Here’s a list of restaurants that carry GF items. Amici’s Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, San Jose, San Mateo, + other locations Applewood Pizza applewoodpizza.com 1001 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-324-3486 Cafe Riace http://www.cafferiace.com/ 200 Sheridan Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 650-328-0407 all their pasta is GF City Lights Espresso (or Cafe) https://citylightscafe.dashorder.com/order 1171 Homestead,...

Wondering how to keep your fruits & veggies fresh and get peak nutritional value? Here are some great tips. Apples Store on the counter. Move any uneaten apples to the refrigerator after seven days. In the fridge or out, don’t store near most other uncovered fruits or vegetables — the ethylene gases produced by apples can ruin them (making carrots bitter, for example). The exception: if you want to ripen plums,...

Do you have the genes for celiac disease? Find out if you have the genes associated with celiac disease. It’s easy with MyCeliacID — the first do-it-yourself saliva-based genetic test dedicated to celiac disease. If you do have the genes, MyCeliacID will tell you your risk of developing celiac in your lifetime. If you don’t have the genes, it is highly unlikely that you will develop celiac disease in your...

Learn to cook holiday appetizers that everyone can eat — even those with food allergies. Check out Bonnie’s guest appearance on “View from the Bay”!

Celiac Disease Foundation is pleased to announce that UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) is now offering a CELIAC CLINIC. Gastroenterologists, Eric Esrailian MD and Shannon Lewis MD, will see patients on Tuesday mornings at 100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 700, Los Angeles CA. The UCLA Celiac Clinic will serve anyone who requires testing, is seeking a diagnosis or who is already diagnosed and needs follow-up care...

Monsanto is at it again! Please read this article and sign the petition to stop them from planting and marketing genetically engineered alfalfa. The USDA may not believe it matters if GE alfalfa contaminates organic and other non-GE crops, but I certainly do.

It seems that both chefs and food manufacturers are poised to cater to people with food allergies this next year. Two recent surveys were done that show us food allergies are going to be an important and key trend for 2010. The National Restaurant Association conducted an Internet survey of 1,854 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation – in October 2009.  Chefs were given a list of 214 food...