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Monday, November 14th, 2011

Gluten-Free Dining Out Made Easier

Do you manage or own a restaurant and need help adopting a gluten-free menu or GF options? Are you celiac or gluten-intolerant and looking for local GF eateries or restaurants along the way on your next road trip?

Well, do I have a website for you to check out!

The Gluten Intolerant Group of North America (GIGNA) has created the groundbreaking and convenient Gluten-Free Restaurant Awareness Program (GFRAP).

How does it work? Over 1600 independent and chain restaurants participate in the program, each one receiving “extensive” publicity and resources for creating GF menus and GF menu options.  Gluten-free diners benefit, too! Just go to glutenfreerestaurants.org, click on “Find a Restaurant,” type in your zip code, and voilà! They can also find out special information about the restaurants they choose and even give feedback after their dining experience is over.

To sign up, owners and managers can fill out an online application available at GFRAP’s website, glutenfreerestaurants.org. For more information or a quote, call 253-218-2957 or e-mail GFRAP@gluten.net for more information. Prices start at $100 with the Basic Level certification—the first of three levels of accreditation.

With 8 to 10% of the U.S. population currently on a gluten-free diet, and 96% of them brand-loyal, gluten-free restaurants are sure to attract increased patronage. What’s more, we have GF and non-GF friends, too!

I’ll definitely be visiting glutenfreerestaurants.org for our next road trip. Thanks, GIGNA, for this wonderful program!

Tina Turbin

http://www.GlutenFreeHelp.info

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Saturday, December 11th, 2010

This Incredible Service Can Train Your Restaurant or Kitchen to Meet Gluten-Free Demands!

GREAT Foodservice, a program of the NFCA, is a program designed to efficiently train restaurants or institutional kitchens to meet the needs of gluten-free eaters.  First, General Managers and Owners get online training and learn the ABCs of gluten-free food preparation: AWARENESS of gluten and its toxicity to celiac, BRINGING in supplies and menu items, and CROSS-CONTAMINATION CAUTION.

After they pass their test, each of their locations is given a toolkit with PowerPoint presentations (with Spanish subtitles) for kitchen staff, logistics templates, and a bilingual DVD for all employees. Each location signs a ten-point contract to commit to train all new employees in the same program and to do on-site quality control testing.

The cost is only $200 for restaurants and health care facilities and $75 for schools.

For more information go to www.CeliacCentral.org and click on GREAT, or contact Greatfoodservice@CeliacCentral.org. They will get in contact with the restaurant, school, or hospital for you.

What an amazing tool! Gluten-free eating out of the home will be much easier thanks to this incredible program.

Tina Turbin
www.GlutenFreeHelp.info

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Friday, August 6th, 2010

Chef to Plate International Awareness Campaign

 

In my work as a children’s author, researcher, and humanitarian, I am always looking for ways to help people with celiac disease or who are gluten-sensitive by raising awareness and making the gluten-free diet easier to maintain. Therefore, I’m incredibly excited to announce the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America’s 2010 campaign, which you can find out more information about at the following link: http://gluten.net/events.php. This campaign will help to spread awareness about celiac disease and gluten intolerance by partnering up with restaurants that offer gluten-free foods.

According to GIG, the 2009 campaign was an extraordinary success, which helped people all over learn about gluten intolerance and the gluten-free diet. By partnering with GIG this year, your organization will be included under the media campaign listings as well as on their website—free of cost! When you become a sponsor, contributing toward the cost, you will get your logo featured on the literature in restaurants.

Last year, they sent out over 5,000 pieces of literature to 196 restaurants, including a number of
chain restaurants, in the U.S. and Canada, and they estimate that the campaign reached 1.6 million people alone during Celiac Awareness Month—a very impressive number!

Tina Turbin
www.GlutenFreeHelp.info

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Monday, September 21st, 2009

Dining Safely and Gluten Free

If you need to adhere to a Gluten Free diet, dining out can be hell. I sit there half the time explaining to my waiter what gluten is, to finally resort to asking to speak to the Head Chef in hopes the guy or gal knows what I am talking about.

More and more restaurants are becoming aware of the various needs of their public. Some are offering completely separate menus or a symbol signifying the GF meal. Times are changing and we now have various listings on the internet to locate a restaurant that can cater to our needs.

One very simple suggestion is to call ahead and ask the hostess or whomever answers the phone if they have a GF menu, are aware of GF needs etc. He or she may not have a clue what you are referring to and at this point I ask to speak to the manager, owner or chef. If they have no clue what you are talking about, head elsewhere. There are a number of sources with a simple search on the internet for “gluten free restaurants” but you will need to narrow the search in your area with a town or city name.

There are a few sites dedicated to asking restaurants to sign up to be placed in the database for general use. Here is one: Gluten-Free Restaurant Awareness Program  Diners can use this website to locate restaurants that offer gluten-free meals.

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Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Gluten-Free Eating Out

There are more and more restaurants coming out with gluten- free menus as well as other specialized menus. It is starting to be like the “pick and choose” your meal as it used to be on air planes. Yep, those days are gone, but back to this topic of gluten and eating out.

There are some things to do to help your eating out experience a winner. I want to share a few key points to be sure you are ready to come home with a palate that is happy and tummy satisfied, by doing a few things in preparation. Let’s cover a few of these key topics:

    1. You can always call ahead and ask about the restaurant’s willingness to cater to your needs.

Carry a card (wallet sized dining card which can be purchased) with you needs. This card can be handed to the waiter and he can show to the lesser informed chef.
3)Bring a few items tucked in your purse or bag to supplement what they may not be able to give you: gluten-free bread slice or roll for dipping in olive oil, or a small jar of your own gluten free salad dressing, for example.

There are other points to share but these three are sure to help make your eating out dining experience more enjoyable.

Tina Turbin

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