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I thank everyone who shared their experiences with me.  Ogunquit is one of my 
favorite places to visit. My husband and I always gorge  ourselves on 
lobster, lobster and more lobster. He searches for the perfect  lobster bisque and 
lobster roll. I'm a purist and prefer steamed lobster. Here  are the responses 
that I received:
 
Just eat lobster and butter and have a ball--
 
Try going to www.goodhealthpublishing.com  for a list of  105+
national/regional restaurants and their lists of gluten/wheat free  items. 
There's also a gluten free dining card that can be presented to  restaurant 
personnel to ease the ordering process.

There are many that are familiar with Celiac Disease, we went  to 98  
Provence last week and had a wonderful dinner.  Barnacle Bills on Perkins  Cove are 
good.  We went to Wild Blueberry Cafe for breakfast a week ago and  they took 
care of me.  I live in Wells and work in Ogunquit so I am  familiar with these 
restaurants.  Joshua in Wells is excellent, and even  the Steak House in Wells 
is familiar with gluten intolerance.
 
EAT LOBSTER ... Even the lobster bar/shack near the walking bridge in  
Ogunquit was fine when I was there summer of '02. (Mostly just avoiding the  
obvious- no bread/ no croutons, etc.) I avoided soups too because I chose not to  ask 
about hidden ingredients.

I enjoyed a nice steak at a big steakhouse  in Kennebunkport, Maine also.

The grocery store 5 miles south on the main  hwy (near York) was convenient 
for staples shopping. I don't remember how much  it had in GF foods but then 
again that was 4 years ago. I had packed my bag of  basics as we were staying in 
a timeshare.

As for shopping, In addition to  LL BEAN and surrounding outlets in Freeport, 
be sure to check out the OUTLETS  near York, Maine - there is a Container 
Store outlet there!
 
If you feel like going to Kennebunkport while your in the area, there is a  
great restaurant named Bandaloop.  My daughter and I both have celiac and  we 
eat there all the time.  Good luck
 
I also received a wonderful 21 page attachment which is a  listing of many 
celiac friendly restaurants and stores throughout Maine.  Unfortunately, I can't 
figure out how to include it in my summary.
 
Thank you all.
Andrea NY




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