for Pass Health Foods' Sales event and Lil's Dietary's Grand Opening Events that I just found out, so enjoy!October is Celiac Disease Awareness M (read full article)

events, Examiner, FREE FOOD, Lil's Dietary, Lisa Cooks Allergen Free, MetroCeliacs, University of Chicago

Sep 04

New Gluten Free Online Bakery

I just read an article from the Staten Island Advance about the opening of a new online gluten free bakery. Tuttoriso on Staten Island, NY launched their new in-house gluten free bakery, Grainless Possibilities, earlier this week. The article states (read full article)

bakery, events, FREE FOOD, gluten free, New York, Vegan

Sep 04

New Gluten Free Online Bakery

I just read an article from the Staten Island Advance about the opening of a new online gluten free bakery. Tuttoriso on Staten Island, NY launched their new in-house gluten free bakery, Grainless Possibilities, earlier this week. The article states (read full article)

bakery, events, FREE FOOD, gluten free, New York, Vegan

Sep 01

Meet Lisa Williams - Lisa Cooks Allergen Free!

If you glanced over my previous post on upcoming events in Chicago, you'll see Lisa Williams has a couple events coming up. I first learned of Lisa Cooks Allergen Free when I visited her booth at the THRIVE Allergy Expo in April. I signed up for her (read full article)

Carnivale, Da Luciano's, events, Lisa Cooks Allergen Free, Safe and Sound Dinners

Sep 01

Meet Lisa Williams - Lisa Cooks Allergen Free!

If you glanced over my previous post on upcoming events in Chicago, you'll see Lisa Williams has a couple events coming up. I first learned of Lisa Cooks Allergen Free when I visited her booth at the THRIVE Allergy Expo in April. I signed up for her (read full article)

Carnivale, Da Luciano's, events, Lisa Cooks Allergen Free, Safe and Sound Dinners

Aug 31

Gluten Free Chicago Events in September!

I can't believe it's September already! Where DID the summer go?! While I had a list of events to share, Jen Cafferty, Founder of The Gluten Free Cooking Expo was kind enough to allow me to repost the listing of events she compiled...which is the b (read full article)

cooking, events, Restaurant, support groups

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