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News Bites: Portobello Opening and FAAN Walk

Portobello Grand Opening

Vegan and gluten-free friendly restaurant, Portobello Trattoria, has been closed for a month while moving and will be hosting an opening celebration at its new location this Wednesday. See our review of Portobello, here.

Hello Peoples!  We will be opening up on June 9th in our new digs at 1125 SE Division Street.  It’s right on the corner of 12th and Division, in the “Banana Building”…the one with the big Andy Warhol banana inspired mural (ya’ know…like on the Velvet Underground album…anyway…).  So! Come on down for din-din or a cocktail/mocktail and have a nice time with us. We’re opening around 5ish.

FAAN Walk

Reader Kristal notified us about a walk to benefit the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). The Portland Oregon walk for food allergies will happen August 28th, so mark your calendars. The location will be at Kenilworth Park, SE 34th and Holgate Blvd. More information here. Says Kristal:

This is going to be a great day for everyone who is affected by food allergies… There will be a lot of fun stuff for the kids and lots of Sponsors with booths and freebies. I am also having a donation raffle of yummy food allergy sensitive treats!!

About FAAN (from their website):

Founded in 1991 by Anne Munoz Furlong, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is the world leader in information about food allergy, a potentially life-threatening medical condition that affects approximately 12 million Americans, or one out of every 25, and is rapidly increasing in prevalence.

FAAN continues to lay the groundwork for a brighter future for those with food allergies. We work throughout the year on initiatives that will improve the quality of life for those with food allergies. Our focus is to provide advocacy and education while advancing research on behalf of those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.

Gluten Free Class at Hipcooks

Hipcooks will be offering their gluten-free cooking class Saturday, July 11 from 1-4pm. Check their Portland class schedule for more details. (See our review of their cooking classes here and here.)

June GIG Meeting is this Saturday

Mike & Maria Smith of Bavaria Mills Gluten Free Bakery will be presenting at this month’s Portland Metro Gluten Intolerance Group meeting this Saturday, June 12th. The GIG meetings are currently held at Legacy Emanuel Hospital – 2801 N Gantenbein Ave., Portland, OR 97227, in Conference Room 1075. More information on the Portland GIG here.

Lots of Additions to Our Restaurant Lists

We have heard from a lot of readers and restaurant owners and have added a bunch of new entries to our gluten free restaurant list and gluten-free pizza list. So if you haven’t looked at them recently, you should take a gander. Also, with each restaurant on the list, there is a place to leave your own comments. We’ve had a great response with this, and hope that more people will leave comments with their experiences.

And note that it’s become much more easy for restaurants to submit their information with our handy restaurant submission form.

Whew that’s it. Hope everybody has a great week!

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Published on June 7, 2010 in Classes, Events and Portland News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Spelt is Not Gluten Free

We don’t usually do this sort of informational post here, because we tend to focus on restaurant reviews, but lately I’ve noticed a trend where spelt is thought to be gluten-free. Unfortunately, spelt is a variety of wheat and contains the same sort of gluten. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website:

In the context of celiac disease, the term “gluten” is used to collectively refer to gluten in wheat, and to the proteins in other grains that have been demonstrated to cause harmful health effects in individuals who have celiac disease. These grains are wheat (including different varieties such as spelt and kamut), rye, barley, cross-bred hybrids (e.g., triticale, which is a cross between wheat and rye), and possibly oats.”

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Published on March 22, 2010 in Gluten-Free Basics. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

News Bites: Classes and Gluten Free Food Fair

2010 Portland Gluten-Free Fair

First up, the Portland Metro GIG has announced the time and place of the 2010 Portland Gluten-Free Food Fair. It will be on Saturday, May 1, 2010. It is open from 11 AM to 2 PM at the All Saints Catholic Church at 3847 NE Glisan Street. The cost is $5 per person for a max of $10 per family. Children under 12 get in free. They will be having raffles at 12 noon, 1 PM, and 1:45 PM. Here’s their blurb:

The Portland, Mid-Willamette Valley, and McMinnville Branches of the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) are hosting the 6th Annual Gluten Free Food Fair on Saturday, May 1st, 2010. The mission of these support groups is to increase awareness of gluten intolerance diseases by providing support to individuals and families; accurate information and educational programs; and outreach to health care professionals and restaurants. This event is a fund-raiser which allows the three GIG groups to offer events and services without a charge.

We’ve attended the fair the past two years and always find it very interesting. Here are our notes from the 2009 Gluten-Free Food Fair.

Gluten-Free Class at Bob’s Red Mill

I forgot all about this! There is an upcoming gluten-free cooking class at Bob’s Red Mill on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:00-4:00 PM. There will also be one at 5:00-7:00 PM but that one is already full. The class fee is $45. Click here for the current class schedule. Here’s the blurb:

We are so excited to have gluten-free expert and cookbook author Carol Fenster, Ph.D. back to help us out with great baking time-savers. Carol will focus on her fabulous Gluten-Free Breakthrough Bread. It’s as easy as mix the dough, store in the fridge and bake throughout the week…as you wish, as much as you wish. Using Bob’s GF Shortbread Cookie mix, Carol will also demonstrate her Frangipane Tart using the cookie mix as the crust, layered with almond paste and topped with fresh fruit. A second mouthwatering recipe from this mix will be her Decadent Chocolate Bars. Additional recipes will include a fabulous Cherry Cobbler and just in time for summer Strawberry Shortcake. Learn how to take a simple mix and make incredible, easy desserts.

Carol Fenster is the author of a number of books on gluten-free cooking. I think that the two most popular are: 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes and Gluten-Free 101.

We really enjoyed the last gluten-free class at Bob’s Red Mill, and bet this one will be great too.

Other Classes

Since we’re talking about classes, don’t forget to check the class schedules of HipCooks and Abby’s Table.

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Published on March 17, 2010 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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