Need a Gluten-Free pizza for Super Bowl Sunday?

Join us for a gluten-free pizza and pasta party at Mozzarelli's on Sunday, February 3 for an afternoon of gluten-free pizza, pasta, and desserts from 12pm-6pm. Stop in for a quick gf slice or come and spend the afternoon with fellow gluten-free diners. Mozzarelli's is usually closed on Saturdays and Sundays, but the owners are graciously opening their doors for an afternoon of gluten-free-only dining!

The à la carte menu will include:

GF pizza by the slice ($3.95 and up, depending on toppings)
GF pasta dishes ($14.95 and up)
GF desserts ($4.00 and up)
GF pizza pies ($14.95 and up)

Feel free to bring your family and friends for this gluten-free party at Mozzarelli's!

Mozzarelli's
38 E 23rd St,
New York 10010
Btwn Park & Madison Ave
212-475-6777

Sunday, February 3, 2008
12-6pm

Sponsored by: Meetup

Vital Juice Daily: Giving Up Gluten

Every day I get a cool little email newsletter called Vital Juice Daily. This e-newsletter usually has fun facts, tips, and links for healthy information. I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I saw the title "Giving Up Gluten" with a picture of Shauna James Ahern's book Gluten Free Girl. (See my earlier post with my praise for Shauna and her cooking class/book signing.) Some Celiacs are annoyed by the recent trendiness of gluten-free eating and media coverage, but I welcome it with open arms.

When I was diagnosed as a toddler in 1981, my parents had a very difficult time finding out anything about Celiac Disease. They sent away for my food by mail order and struggled to get answers about their sick daughter. In this Internet-age, recently diagnosed Celiacs have a plethora of information which is only a click-away. The key is knowing what to look for. Newsletters like the Vital Juice Daily: Giving Up Gluten might introduce the words "Celiac Disease" into a sufferers vocabulary and then lead them to ask their doctors for a test. So what if it is trendy?! Let's tell everyone we know what Celiac Disease is, how we can help each other heal by eliminating gluten from our diets, and that living gluten-free can still mean enjoying life and food.

Thank you Vital Juice Daily.

Gluten-Free Dolphin Swim

Ok, so this isn't necessarily about anything gluten-free but I recently went on a wonderful and much-needed cruise on the Norwegian Spirit. I plan on posting about my awesome gluten-free experience soon; Norwegian was super accommodating to the gluten-free diet.

In the meantime, here is a video of me swimming with the dolphins in Cozumel, Mexico. (And they were eating a fish-only diet so technically it was a gluten-free experience!) It was such a fun day in Cozumel, as you will see from the video. Look for me around 0:56, 3:04, 6:03, and 6:19.

Gluten Free Market Vendor Fair: This Sunday!

A very dedicated and awesome member of my NYC Celiac Disease Meetup Group and the founder of the Jersey City Celiac Disease Meetup Group, Ben C., has coordinated an awesome gluten free vendor fair at the Gluten Free Market in Fair Lawn, New Jersey this Sunday, January 27th. Ben has been working diligently to make this a worthwhile trip to the Gluten Free Market. There will be 9 vendors in addition to all of the gluten-free food available at the Gluten Free Market.

Here is some more information from the Jersey City Celiac Disease Meetup Group website:

COME ONE, COME ALL to the January Gluten Free Market Vendor Fair & Shopping Trip!!

Sunday, January 27, 2008

The Gluten Free Market
7-09 Fair Lawn Ave
Fair Lawn , NJ 07410
201-703-5500


Together with the Gluten Free Market, Outrageous Foods, Shabtai Gourmet, Mr. Ritt's, Everybody Eats and several other great GF vendors & distributors we've organized this event to allow the gluten free community to gather together around one of the activities we all have to do anyway (SHOPPING)...at one of the best places in the NY Metro area selling hard to find and fabulous GF products -- the GLUTEN FREE MARKET!!

This isn't just a shopping trip, though -- it's a VENDOR FAIR...

Among the vendors who will be there showing off their gluten free creations and getting to know their customers are:

* Outrageous Foods: GF Pizza, GF Mac&Cheese, GF Gnocchi
* Shabtai Gourmet: GF & Kosher Cakes, Cookies & Pastries
* Mr. Ritt's of Philadelphia: GF Breads, GF Cakes
* Epicure Gourmet: Distributor of fine GF products to stores and restaurants
* Everybody Eats: GF Breads, Rolls & Baguettes, GF Frozen Pizza, GF Cookies (Rugalach, Hamantaschen)
* Full Flavor Foods (of Michigan): GF Soups, GF Pasta Sauces, GF Gravies
* Piquant Bread Bar & Grill: Great GF & Healthy Indian Restaurant in New Brunswick, NJ
* Enjoy Life Foods: The Consulting Dietician for Enjoy Life Foods Will Be Attending
* Cheesecake Aly: Amazing Selection of GF Cheesecakes
* More added soon!!

If you need more information or would like to coordinate transportation to the Gluten Free Market with the Jersey City Celiac Disease Meetup Group, please visit their website at: http://celiacdisease.meetup.com/100

Celiac Disease Foundation benefit screening in Los Angeles - 27 Dresses

What a fun benefit and a really cool idea. If I was in Los Angeles, I would definite go to this screening. Have fun!

RSVP by January 4th

Attention Friends and Members of CDF in the Los Angeles area!

Celiac Disease Foundation is pleased to announce an Exclusive Pre-release Movie Screening of

Spyglass Entertainment's
27 DRESSES
(rated PG 13)
from the Screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada

Starring Katherine Heigl, star of Grey's Anatomy & Knocked Up.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
7:00 PM

Landmark Theater
Westside Pavillion
10800 West Pico Blvd.
(between Westwood & Overland)
Los Angeles, CA
Free Parking
Located in Mall Parking Structure

This Screening will kick off CDF's 2008 Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
"Are You The ONE?"

Donation: $ 20.00*
(includes snack & a drink)

To purchase your tickets:

Order online at www.celiac.org
Click on Donate Now and Make a General Donation (indicate "27 Dresses")

OR

Mail check payable to:
Celiac Disease Foundation
13251 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1
Studio City, CA 91604
check memo: 27 dresses

*Tax Deductible to the extent allowed by law

Please RSVP by January 4, 2008 - Seating is Limited

For more information contact Fundraising Chairman, Marc Riches at (805) 368-5777