September 2016 Meeting Summary

The Prescott Area Celiac and Gluten Free Support group met at Prescott Valley Public Library on tuesday, September 12th from 12-2PM. The representative from Enzymedica, who was scheduled to speak, was rescheduled for a later date, however the group in attendance had a good discussion and time of sharing. 

Please make note of Tammy Kastanas' fantastic series of GF/Dairy Free Fall baking seminars that are held at the Adult Center in Prescott at 1280 Rosser Street in the Meals on Wheels dining room: Wednesdays once a month from 2-4PM. 
The upcoming seminars are: 
10/19 Breads and Peanut Butter Cookies, 
11/16 Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Cupcakes, 
12/14 Brownie Bites and Red Velvet Cupcakes. 

Each class is $10 at the door.  Contact Tammy @ 928-710-5916.

Please note that The GLUTEN FREE ALLERGY FREE EXPO is being held in Glendale, Az, November 12th and 13th. For more info: GF Allergy Expo

Our Prescott area celiac and gluten free support group meeting in October meeting will NOT be held. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 8th at the usual time and location. The December meeting will be a social event held at Red Robin Restaurant at Gateway Mall.

DJ for RR

September 2013 Meeting Summary

What a great "Tuesday without Gluten"!! 

A big THANK YOU to Tammy K for bringing her amazing chocolate torte, frosted cupcakes and cinnamon muffins. All were very delicious. 

Member Suzanne Engler has a GF blog.  She has been Celiac for 27 years. So, check out her site:  Gluten Free Fairy. Suzanne tells us that if you click on the bottom where it says "Follow this Post" you will automatically get updates when she updates her blog. 

It's time to update our restaurant list.  Some of the restaurants the group have on a previous list have gone out of business and some new restaurants have arrived.  Please email your experiences, and the names of restaurants and Renee will do her best to have this available by our next "Tuesday Without Gluten".

The September meeting had 14 in attendance. Linda C. and Renee are going to do a discussion on Allergy Food Testing by blood and hair sometime in the future. Glenda brought in a Food for Life product that she really likes and Kay P. brought in a new item from the  "Two Moms in the Raw"  company, that she said was very tasty.  Check out their website .  They have high quality snacks, albeit ...pricey.  

See you October 15th at the Prescott Public Library, Founder's Room B at 12:30PM.

Prescott Area Gluten-Friendly Dining & Grocery Options

GF Restaurants in the
Prescott Quad City Area
as well as Sedona, Flagstaff, & Cottonwood, Az

Dine at your own risk!

1.  Red Robin*

2.  Chipotle Grill*(also warrants that they are all non-GMO, except for the corn products, with changes on those in the works.)

3.  Nick and Willy’s* 

4.  Streets of New York* GF pizza

5.  Rosa’s Pizzeria

6.  Prescott College Crossroads Café*

7.  The Raven*

8.   Aloha Grill*

9.   Panagea Bakery*

10. Applebees*

12. St. Michael’s Bistro

14. Baja Fresh

15. Firehouse Restaurant

16. New Frontiers (Whole Foods)* Café

18. El Gato Azul*

19. In ‘n Out Burger (mention "allergy" meal requirements)

21. Olive Garden*

23. Bill’s Pizza

24. Taj Majal

25. Chili’s

26. Tara Thai II (PV)

27. Texas Roadhouse*

28. Quince' (Jerome)*

29. Pizza Picasso* (Sedona, Flagstaff)

30. Casa Bonita, Arturos, Casa Gardena, etc.

31. Beaver Street Brewery (Flagstaff)*

32. Martina’s Mexican (Chino Valley)*

33. Prescott Station* (across from Hassayampa)

34. Buffalo Wild Wings (PV) does not use canola or soy oil for frying the wings!

35. Toi's Thai in PV
36. Frannies Frozen Yogurt on the Square 
37. Cuppers*- two locations 
38. Soldi (used to be Apropos Salon) 111 Grove Ave, Prescott,  777-0444
39. Mogi's Mongollian BBQ*, Iron Springs Rd. (also offers organic and non-GMO)
40. Shannon's cheesecakes on Gurley*

*Designates that the restaurant offers a gluten free menu or specifically offers listed gluten free items. 

~Rave Reviews~
The Prescott Station restaurant on 200 E. Gurley is generating some positive feedback within the local gluten free community. A non GF friend visited there shortly after it opened and was thrilled to report back to us that the management was not only very aware of the special needs of someone who is required to dine gluten free, but that they also offer a listing of GF options.

August 9th, 2012  Diane J. visited this restaurant with a friend for a birthday lunch. The waitress was pleasant, attentive, and well-versed in the gluten free menu offerings. Ordered a fish taco with corn tortillas and sides of beans and rice. Very good, though side dishes were excessively salty. Overall dining experience was excellent. The atmosphere and restaurant decor is the best I have experienced in this area in quite some time.

April 2013. A group member had a very negative experience with fish tacos that were served with both flour and corn tortillas, even after GF requests were specified.

November 21st, 2012

Several people in the group have mentioned very positive experiences that they had had recently with restaurants that are offering gluten free dining options. These included Nick and Willie's Pizza, Wildflower Bread Company, Prescott Station, and Gurley Street Grill. Also, the El Gato Azul owner, Barry, has recently notified the group that the restaurant is now carrying gluten free bread and GF tortillas as well.

Gluten Free Grocery Options

1. Whole Foods

2. Trader Joes (ask for their complete listing)                             

3. Honeyman (PV and Prescott)

4. Frys 

5. Costco

6. Sam’s Club

7. Walmart --- WM east has an entire GF section

8. Safeway

9. Natural Grocers 
10. Sprouts

July 2012 Meeting Summary

Today was the July 2012 PACGFS final meeting in the Prescott Public Library's Elsea room on the main floor. The group nearly met the room's capacity, topping out at approximately 14. PACGF support is looking forward to meeting on August 21st at12:30 PM on the lower level of the library at the Founders Room "B", which accommodates 45 people. The Founder's Room also provides a serving area and sink, which would be great for bringing in samples of gluten free food items for meetings.

The majority of the meeting was designated for members to meet everyone and to learn a little more about new members, while sharing needs and hearing what folks would like to obtain from the group. Suggestions for future topics of interest were shared and discussed.

It was suggested that at the August meeting gluten free foods would be brought in to snack on, which would work especially well because of the time of day that meetings are held! So, the group's first gluten free "potluck" will be held at the August meeting. Another suggestion would be for a speaker, possibly either a CNC (certified nutritional counselor) or an MD or natureopath to be invited to speak to the group about supplements and nutritional support for an individual with celiac disease or someone who is required to or desiring to eat gluten free.

Looking forward to seeing you then!

~Rave Reviews~

Chef Bryan's Bistro, 436 Goodwin St. Several in the group have been making VERY positive comments about this relatively new restaurant. Chef Bryan is very accommodating and will make special gluten free adaptations to your meal. He also seems to have a good knowledge about celiac disease and about the special requirements for gluten free dining without cross contamination. But, as always, dine at your own risk!
Chef Bryan's Bistro

The new Prescott Station restaurant on 200 E. Gurley  is also generating some positive feedback within the local gluten free community. A non GF friend visited there shortly after it opened and was thrilled to report to us that the management was not only very aware of the special needs of someone who is required to dine gluten free, but that they also offer a listing of GF options.
Prescott Station Grill and Bar

DJ & RR