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Great Gluten-Free Spots 
on the Peninsula
 
 
Asian Box is a hit
asian box 
 My gluten-free colleague and I had the opportunity to try the new 100% GF Asian Box restaurant in Palo Alto. The food was very delicious, super fresh, fast, healthy and well-priced. What more could you ask for? (A parking space.) I hope they open more of these in the Bay Area!
 
 
Zest Bakery
zest bakeryWe also stopped by the 100% gluten-free Zest Bakery in San Carlos. Excellent sweet and savory baked goods, a cute little place with very nice staff.   
 
 
"What's in that?"
How many times have you asked that about a dish at an event? And how many times have you scrawled a little sign that says "gluten-free" and wished it looked as nice as your baked good?
 
Tablelabels, a new local product, is great for clearly and elegantly labeling food at potlucks, parties and other events. 
 
Order Tablelabels at http://www.tablelabels.com
Tablelabels 

North Bay Celiacs News

April 2012

Greetings!

Our Bulletin Board is updated for April.  Some highlights:
  • Reminder: Pediatric Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance Education Day and Vendor Fair April 14th in Walnut Creek! Adults without kids are also welcome and will enjoy the GF vendor fair as well. Check out the list of vendors sampling their products here. North Bay Celiacs will be there - join us!
  • North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease is founded, plans May meeting in San Diego. Good news for all of us!
  • Early bird registration extended to April 15th: The Celiac Disease Foundation annual conference in Los Angeles is on April 28th
  • Support group meetings and classes
  • Much more...Check it out! 
Celiac Hotline and eBook
 Do you ever wish you could pick up the phone and call a celiac expert to get a straight answer? Well, now you can! The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center has the only celiac disease information hotline in the country. The number is 773-702-7593.
 
Chicago's Celiac Disease Center also has an excellent e-book called "Jumpstart Your Gluten-Free Diet: Living With Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance." It's great both for the newly diagnosed and the experienced. It's FREE. This publication is a 71-page gold mine of top-notch, state-of-the-art medical, dietary and lifestyle information, facts and advice for adults and families. It even has recipes!
North Bay Celiacs Kids

 

Kids' Hug Three leaders

We are delighted our new support group just for kids and families had its first meeting on March 24th! Co-leaders Kristen Williams (middle) and Christine Lintz (right), supported by teen volunteer Courtney Yates (left), will be announcing upcoming events for 2012 here. You can also email Kristen to get on her email list. kristenlwilliams@hotmail.com

 

Shop and donate

The Napa Whole Foods has selected our local Camp Celiac as the beneficiary of their Nickels for Nonprofits program for the months of April-June. When you shop at Whole Foods in Napa and bring your own bags you can donate your 5 cents per bag to Camp Celiac. It adds up!!! Please remember to bring your bags and contribute to this great cause! Camp Celiac is free for campers thanks to the generosity of The Taylor Family Foundation and many community institutions, businesses and individuals. Thanks to Whole Foods in Napa and thanks to Amy Burkhart, MD, for organizing this effort!

Sincerely,

 Jennifer

Jennifer Iscol

Director
North Bay Celiacs
A Celiac Disease Foundation Connections Group
Sebastopol, CA
707.824.5830