I would have loved to have stayed at Inn on Randolph again, but they were fully booked, so we spent one night at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa.
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Gluten Free in Wine Country - California
Last weekend, I did not have any school work to do, so we decided to head up to Wine Country. This was our second visit since moving to California. In April, we stayed at Inn on Randolph, a 100% gluten free bed & breakfast in Napa, which you can read about here.
I would have loved to have stayed at Inn on Randolph again, but they were fully booked, so we spent one night at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa.
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I would have loved to have stayed at Inn on Randolph again, but they were fully booked, so we spent one night at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Gluten Free in Portland, Oregon
We spent Labor Day weekend in Portland, Oregon, one of the best cities in the United States for gluten free dining. After our plane landed and we rented a car on Friday, we had dinner at Bang Bang Cocktails + Curry, a 100% gluten, dairy, and peanut free restaurant.
My husband and I both agree that the best thing we ate in Portland were the drunken wings with sweet soy, fried garlic, and fried shallots from Bang Bang. We started with two order of wings, but ended up ordering a third before we left. They were crispy, a little bit sweet, and overall, some of the best wings I have ever had. If we lived in Portland, I could see us dining at Bang Bang several times a month because of the drunken wings.
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My husband and I both agree that the best thing we ate in Portland were the drunken wings with sweet soy, fried garlic, and fried shallots from Bang Bang. We started with two order of wings, but ended up ordering a third before we left. They were crispy, a little bit sweet, and overall, some of the best wings I have ever had. If we lived in Portland, I could see us dining at Bang Bang several times a month because of the drunken wings.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Disney Magic - Lunch & Dinner
In July, we took a 12-night British Isles cruise on the Disney Magic, our 8th cruise with Disney Cruise Line. You can find all my previous Disney Cruise Line reviews on the Disney page of my blog.
We spent 5 nights in London before taking a train to Dover to board the Disney Magic. You can read all my dining reviews from London here.
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We spent 5 nights in London before taking a train to Dover to board the Disney Magic. You can read all my dining reviews from London here.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Gluten Free in London - Lunch & Dinner
Before our British Isles cruise on the Disney Magic, we spent five nights in London at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square. My breakfast reviews are in a separate post which you can read here.
After we checked in to our hotel, we walked over to Selfridges Food Hall to have dinner. Beyond Bread, a 100% gluten free bakery with several locations in London, recently replaced the Coori stall in Selfridges.
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After we checked in to our hotel, we walked over to Selfridges Food Hall to have dinner. Beyond Bread, a 100% gluten free bakery with several locations in London, recently replaced the Coori stall in Selfridges.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Gluten Free in London - Breakfast
Before our British Isles cruise on the Disney Magic, we spent five nights in London at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square. We loved the location, but the room was small, and we had periodic issues with our air conditioner, which was no fun, because it was over 80 degrees the whole time we were in London.
The morning after we arrived, we woke up pretty late and walked over to Selfridges Food Hall to have breakfast. Beyond Bread, a 100% gluten free bakery with several locations in London, recently replaced the Coori stall in Selfridges.
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The morning after we arrived, we woke up pretty late and walked over to Selfridges Food Hall to have breakfast. Beyond Bread, a 100% gluten free bakery with several locations in London, recently replaced the Coori stall in Selfridges.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Tupiniquim Brasil Crepes - Edinburgh
During our British Isles cruise on the Disney Magic, we took a shore excursion to Edinburgh. After we visited Holyrood Palace, we had some free time to have lunch. I did a lot of research about dining gluten free in the cities we were visiting on our cruise, so I knew exactly where I wanted to have lunch in Edinburgh.
We did not have a hard time finding Tupiniquim Brasil Crepes, because we chose "Directions" in the Find Me Gluten Free app, which takes you into your Maps app. Thankfully, it was only short walk from where our tour bus had dropped us off in Edinburgh.
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We did not have a hard time finding Tupiniquim Brasil Crepes, because we chose "Directions" in the Find Me Gluten Free app, which takes you into your Maps app. Thankfully, it was only short walk from where our tour bus had dropped us off in Edinburgh.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Palo Brunch & Dinner - Disney Magic
We recently returned home from a 12 night British Isles cruise on the Disney Magic. This was our eighth cruise with Disney Cruise Line and our second on the Disney Magic. I always have my travel agent note my gluten "allergy" on our reservation so that our serving team is alerted ahead of time. You can find all my previous Disney Cruise Line reviews on the Disney page of my blog here.
