Last weekend I attended the Orange County, California gluten free food fair. It was only the second gluten free food fair that this chapter has hosted, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Luckily, it turned out terrific. Not only were there a good mix of gluten free food manufacturers and restaurants, but they offered free celiac disease testing.
Celiac disease tests can run hundreds of dollars, so I was really surprised when I found out that they were offering free tests at the event. From what I was told, chapter leaders spent a lot of time organizing this, and it involved getting a grant to cover the costs. I figured it was such a good opportunity, I even got tested.
When I was filling out the paperwork to get my blood drawn for the celiac test, one of the members of the CSA chapter was surprised that I was getting tested. I think she just assumed that I had Celiac Disease (or had it diagnosed in the past) since I have a company that makes gluten free sauces. This question always seems to come up a lot. I mentioned that besides creating sauces that taste wonderful and are as healthy as possible, we try to make them so as many people as possible can enjoy them. In regards to being gluten free, I know a lot of people with either celiac disease or people just trying to avoid wheat and gluten. The purpose of making our sauces gluten free is so they can enjoy them.
Besides having free celiac disease testing, there were about 30 vendors present. Of course Simply Boulder Culinary Sauces was one of them. I occasionally took breaks and sampled food at other tables. One of my favorite foods from the show was gluten free pizza from Cicero’s. Their pizza was so delicious; I couldn’t even tell it was gluten free. It was so good, I decided to head over there for dinner that evening. I figured if they did such a good job with gluten free pizza, I wanted to see how their regular pizza was. It was good, but somehow I think I liked the gluten free pizza even more than their non-gluten free pizza. I couldn’t find a web site for Cicero’s, so I’ll list their contact information at the bottom of this e-mail.
Cicero’s Pizzeria Kitchen Inc
24531 Trabuco Rd # F
Lake Forest, CA 92630-2162
(949) 855-3114
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