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Gluten Free Foodies Event at Anthony’s Bremerton August 21, 2010

August 10th, 2010 at Tue, 10th, 2010 at 7:33 am by Lisa - Gluten Free Foodie
Anthony's Burnt Cream made daily! Sounds like a great reason to order dessert first!

While I was waiting for my fellow Gluten Free Foodie, Cynthia, to join me for lunch the other day at Anthony's in Bremerton, I learned that they have a Baker that goes into their restaurant daily to make desserts. That is not common at most restaurants!
So when I told Cynthia ... we decided we must get the Burnt Cream! I also wanted her to try the new Gluten Free menu that started a few months ago. This location is just a few steps off of the ferry and has a sweeping view of the Port of Bremerton. There is seating indoors and out on the deck. Just about every seat in the restaurant has a view of the water so you feel like you are on vacation and sitting in the best seat!

While we were catching up our server, Angel, came over to greet us. We asked for the Gluten Free menu and she told us that she had Celiac Disease too! She actually handed us a Gluten Free Menu on Paper with Starters, Entrees and Desserts - such a great Gluten Free variety. We had a great time talking to her and learning about the menu.

We ordered
Spinach Salad with NW Berries and Hazelnuts
and
Classic Caesar Salad (sans croutons)
Both served on a beautiful chilled glass plate! How lovely is that on a very hot summer day?

Roasted Garlic Prawns - butterflied with roasted garlic butter, fresh lemon and sprinkled with Gremolata.
and
Wild Alaska Silver Salmon - oven roasted and finished with sndried tomato basil butter.
Both of these entrees were served with Basmati Rice Pilaf with golden raisins and locally grown seasonal vegetables - green beans!

Please note that you can ask for substitutions like no butter or order the roasted garlic mash potatoes. They are happy to do what they can to make sure you have a great meal.

While we were enjoying our meal, it occurred to me what a wonderful place this would be to have our August Gluten Free Foodies monthly event. Just then, the general manager, John Heidt came over to introduce himself. I asked how the new Gluten Free Menu was started. He explained to me that his mother had Celiac Disease. He also had frequent requests for Gluten Free meals so he worked with the Executive Chef and management at Anthony's to create a full Gluten Free Menu. I told him how wonderful it is to actually have a menu with Starters, Entrees and Desserts written on paper to see a selection of Gluten Free creations to choose from as opposed to trying to make your own guesses at a menu. I was so happy that I told him that I wanted to have our monthly event there.

While we were chatting I also asked for some feedback about an idea that I have been wanting to do for some time. I wanted to start ...
Gluten Free Foodies - Gluten Free Food Drive for the fall. We were all very excited about the idea to be able to support our local community and families. So we are starting it this month at the event!
Gluten Free Foodies - Gluten Free Food Drive and
August 21, 2010 5 pm - 7 pm

Please bring non-perishable Gluten Free Food items to be donated to

Come join us at our dinner table in Bremerton at Anthony's while enjoying their new Gluten Free menu.
Meet other Gluten Free Foodies and learn how this restaurant is making a difference to people living a Gluten Free lifestyle by providing a Gluten Free menu at all of their 19 locations in the Pacific NW.
This will be the kick off to the Gluten Free Foodies - Gluten Free Food Drive. We will be collecting non-perishable Gluten Free Food items from August 21, 2010 - November 18, 2010 at our monthly meetings. For more information, please contact Lisa Garza at glutenfreefoodie@gmail.com. Each person that brings a Gluten Free Food donation will be entered into a drawing for prizes each month.

Please RSVP to glutenfreefoodie@gmail.com by August 20, 2010 at 5 PM.

Each guest or family will pay for their own meal on a separate tab. Complimentary parking on the P1 level in the garage located at 20 Washington Ave between 1st and 2nd. Look for the signs in the garage.
I look forward to seeing you at Anthony's in Bremerton and sharing a great Gluten Free dinner and the kick off to the Gluten Free Foodies - Gluten Free Food Drive!
Lisa

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Learning to live Gluten Free is a challenge. Gathering with like minded people while exchanging ideas, life experiences and gluten free food is more interesting! So I created, Gluten Free Foodies, to support Gluten Intolerant and other Food Sensitive people by gathering at monthly events and celebrating the foods that we can eat! Feel free to send me an email at glutenfreefoodie@gmail.com After all, didn't Erma Bombeck once say ... "I am not a glutton, I am an explorer of food."

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