When our booking window opened, I made reservations for brunch and dinner at Palo, an adults-only restaurant serving northern Italian-inspired cuisine. The charge for both brunch and dinner is $30 per person, but it is well worth it. Brunch at Palo is only offered on sea days, so be sure to make a reservation as soon as your booking window opens, but we had no problem getting reservations for dinner, and could have dined at Palo multiple nights, but our daughters were not happy about us having dinner without them more than once.
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When our booking window opened, I made reservations for brunch and dinner at Palo, an adults-only restaurant serving northern Italian-inspired cuisine. The charge for both brunch and dinner is $30 per person, but it is well worth it. Brunch at Palo is only offered on sea days, so be sure to make a reservation as soon as your booking window opens, but we had no problem getting reservations for dinner, and could have dined at Palo multiple nights, but our daughters were not happy about us having dinner without them more than once.
Monday, July 24, 2017
Disney Magic - Breakfast
We recently returned home from a 12 night British Isles cruise on the Disney Magic. This was our eighth cruise with Disney Cruise Line and our second on the Disney Magic. I always have my travel agent note my gluten "allergy" on our reservation so that our serving team is alerted ahead of time. You can find all my previous Disney Cruise Line reviews on the Disney page of my blog here.
I pre-ordered all of my breakfasts with our head server Aziz the night before at dinner. When we had shore excursions in the morning, we ate at Cabanas, and my breakfasts were delivered there at a set time, but on our three days at sea, we had more leisurely breakfasts at Animator's Palate, Carioca's, or Lumiere's.
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I pre-ordered all of my breakfasts with our head server Aziz the night before at dinner. When we had shore excursions in the morning, we ate at Cabanas, and my breakfasts were delivered there at a set time, but on our three days at sea, we had more leisurely breakfasts at Animator's Palate, Carioca's, or Lumiere's.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Gluten Free in Chicago
Last weekend, we stayed two nights at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. We loved the location, and would stay there again, even though we had some issues with our room the first night. Somehow, we were assigned to a room with one king and no sofa bed for four people, and we discovered this when we arrived at 11:00 at night. We ended up receiving a discount on our stay, and spent the night in a beautiful club level room with incredible views the second night. My daughters have decided we need to get club level rooms from now on....yikes!
I spent some time researching gluten free options in Chicago on other blogs, and asked my blog readers for advice. One place that was consistently recommended was Do-Rite Donuts, which has several locations in Chicago. I pre-ordered my donuts online a couple of days ahead of time, and my husband walked to their Randolph Street location to pick them up when we woke up.
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I spent some time researching gluten free options in Chicago on other blogs, and asked my blog readers for advice. One place that was consistently recommended was Do-Rite Donuts, which has several locations in Chicago. I pre-ordered my donuts online a couple of days ahead of time, and my husband walked to their Randolph Street location to pick them up when we woke up.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
The Mara - Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
We have eaten at The Mara, a quick service restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, several times in the past year, because we have stayed at the resort twice. Even if you are staying at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village instead of Jambo House, it is a short walk to The Mara, which features African and American cuisine.
Two weeks ago, we had dinner at The Mara the night we arrived at Disney World. The chef I spoke to seemed willing to make me almost anything on the regular menu, but I chose to modify a dish on the allergy-friendly menu. Be sure to ask about the soups, because the carrot and the butternut squash soups were both gluten free our first night at Jambo House. I have eaten both soups at neighboring Boma, and they are delicious. I am also a fan of the African Potjie, which used to be called African Stew. You can read about it in my previous review of The Mara here.
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Two weeks ago, we had dinner at The Mara the night we arrived at Disney World. The chef I spoke to seemed willing to make me almost anything on the regular menu, but I chose to modify a dish on the allergy-friendly menu. Be sure to ask about the soups, because the carrot and the butternut squash soups were both gluten free our first night at Jambo House. I have eaten both soups at neighboring Boma, and they are delicious. I am also a fan of the African Potjie, which used to be called African Stew. You can read about it in my previous review of The Mara here.
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