<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I was overwhelmed with the responses and the choices that were offered. Thanks to everybody who was sharing so freely their own great experiences. I haven't made up my mind yet. All of them look very impressive, I googled all and organized the restaurants by area: Santa Monica: Border Grill - make special food for Celiacs Real Food Daily - organic vegan cuisine Julian's Raw - raw vegan food (several mentioned this one) The Lobster - http://www.thelobster.com - seafood and a breath taking outside seating Beverly Hills: Mastro's Steakhouse - http://www.azeats.com/Mastros/default.htm Fogo de Chao - http://fogodechao.com/ - Brasilian churrascaria Spago - a Wolfgang Puck restaurant, http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/finedining/spago/beverlyhills/index.php Ivy - very expensive, celebrity hang out; http://www.seeing-stars.com/Dine2/Ivy.shtml, several mentioned this one; Hollywood: Yamashiro restaurant - http://www.yamashirorestaurant.com/ someone had their gf wedding there, and also voted best place to kiss in LA; food looks incredible; Providence - http://www.providencela.com/ - voted 1 of the 50 best restaurants in the US, very chic! Falcon - http://www.falconslair.com; modern, elegant; Pacific Palisades: Pearl Dragon - japanese, nuovo rich - very mixed reviews; http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/11524811/ Malibu: Casa Escobar - http://www.casaescobarmalibu.com/ Mexican; looks great Malibu Seafood - http://www.malibuseafood.com take your own wine, buy a crab and sit on the beach; very romantic! Geoffrey's - very expensive, beautiful setting, mixed reviews; J I will never give up on my dreams, I just chose a different path. *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List* ******* To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[log in to unmask] *******