Hello NYC!

I love going to New York City - this I cannot deny.  It is the city the never sleeps and there is always something happening somewhere, whether it be a bar in the Village at 11:30pm or buying an iPad at 1am the choice is yours.  And these we indulged in whilst we were there.

Another thing that I really love about the city is that the leaps and bounds in the knowledge and awareness around coeliac disease (or celiac disease in American).  The waitstaff at restaurants are always very friendly and are more than happy to find out what options are GF on a menu.  And yes they probably are working that little bit harder to get a good tip but the willingness to go the extra mile really does make eating out an absolute pleasure.


We visited restaurants, friend's houses, supermarkets and delis and everything was really easy.  There is always great GF options on hand.  A breakfast favourite on this trip was to go the local Wholefoods for GF muffins, yoghurt and coffee each morning.


Wholefoods have a great range of GF bakery products, GF crackers, GF yoghurt, GF ready made soups/salads/curries and the list goes on.  The number of gluten free items does vary from store to store mainly due to the size of the shop but there is always a number of options.  This place is a go-to for me.  I always love to go to Wholefoods when I am in the States.

The restaurants we visited were varied from pubs to gluten free restaurants.  The highlight would be and always will be where we have our first meal each time we visit NYC:  a very delicious restaurant, Risottoria in the Village.
This is a must for all coeliac visitors to the City.  This restaurant is one of the few that you will find that is has a gluten free menu.  The plus is that it is so delicious and the freshly prepared  GF pizzas and GF risottos are fantastic - gotta love the GF carbs!  They even have GF beers and on the table when you sit down are GF breadsticks - they are to die for!
I must get the recipe - can anyone help??  I know that most of the flour mixes that they sell through the restaurant have tapioca and corn flour as the main GF flours but what else do they do that makes them so delicious to eat, especially with a GF beer?  If anyone knows, please tell me!

This is only the start of our NYC adventure - stay tuned for more.....to be continued.....