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Gluten-Free Washington, D.C.

This article was graciously contributed by Maria Roglieri and Sara Friedman.

It's cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C. - a great time to take in the sweet sights and smells of all the beautiful flowers as you stroll along the Tidal Basin. The cherry blossoms are peaking a little early despite all the tons of snow in the area earlier this year. And they are spectacular! 

We love D.C. because of all the great museums, monuments, and the Library of Congress (our personal favorite) and also because it is a great place to be gluten-free. So when you're done taking in the cherry blossoms, check out all the gluten-free restaurants down in our nation's capital!

There are a bunch of chain restaurants including Bertucci's (Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom), Legal Seafoods (Chinatown), Morton's (Downtown and Georgetown), Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Downtown and Dupont Circle), and Uno Chicago Grill (Union Station). And then there are a series of really great gourmet, Zagat-rated restaurants unique to the D.C. area there that have a complete gluten-free menu including:

Gluten-Free Cocktail Party At Everybody Eats

WHEN
Saturday, February 6, from 4:00 to 9:00 pm

WHAT
A cocktail party hosted by Everybody Eats at their 100% gluten-free facility. Complimentary wines, cheese and gluten-free crackers, pizza, freshly prepared panini, and a 30% discount on purchases made during the party.

Gluten-Free Bakery: Everybody Eats Is Now Nut-Free With Dairy-Free Options

Everybody Eats is based out of Brooklyn, NY, but they ship nationwide and attend numerous gluten-free events all over the place. Here's the latest gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free and corn-free good news from the Everybody Eats newsletter:

NEW ALLERGY INFORMATION   After weeks of discussion and research, and consultation with no less than three nutritionists/dietitians, we have developed a new allergy information statement which will soon be appearing on all our labeling.  It reads:   Made in a 100% dedicated gluten free and 100% nut-free facility that uses dairy.  Chocolate products may contain soy lecithin.    As we told you last time, since we are now nut free, several items from our menu of offerings have been changed or deleted.  The Apricot-Walnut and Raspberry-Walnut Rugelach will no longer contain nuts, and the beautiful Chocolate-Orange Torte which contained almond flour is now gone too.   At this time Everybody Eats has five dairy free products: Dairy Free Deli Rolls, Egg Challah, Fudge Brownies, Banana Bread, and Chicken Ravioli.  They are prepared in our kitchen where various dairy products are also used.  We are careful to avoid any cross contamination.    We have almost completely eliminated all soy from our kitchen as well.  We never used soy flour in any of our cooking to begin with because we've never liked the flavor it gives.     We thought that would make us soy free, but then we discovered that soy lecithin was sneaking in via the non-stick spray we were using to coat our baking pans.  All the sprays we were able to find had soy lecithin in them too.  We solved that one by changing to brushing the pans with canola oil.   But we're not home free yet!  The semi-sweet chocolate and the chocolate chips we use in some products have soy lecithin in them.  Soy lecithin-free chocolates do exist, but they are much more expensive and we think our prices are already high enough.   We think the chances that the soy lecithin in chocolate will cross contaminate our other, non-chocolate products is almost non existent, but we do have the chocolate in our kitchen, so we can't properly say we are soy free.       If any of this is confusing to you, or if you want clarification on any detail, by all means give us a call and we will be delighted to explain anything we can.  Multiple sensitivities are so common we are quite accustomed to them.  Everybody Eats, Inc. 294 Third Avenue at Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 http://www.EverybodyEats-Inc.com EverybodyEats@hotmail.com 718-369-7444

P.S. Pizza, Bagels, White Bread, and Challah (also dairy free) are also corn-free.

Babycakes Gluten-Free Cookbook

I was in Babycakes NYC the other day and noticed a note taped onto the counter that said their new cookbook BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery was now available for pre-order!

Hooraaay! Babycakes goodies for everyone!!! 

I'm ecstatic that everyone can now indulge in these tasty allergen-free baked goods. Even those of you with extra sensitive tummies that have kept away due to fear can now create Babycakes treats within the reassuring safety of your own kitchen. It's cupcake noshing freedom based upon total control being given to the cook. What a sweet world we live in with Erin McKenna now ruling as the gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free Cupcake Queen!

Thank you for sharing, Babycakes!

What's your favorite at Babycakes? I love love love the chocolate chip cookies, chocolate banana bread, and apple crumb cake.

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Gluten-Free New York: Three Dogs Bakery

 

I got this email the other day. I don't know anything about this bakery, but I thought that if you lived in the area you might appreciate knowing about it. The rest is up to you. If you check this place out, please let us know about your experience in the comments below. Thanks!

                            

Good News from Karen Miller and Three Dogs Gluten-Free Bakery!
The bakery is opening Thursday, October 30th, 2008.
You may have seen us at the Pound Ridge Farmer's Market, the Colin Leslie Celiac Disease Walk, or the Westchester Celiac Sprue Support Group meeting.

Come and enjoy all types of baked goods from our dedicated gluten-free facility, including cookies, custom decorated cakes, pies, bread, muffins and more.

Many items are dairy-free.

Three Dogs Bakery                                           
510 North State Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
914.762.2121
email:threedogsgfbakery@gmail.com
Hours:
Tuesday 8-5
Wednesday 8-5
Thursday 8-7
Friday 8-5
Saturday 8-5
Sundays 9-1
Closed Monday

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