Archive for the ‘Gastronomy’ Category

Bay Area GF Google Map

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Fellow Bay Area gluten-free blogger Stephanie has created a Google Map entitled Gluten Free Bay Area. It is a work in progress, and definitely is in need of more contribution, but it is early yet - it is a wonderful idea and I'm sure will prove to become a super-valuable ...

Near Riot

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

I was just down at the Whole Foods Market in Walnut Creek. It was an interesting scene. Several people were talking to the person who had been updating stock in the beer case. One looked visibly angry, another looked exasperated. What were they asking about? Gluten-free beer. Specifically, Redbridge. They were ...

Saving the world, one beer at a time

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

I think if we all band together, we can realize our dream of world peace through beer: Beer: the energy drink for bacteria - Los Angeles Times Scientists and an Australian beer maker are teaming up to generate energy from brewery wastewater and bacteria. The University of Queensland was given a $115,000 grant ...

Va de Vi

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

I judge a restaurant based on a) how much I enjoyed my experience and, b) how well this restaurant caters to celiacs on gluten-free diets. Va de Vi Bistro and Wine Bar in Walnut Creek, California gets full marks and a tip of the hat for their performance last Friday ...

GF American Food in Taiwan

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

One of the great things about Taiwan is the unlimited amount of excellent food that there is to eat. You could literally design a vacation in this country exclusively based on food. Unfortunately for me because of the celiac, 90% of it is all off limits to me, mostly because ...