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*Top Boston Doctors Enter Cooking Competition
*National Foundation for Celiac Awareness to host Gluten-Free Cooking Spree
with Boston doctors and chefs to raise awareness of celiac disease BOSTON -
Prominent Boston-area doctors will take over the kitchens at the Back Bay
Events Center on Saturday September 13, 2008, to compete to cook the best
gluten-free meals. The doctors will be paired with top chefs from the Boston
area as well as either a pharmacist or dietitian to aid them in their
gluten-free cooking quest.
The event is hosted by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA)
and will be held at the Back Bay Events Center (180 Berkeley St., Boston,
MA). Event time is 7:30-10:00pm.
The Gluten-Free Cooking Spree is an event that joins together the medical
and lifestyle aspects of celiac disease by educating both the medical and
restaurant communities. Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disease triggered by
consumption of the protein 'gluten,' which is found in wheat, rye and
barley. When a person with celiac disease eats foods that contain gluten,
an immune reaction occurs in the small intestine that results in damage to
the villi, making them unable to absorb certain nutrients from food. Left
untreated, celiac disease can lead to cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis,
infertility, pregnancy complications, skin irritation and other autoimmune
diseases.
There is NO pharmaceutical cure for celiac disease and the only treatment is
a gluten-free diet. This means avoiding all foods that contain wheat, barley
and rye.
To improve awareness of celiac disease amongst the medical and culinary
communities, NFCA has created five teams of three participants each to be
challenged to create a gluten-free meal that will be judged on taste and
presentation.
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Cooking Teams are as follows:
Team 1:
Chef: Shingara Singh (Da Vinci Risotrante)
Doctor: Karen Gruskin (Children's Hospital Boston)
Doctor: Dr. Lydia Shrier (Children's Hospital Boston)
Team 2:
Chef: Jason Danusiewicz (Top of the Hub)
Doctor: Dan Beluk (Harvard Vanguard/Saints Memorial Hospital)
Pharmacist: Maria Lewis (Stop & Shop Pharmacy)
Team 3:
Chef: Erwin Ramos (Zocalo Cocina Mexicana)
Doctor: Peter Ngo (Tufts Medical Center)
Dietitian: Abigail Usen (Tufts Medical Center)
Team 4:
Chef: Rachel Klein (Aura)
Doctor: Susan Lucas (Lowell General Hospital)
Dietitian: Jessica O'Connell (Lowell General Hospital)
Team 5:
Chef: Eric Needham (Not Your Average Joes)
Doctor: Stephen Morgan (Pediatric Associates of Greater Salem)
Dietitian: Emily Gelsomin (Massachusetts General Hospital)
The judge's panel includes Lisa Zwirn (Boston Globe Correspondent), Dr.
Daniel Leffler (Director of Clinical Research, The Celiac Center at Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Melinda Dennis (Nutrition Coordinator,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), and two children with celiac.
Other restaurants attending the event to showcase their gluten-free food
items include: Rafferty's Restaurant, Pepperoncini's, Lola's Italian
Groceria, Blue Ginger, Boloco Burritos, Gaga's Sherbetter, Shabtai Gourmet,
Little Bay Baking, Yan's China Bistro, and Celia Cakes.
MEDIA: please contact Vanessa Maltin by email [log in to unmask] or
call 215-692-2639 by 5pm on Friday, September 12 to be added to the media
access list.
Tickets:
The event is open to the general public and tickets are available through
the National Foundation for Celiac
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http://celiaccentral.eventbrite.com/. Cost of attendance is: $100 for VIP,
$50 for general admission, and $35 for Kids/Students. Tickets include
dinner, dessert, and beer (all food and drinks will be gluten-free).
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Event Sponsors and Vendors include:
Stop & Shop, Prometheus Labs, Bob's Red Mill, Blue Diamond Growers, Boar's
Head, Anheuser-Busch, Stonyfield Farms, Alba Therapeutics, Thai Kitchen,
Bell & Evans, Mr. Krispers, Pamela's Products, Noah's Pretzels, Kettle
Cuisine, Anna's Swedish Delights, Glutino, Dr. Lucy's cookies, Food Should
Taste Good, Glutenous Minimus, Joan's Gluten-Free Great Bakes, Mary's Gone
Crackers, Nutritious Creations, Boomi Bar, Foods by George, Majan's Bhuja
and Soy Joy.
* Please remember some posters may be WHEAT-FREE, but not GLUTEN-FREE *
Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC
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