Restaurants Participating in
WCSSG sends out a newsletter child to explain the nature of his/her re-
the Gluten-Free Restaurant
four times a year and meets four Sun- stricted diet. The program allows kids to
Awareness Program:
day afternoons a year, from 2 to 4 pm at see that there are other children living
the Phelps Hospital. At each meeting, with Celiac Disease while they learn
there is a speaker who discusses some and teach about the gluten-free diet.
– Seasons, An American Bistro
aspect of living with Celiac Disease and There is information about the grain
and Lounge in Somers
vendors who sell gluten-free food items. alternative represented by the bear, and
They often have samples. It’s good to special recipes for using it. The bears’
– The Heights Bistro and Bar come hungry. travels are tracked on the WCSSG web-
in Yorktown Heights
WCSSG also offers a Kid’s Club, site, and in our newsletter, with pictures
Teen Scene and New Patient Meetings. and updates of the activities in which
– Jackson & Wheeler New Patient Meetings are designed to they participated. Request forms can
in Pleasantville offer support and advice in a smaller be found at westchesterceliacs.org, or
and more personal setting than our contact me with any questions.
– All Outback Steak Houses –
general meetings. They are held at the “Buckwheat” bear is currently spon-
Yonkers and White Plains Whole Foods Market in White Plains, sored by Birkett Mills, a company that
where a representative from the store specializes in this gluten-free grain. We
– Epstein's Kosher Delicatessen
conducts a tour of the Gluten-Free are currently looking for sponsors for
in Hartsdale products they carry. For further infor- our “Quinoa” and “Teff” bears. Spon-
mation on the New Patient Meeting, sorship is $500 a year, and sponsors get
– Golden Wok Café in Ardsley
contact Sue Goldstein at suegldstn@ excellent publicity at our meetings and
optonline.net. in our newsletters.
– Maud's Tavern
in Hastings-on-Hudson
Q: Tell us about the Traveling Bear Q: Where can our readers fi nd other
Program. resources on these issues?
– Ray's Café in Rye Brook
A: This program is designed to increase A: This is really a huge question. In ad-
– Halstead Avenue Bistro awareness of Celiac Disease and help dition to those mentioned above, here’s
in Harrison
children with the disease understand just a few of the big ones: The Celiac
and communicate about the gluten-free Disease Center at Columbia University
– Ciao! in Eastchester diet. By request, one of the stuffed bears (celiacdiseasecenter.columbia.edu),
can visit a child with Celiac Disease the American Celiac Disease Alliance
For a complete list of partici-
for a few days. The children may take (americanceliac.org), Gluten Intoler-
pating restaurants visit www. the animals with them to school and ance Group of North America (gluten.
glutenfreerestaurants.org.
local events. The bears, all named after net), and the Celiac Disease Association
safe gluten free grain alternatives (e.g. (celiac.org). There’s also glutenfree.com
“Buckwheat”), are a fun way for the and glutino.com.
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