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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:

Meet Elana Amsterdam At Friedman's

Elana Amsterdam, the leading lady of gluten-free almond flour recipes, is coming to NYC for a book signing at Friedman's Lunch!

In case you don't know, Elana is a totally hip mama that creates low carb, low glycemic, high protein and overall delicious gluten-free recipes and shares a lot of them over at her blog Elana's Pantry. I'm hooked on her easy chocolate chip cookie recipe, and Kim believes that her chocolate cupcakes are the best she's ever tasted. One of our co-workers isn't even gluten-free and she is in love with Elana's recipes.

Elana is excited to meet with us and sign copies of her recently published Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook. You can either bring your copy, buy one at the event, or just stop by and say, "Hi." I've arranged for Friedman's to stay open a little later than usual in order for us to hang with Elana from 6pm-7:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 8th. [Thanks, Tryg & Vanessa!]

I'll be there with my copy! I'll tell you more about it in a little bit.

Friedman's interior, gluten-free sandwich, potato pancake, and burger w/fries.

So, don't forget...

Friedman's
next Tuesday, Sept. 8th at 6pm-7:30pm
Chelsea Market
75 Ninth Ave
New York, NY 10011
212.929.7100

Please leave a comment below to let us know if you are coming.

BabyCakes, The Book Of [Gluten-Free] Recipes Video

BabyCakes, the Book of Recipes: It's Here (Almost)! from BabyCakes NYC on Vimeo.

Give this just a few seconds to start playing. The intro is a little delayed. If you have trouble viewing it, click straight through to the Vimeo site (link above). It didn't work for me initially on the BabyCakes blog, but it seems to work here.

Could Erin McKenna be any cuter? I doubt it. I'm so happy about the success of BabyCakes bakery and the soon to be success of her new cookbook.

Congrats, Erin!

Gluten-Free Almond Flour Recipes

I'm sooooo excited about the new collection of recipes in The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook by Elana Amsterdam. I can't wait to get my copy of it, I'm sure it will be delicious. I just wanted you to know that it is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

If you'd like to sample some of Elana's wholesome recipes, check out her blog, Elana's Pantry. Also, be sure to try her Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.

Book Winner: Women, Work, And Autoimmune Disease

Rosalind Joffe, the author of Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!, has chosen Monique (comment #43) as our book winner!

DIRECTIONS:

Monique- please send an email to rosalind@cicoach.com to claim your book.

I'd like to thank everyone that shared their personal stories in the comments. Your unique experiences are always so real and touching.

Rosalind wanted me to pass on to you her contact information for professional coaching. If you feel that you need some help managing your career along with your illness, you can contact her at 617.969.1930 or at www.cicoach.com. 

 

 

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