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I am going to be doing a lot of traveling over the next couple of weeks, and 
have checked the archives but am hoping for some additional assistance with 
gluten-free dining experiences in the following cities:

- Boston, MA
- Plymouth, MA
- San Francisco, CA
- Napa, CA
- Monterey/Carmel/Salinas, CA area

We are looking to have some great dining experiences (more than an Outback 
or Wendy's) and love wine. If it helps, by husband (who is a gluten-eater!!) 
cannot have shellfish.  I am diagnosed with celiac disease and am extremely 
sensitive.

Alternatively, if you know of a certain winery that I should not go to because 
you know that they add flour to the barrels (I saw a post about this but could 
not identify the winery) or for some other reason, that would be wonderful.

Since this is my first post, I thought that I would add a few Chicago 
restaurant suggestions:

- I love Fogo de Chao on Erie. There are only 2 menu items that have gluten in 
them. The popovers are fabulous, as are the salad bar, the meat and the 
mashed potatoes! Wine selection is great.  Adam is one of the managers 
there, and is really attentive to gluten-free needs. Feel free to ask if he's 
around when you go, and he'll stop by and say hi. He's really friendly and 
incredibly nice.

- I also absolutely love Salpicon on Wells. It is unbelievable high-end mexican 
food, and I can eat the chips AND the amazing flan (it comes out with a 
surprise, and I'm not telling what it is)!! I can always eat most of the things on 
the menu (there are typically 4 or 5 items that I cannot eat, and the rest are 
fine). Margaritas are perfect as well (and gluten-free). The owner is always 
there, as well, and he is extremely responsive.   I can always get a seat here, 
too, as opposed to Frontera/Topolobampo, which is so difficult!

- Volo (a wine bar) in Roscoe Village always does a great job of making dishes 
that I can eat, even if they are not on the regular menu. They also are very 
careful about the cheese plate that I often order, making sure that it comes 
out without any contamination. 

- Lulas in Logan Square will do many of the items gluten free. I have been for 
breakfast, lunch and dinner and have always had wonderful food.

- Sai Cafe (off of Armitage) and Sushi Wabi (Randolph) have both gone out of 
their way to prepare nori rolls for me using plain rice, rather than sushi rice, 
and to prepare the rolls on a clean surface, to make certain that there is no 
cross-contamination. Tastes the same (at least to me) and I am confident 
that I won't have a stomach ache later on! 

That's it, other than a note about the Chicago Diner. They have a gluten-free 
menu, but when I asked how all of the meals were prepared, they could not 
guaranty that they were prepared on a separate surface and that there was 
no cross-contamination, so I ended up just having a plain salad with oil and 
vinegar. It was so disappointing, since the reason I went there was because 
of their gluten-free menu!

Thanks so much in advance, and I'll summarize as soon as possible. 

Katie

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