Wilmette’s Carlyn Berghoff, CEO, president and “Chief Bottle Washer” of Berghoff Catering and Restaurant Group, is used to taking special requests. Anticipating and fulfilling your clients’ needs is part and parcel of the hospitality industry. But when her daughter, Sarah, now a junior at New Trier, first showed signs of illness in September 2009, Carlyn […]
If you’ve got Celiac disease or other gluten allergy, eating out can be risky. You might try a dish that seems safe, and then suddenly your body will tell you otherwise. To help you out, we’ve compiled some North Shore dining establishments that offer a gluten-free gastronomic experience. Enjoy! Francesca’s Put pasta back in your […]
When Nina Winner’s daughters, Mara and Abigail, go to a sleepover or a birthday party, they have to take packed meals with them. They can’t eat what the other kids are eating because they have celiac—a genetic auto-immune disease—and their father has it, too. Her daughters’ and husband’s diagnoses inspired Nina to get involved […]
Inspired by a growing demand for healthy and gluten-free foods, Terri Rogers of Highland Park, a self-taught chef and owner of Lincolnshire Gourmet, developed the NoOdle, a no-calorie pasta. All-natural and derived from an Asian yam plant, the noodles are a good source of fiber and contain no gluten, no fat and no carbs. We […]
