Eating Through California

Our family just finished a California Adventure.  We went to Monterey Bay, headed into the Sequoia National Forest, and then home.  By the way we were driving.  I was very excited to travel to California because the gluten free diet rage is every where.  Yet as I found out it is only on the internet in select towns and hard to find.  The majority of restaurants did not serve gluten free and my son had to sub come to
bun-less burgers for dinners, and eggs for breakfast.  I did find two gems in Monterey.

The first is a very elegant restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf.  Domenico's On The Wharf doesn't have many options for gluten free for kids except one: gluten free noodles with a butter or tomato sauce.  The noodles where really good.  My son, who is very picky about his noodles, ate the whole thing!  They also have fresh berries with whipping cream and brown sugar to dip in for dessert.  YUM!

The other find was Bellagio's Pizzeria.  They have a gluten free crust that was one of the best I have tasted.  It tasted like thin crust pizza with very little of the odd texture you can get with some gluten free pizza crusts.  So if you are ever in Monterey I would recommend these two restaurants for your kids on a gluten free diet.

Smokey Mountain Pizza and Pasta

Well, I haven't been here for over a week!  Life really got busy.  So busy that I took my kids out to lunch, which we rarely do.  This week we went to Smokey Mountain Pizza and Pasta.  They have gluten free pizza.  The size is 10.5 inches and you pay the medium, 12 in, price on any pizza.  The crust is nothing fabulous.  It is like any other crust that you would buy.  It is a rice based dough with corn in it. (check with your server to make sure of the complete ingredients, they can change at any time).  Yet for a fun time out with a child who has to shun normal pizza it is pretty good.  They are also selling gluten free pasta options as well.  So enjoy a slice!