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Back from the West (and mighty full)

October 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Elsewhere, Farmers Market, Restaurants, Travel, Uncategorized

I am back and just starting to process our amazing West Coast vacation. The trip wound through Sonoma and Napa, Palo Alto, and San Francisco before leaping up to Portland and Seattle.
It was a food-filled romp from the start - our first dinner was at the epic Cyrus (I wish I had pictures) - that [...]

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Bananas for Babycakes

July 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Bakery, Recipe, Travel

My favorite find in New York was Babycakes, a vegan, wheat-free, sugar-free bakery on the Lower East Side that specializes in gluten-free goods. The little shop is darling. It looks like a retro bakeshop with darling uniforms, rows and rows of cupcakes, and frosting shots.
They don’t exclusively do gluten-free, but they have separate cooking facilities [...]

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Soy Happy: Gluten-Free Chinese in New York

July 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Elsewhere, Restaurants

I trekked up to New York for work this week. New York may be hot, busy, and gritty, but it’s also a gluten-free mecca. I started plotting my meal plan ages ago and boy did it work out nicely.
Gluteneer and I finished up the cleanse with a rocking gluttonous affair on Friday night. There was [...]

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Dispatch from Charlottesville (Part 2)

June 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Elsewhere, Restaurants, Uncategorized

Travel back with me to Charlottesville where all eating seems to be much more mindful.
In this installment, we visit Revolutionary Soup. This tiny underground spot serving……soup in all flavors and textures. In true C’ville fashion, the spot features ingredients sourced from local farms (Polyface chicken sound good to anybody else out there?). When you order [...]

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