Stanford Conference - hotel and restaurant recommendations?

[Guest guest]

For hotels in the area, see http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/cmc/visit/hotels.html.Across the street from Stanford is Calafia Cafe (http://www.calafiapaloalto.com/) and they have a gluten free dish or two. Of course, PF Changs is also nearby in the Stanford Shopping Center.

[Guest guest]

Hi –

I started to send a list from google, then realized that it

would be best for them to just google it so they can read all the reviews

there. There are many hotels in PA and even a B & B (Cowper Inn). I just googled

hotel Palo Alto. Also try Menlo Park, as Stanford is at the border of these

cities. I live here, so I have only seen most of these hotels from the outside.

As far as mid-priced, almost everything in PA is expensive, so they may be in

for some sticker shock depending upon where they are coming from. As far as

restaurants, we go to Siam Royal downtown, and PF Chang’s at the Stanford

Mall. There’s also Crepe’s Café in Menlo Park, Douce France in Town

and Country, and I believe Flemings at Stanford Mall also has GF choices.

Best,

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Subject: [ ] Stanford Conference - hotel and restaurant

recommendations?

I have friends planning to attend the

conference from out of town, but they are unable to find any recommendations

for a hotel and a few celiac-safe restaurants. Does anyone have any

suggestions? Mid-priced would be good.

Thanks,

Iscol

[Guest guest]

This is a cut-and-paste list of restaurants in the Palo Alto area:

Gluten Free in Palo Alto

Siam Royal on University Ave.

– this is Thai food. (They don’t know the term celiac, but tell them you can’t

have wheat and they will tell you which dishes are fine. They understand about

soy sauce).

 

PF Chang’s in Stanford Mall – they have a GF menu (note that most places here know the

words gluten-free, but most do not know the word celiac). Just be careful that

you double-check that you get the right order when it arrives, esp if you are

with a large group.

 

Most Mexican

restaurants. We’ve eaten at Palo Alto

Sol (on California Ave.) and some very sensitive celiac friends have eaten

at Andale (University). Just avoid

the flour tortillas.

Oaxacan Kitchen (just off of California Avenue).  They

have their GF items marked on the menu and the food is wonderful.

 

Celia’s Mexican Restaurant

on El Camino Real in Palo Alto.

 

The Counter – a burger place.

Just get it without the bun. (California Ave.)

 

In & n Out  Mountain View-- a

fast food burger place. Order it protein-style and it comes wrapped in a

lettuce leaf. The fries are safe too.

 

St. ’s Alley – a nicer

restaurant. Near downtown Palo Alto across from Homer Ave  (Ramona St.?).

But call ahead to let them know you’re coming rather than waiting until you get

there – they request some time to prepare, but they are happy to do it.

 They have a nice (but usually crowded) Sunday brunch as well as nice

lunches and dinners. It’s easier for them to accommodate you at lunch or dinner

but they can handle brunch if you like eggs.

 

Amici’s Pizza– (Menlo Park

on Santa Cruz Ave) pizza place with an entire GF menu which includes quite a

large list of choices for pizza and salads. It’s great pizza too.

 

Across the street from

Stanford is Calafia Cafe (http://www.calafiapaloalto.com/) and they have

a gluten free dish or two.

 

Of course, PF Changs is

also nearby in the Stanford Shopping Center.

 

Hobee’s Restaurant: we

have eaten their omelets and hash browns.

 

 

As far as

shops goes:

 

Whole Foods

(Homer St.)

Trader Joe’s

(TJ’s)  (in Town and Country, which is at El Camino and Embarcadero)

Safeway (on

Middlefield Rd in PA or on El Camino in Menlo Park)

Piazza’s

(Middlefield at ton)

The Country

Sun (California Ave in PA)

 

Good

crackers: Crunchmaster’s, sold in small bags at Safeway; and the rice crackers

at TJ’s.

 

Good bread –

that’s a tougher one, but some do like Udi’s. My daughter prefers us to make it

from a mix, which you might find in stores – The Gluten Free Gourmet’s French

bread and pizza mix.

 

Cereal – All

of the Chex cereals are now GF and say so on the front of the box. If you can

tolerate oats, you can also buy GF oats, but don’t eat any which are not

labeled GF – they may be contaminated with wheat. You can also buy bags of GF

hot cereal mix by Bob’s Red Mill which is very good. Don’t trust any cereal not

labeled GF as they often use barley malt to sweeten it – like Rice Krispies.

But if you like those, you can buy Crisped Rice cereal made by Erewhon which is

GF.

 

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 8:38 PM, no_gravity3 <no_gravity3@...> wrote:

 

I have friends planning to attend the conference from out of town, but they are unable to find any recommendations for a hotel and a few celiac-safe restaurants. Does anyone have any suggestions? Mid-priced would be good.

Thanks,

Iscol