Emotions of dining out GF

[randyh]

Its nice to hear others experiences that are similar to mine.

The first time I ordered a hamburger at the local BK without a bun, I could see the looks of confusion and even some very vocal questions from the back. Now its routine for them and they are very accommodating.

We are traveling to San Francisco the last week of this month to see the in-laws, I will be taking some food with me because I know that I will have a hard time explaining it to them, worried about offending them because my MIL is a great cook.

I have the dinning out thing down pretty well. Like I said I carry a book with me that gives a list of GF places to eat.

Its a challenge sometimes. What gets me is if we are out visiting and someone says, hey lets go get something to eat and they have a specific place they want to go, I start getting anxious about what I will be able to eat. I really hate that.

And when everybody else is setting around the table eating whatever bread is served, I start feeling cheated somehow, but I get over it.

Lots to think about, but its worth it.

Blessings,
Randy

[Joefnh]

This has been an interesting thread Gabby, and I had an intersting event along these lines tonight. I and gone on a all day fishing trip and afterwards went out for dinner with some friends at a local restaurant. The place was a local small seafood restaurant which does serve a lot of fried foods, definitely a high risk place.

To deal with this I decided to be up front with my friends and I let them know that I will have to talk to the waiter and cook to make sure I can have a safe meal. What was shocking is that the waiter had never heard of gluten... Not a good start. I politely asked to talk to the cook and was abel to in just a minute tell him exactly what I needed and he was happy to help.

I kept the request simple with ingredient he readily had on hand and knew how to prepare. This is important as in most restaurants the cook does not have much time at all for complex special orders. I feel by keeping it simple, it help insures a safe meal.

I ordered some grilled salmon with nothing added, steamed veggies and a baked potato nothing added. I put my own salt and pepper on it at the table. While two of the people I was with knew what I was dealing with the other couple did not. This can be an uncomfortable position to be in, but by taking quiet action I was able to talk to both the friends I was with and the cook to insure a safe and tasty meal.

Thanks for bringing this subject up Gabby, it's an improtant topic to revisit once in a while and I always seem to learn some new tricks from the others.


...The fishing was great, 2 large haddock and 2 pollock

Joe

[trialanderror]

RandyH,

What book do you have (related to gluten free restaraunts)?