Tate's Bake Shop Ginger Zinger Cookies - Whole Foods Market, Laguna Beach

These biccies make my heart ZING!!!!

We bought these at the Whole Foods Market when we were staying at Laguna Beach. They are deliciously bendy with big bits of ginger. Scrumptious. There were lots of other cookies made by Tate's which I didn't have time to try, and the Wholefood store had the biggest selection of gluten free biscuits that I have ever seen. We also bought some Glutino chocolate wafer biscuits, which were delicious too, and some gluten free "Orio" biscuits made by Mi-Del.  There were so many to choose from!!!!

Happy tummy rating - 5 out of 5

The Galley Restaurant, Morro Bay - 6th & 7th August 2015

This overlooks Morro Bay, and is next to the Anderson Inn where we stayed. 

You can see and hear the sea lions while you eat. I had swordfish with rice and asparagus. I had the same the next night! It must have been good.

www.galleymorrobay.com

Happy tummy rating - 4 out of 5 (it would have been 5 if I could have had the chips!)

Tataki Sushi, 2815 California St, San Francisco - 3rd & 4th August 2015

We were hooked like a fish so had to go back!

We had bowls of edamame beans to start, which didn't last long. Yum. We then had tuna rolls and avocado rolls, with Arctic char nigiri and tuna nigiri, all with gluten free soya sauce. I think we ate more on our second visit!

www.tatakisushibar.com

Happy tummy rating - 5 out of 5 (sushi rules!!!)

Bistro SF Grill, San Francisco: 1st August 2015

My first burger in America was Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 

My family and I went to Bistro SF Grill for our first meal in San Francisco. The Menu had a heap of choices but sadly the French Fries were not GF. Anyway the burgers were absolutely DELICIOUS! I had a kobe beef & Monterey Jack cheese burger on a gluten free bun[which costs an extra $2]. The ingredients were all cooked on a separate grill and Leonard the waiter was very helpful.

The decoration in the restaurant was unique, as there were paintings of lots of different animals like sloths and peacocks. There was a gentleman playing the piano really well and a lady singing!

Happy Tummy rating: 4 out of 5 

(Would have been 5 out of 5 if they could have done GF fries)

www.bistrosfgrill.com

All But Gluten Chocolate Snack Cakes

We bought these in Vons in Bishop, CA and wanted to eat them for pudding. My greedy daddy ate a whole one but mummy and I tried one and spat them out after one tiny bite. They were mouldy and horrid.

Happy Tummy Rating: Minus 100 out of 5

The Wrangler @ The Furnace Inn Ranch, Death Valley 27th & 28th July 2015

Survival mode:Eat or be eaten in Death Valley - You have to think every man for himself!

Diner dinner

Today my family and I stopped at Death Valley -the hottest place in the WORLD!

As we entered the scorching Furnace Creek Inn,we looked around us and we really were in the middle of nowhere. We were only staying for one day, so dinner had to be good. We went to the Wrangler Steak House at the Ranch @ Furnace Creek, where we all had enormous meals. I had a delicious and large,juicy pork chop that came with a mango salsa , black beans and rice.

Happy Tummy rating 5 out of 5

 Buffet breakfast

We had breakfast at the same place as dinner. It is a breakfast buffet in the morning! I had specially prepared scrambled eggs and bacon. Yum. There was fresh fruit too, but not much else for a Coeliac.

Happy Tummy rating 3 out of 5.

Breakfast Buffet @ The Aria, 27th July 2015

Best Breakfast EVER!

In Las Vegas we stayed in the Aria Hotel. We went to Sage for dinner (you can read about that in a different paragraph), and for the next day's breakfast we went to the Buffet - for the record it was FABULOUS! It was great value and we all really enjoyed it.

The chef, Gerard, showed me around and here are some of the things I had.

•   Cranberry juice

•   A glass of milk

•   Crispy bacon and sausages

•   Turkey

•   Scrambled egg

•   Pineapple(I call it Ananas - that's French for pineapple)

•   Crayfish

•   Smoked salmon

•   Smoked trout

•   Banana muffin

•   chocolate coffee cake

I could have had a GF pizza but I was too full to have anymore. Also I could have had 10 or more different flavours of ice cream and a blueberry crepé.

After breakfast we drove to Death Valley and this kept me full all the way!


Happy Tummy rating: 100 out of 5

Hecho en Vegas, MGM Grand, Las Vegas 26th July 2015

Welcome to Las Vegas

I went here with my family and I was just about to order some enchiladas that were marked GF and then my mum saw that at the bottom of the menu it said that the wrap was made in a factory that used wheat,so if you are on a diet or not very sensitive they would be a decent meal for you.

The waiter was very helpful as he reminded us that the enchilada was made in a factory that handled wheat,so we decided to choose something else and wow! was that an amazing decision!I had a scrumptious Mesquite fired New York strip steak. I especially liked the black beans and Mexican rice. The steak was quite spicy and it was big enough for my brother to taste some 

Happy Tummy rating: 4 out of 5

http://www.mgmgrand.com

Sage, Aria Resort, Las Vegas 25th July 2015

Viva Las Vegas!

Sage was a very smart and beautiful restaurant with amazing  looking and tasty food. I had a delicious short rib wagyu. The wagyu was cooked for 36 hours,making it very tender. Turnips and potatoes came with the meal. The waitors were very kind and helpful and also very careful with the food that they gave me!

Happy Tummy rating: 5 out of 5

http://www.aria.com/dining/restaurants/sage5