Celiac Handbook is a FREE online resource and restaurant guide by Chris Armstrong. It's for everyone with celiac (coeliac) disease who must follow a gluten-free diet or anyone interested in the health benefits of a gluten-free diet. With practice and perseverance, you will find yourself not only healthier and happier — you will undoubtedly find yourself living and loving the gluten-free life™.
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Helpful tips for eating gluten-free at Chipotle

Helpful tips for eating gluten-free at Chipotle

Chipotle has long been a favorite of many newly diagnosed celiacs for their seemingly celiac friendly menu. According to Chipotle, everything on the menu with the exception of the flour tortillas is naturally gluten-free. They do recommend skipping the lettuce...
Featured Restaurant: Posana Cafe Asheville, North Carolina

Featured Restaurant:
Posana Cafe
Asheville, North Carolina

I get recommendations for restaurants that have either a gluten-free menu or are celiac friendly nearly every hour of every day. As much as I would like to, I can’t try every one of them myself. I have had the...
Product Review: Gluten-Free Burritos from Amy's Kitchen

Product Review: Gluten-Free Burritos from Amy's Kitchen

I recently had the opportunity to try the new gluten-free burritos from Amy’s Kitchen. While I love to cook and be experimental in the kitchen and I try to make as much as I can from scratch, like most working...
“Stealthy healthy” and gluten-free at Hugo’s in L.A.

“Stealthy healthy” and gluten-free at Hugo’s in L.A.

I’ve written about Hugo’s before, I’m writing about them now, and I’m sure I’ll be writing about them in the future. It really is that good! Considering that I’m an L.A. native, I’m a bit late to the game in...
Featured Products: Crave, A San Francisco Bakery

Featured Products: Crave, A San Francisco Bakery

While I usually focus my Product of the Week posts on an individual product, this time I wanted to devote it to a company, Crave, A San Francisco Bakery. I’ve been a fan of Crave for at least the last...
Featured Product: Crispin Natural Hard Apple Cider

Featured Product:
Crispin Natural Hard Apple Cider

Even before being diagnosed with celiac disease, I was never a beer drinker — I’ve never been able to acquire a taste for it. When I was younger and all of my friends were drinking beer, I always found myself...
Celiac networking done right! The New York City Celiac Disease Meetup Group

Celiac networking done right! The New York City Celiac Disease Meetup Group

Anybody who knows me knows that I’m a huge fan of networking through channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. I’m also a huge fan of more traditional in-person methods, such as social get togethers, happy hours, and business events. The...
Gluten-free in the UK

Gluten-free in the UK

Before arriving in France for the summer, we spent a hellish week in London — while I love London (I spent a few years there back in the early ’90′s), this visit was especially bad as there were five of...
Hugo’s in L.A., a gluten-free bonanza!

Hugo’s in L.A., a gluten-free bonanza!

I’ve lived in L.A. for most of my life and have tried many restaurants offering gluten-free menus. Some are merely a handful of regular menu items that have been identified as being gluten-free, some offer a very limited selection of...