My trip to Boise was particularly business heavy so I didn't get to do much exploring since I was either working or exhausted from working. On the first morning, I did get to see this fabulous sunrise though!
So I'd just like to say...Portland is THE MOST GLUTEN FREE FRIENDLY CITY I have been to so far. I found so many restaurants and places to go, that I really can't wait to come back here to try more of them! I stayed in the Cultural District and was able to easily explore up to the Pearl District, but I know are a ton of places I missed out on because they were outside of easy walking distance. So here are the spots that I was able to make it to..
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We took a quick overnight trip up to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island this weekend and stayed at Friday Harbour House. We ended up being the only car on standby to not make the early evening ferry and had to wait until much later, thank goodness for Glutino Pretzel Sticks and Justin's Peanut Butter Packets. So we called ahead to ask if they would first be able to make us a gluten free meal and if the kitchen would even be open by the time we made it to the island. Luckily, they were able to do both! One of their servers actually has Celiac's so she was able to recommend the best choices on the menu to me over the phone. We got in just as their kitchen was closing and the brought us a wonderful gluten free meal up to our room.
Well, we got married (more on that later - it was 98% gluten free!) and then we went on a mini-moon to the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia up in Canada.
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Last weekend was spent in Las Vegas for my bachelorette weekend away. This wasn't exactly your traditional bachlorette weekend, but there was one night of dancing at a club on the strip. The rest was made up of yummy gluten free food at some neat restaurants, a trip to Red Rocks Canyon, and a visit to the Atomic Testing Museam.
Well, I was finally fortunate enough to have a business trip that took me to California, a place where I know how to be gluten free.
5427 Telegraph Ave. #D3
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 595-0955
My first stop after my hotel was Mariposa Bakery in Oakland. If you ever travel to the San Francisco Bay Area, make sure to stop here because not only do they have amazing goodies but they're also the only all gluten free bakery in the area. (That I know of at least...and I would think I would have heard if another opened up since that's my home turf.) It's a super cute place to stop in for a coffee or tea as well. I ordered one of their pressed panini's without cheese and it was delish! A whole bunch of roasted veggies with a nut and dairy free pesto sauce. I also picked up a full bag of other goodies inludining, penguinos(!!!!!!!), cinnamon rolls (not as good unheated), almond biscotti, a lemon poppy seed muffin (which I never got to try), foccocia bread (which I never got to try), and a baguette which is currently in my refridgerator waiting to be turned into either french toast or croutons. Now I have to say.... The penguinos were AMAZING! I mean just insane tasting. They're essentially little gluten free and vegan hostess cupcakes with the marshmellowy cream in the center. Get one of these as soon as you can. I also got the opportunity to stop at Mariposa's Ferry Building location in San Francisco for lunch on Thursday and Friday and picked up their salami sandwich that they make in cooperation with the tasty salty pig parts people. Yum! It has a sundried tomato spread and lettuce on it as well.
This was the first spot I've traveled to where I couldn't find anything...anything...with all of my pre-trip research. So I had to go in pretty blind. Luckily, the trip was only for 2 nights and the hotel had a refrigerator and a microwave so I could bring my own food. I did make a stop at Wheatless in Seattle the night before and picked up a piece of apricot almond coffee cake.
This trip really did not start off so well.
My first night in Boston, I went to Legal Seafood at Long Wharf because I had heard they were very allergy friendly and even had a gluten free menu. I think I even read somewhere that they had gluten free rolls! So anyway, I explained my food allergies to my server and ordered off the gluten free menu. I got the cioppino and I got sick. Really sick, worst reaction I've had so far. I actually stayed in my hotel the entire next day and missed the first day of my conference because I felt so awful. Anyway, I called the restaurant to report that I got sick and they took down my information and had a manager call me back. She called me back, took down the information about how I ordered and then asked me what my symptoms were...
It was only a weekend trip and I didn't have much time to do research on places to go but here is where we went...
2201 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 315-0662
We went to the small one on wilshire and they had a pretty good selection. There were some bars and snacks I hadn't seen before. And they also had my most favorite sheeps milk yogurt which I enjoyed each morning with my udi's granola.