MarketplaceGluten-Free Grocery opens in WestchesterShop caters to those with celiac diseaseBy Susan Taylor
Special to the Tribune
May 21, 2008
Cindy Erwin was tired of having to shop at numerous stores to find gluten-free items. So Erwin, who has celiac disease and cannot eat gluten, opened Gluten-Free Grocery, a 1,400-square-foot storefront in west suburban Westchester.
"We're carrying strictly products that serve as substitutions for products that have gluten in them," Erwin said. (Thus, you won't find produce or dairy items here because they are naturally gluten-free and readily sold elsewhere.)
While many grocery chains might carry a few items from brands specializing in gluten-free food, Erwin sells a fuller line of products such as cookies, crackers, cake mixes, cereals and pastas from brands including as The Cravings Place, Pamela's Products Gluten-Free Pantry, Glutino, Enjoy Life, Bob's Red Mill and Kinnikinnick. In addition, the store has fresh baked goods from Whole Bakers, a local gluten-free bakery.
Frozen foods include bagels, pizza crusts, breadsticks and fish sticks. For the home baker, the grocery has an excellent selection of gluten-free flours including flour made from brown rice, potato, tapioca, sorghum, oats and Italian chestnuts.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. (closed 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Mon.-Fri.); 1922 Mannheim Rd., Westchester, 708-483-8785, gfgrocery.com
Special to the Tribune
May 21, 2008
Cindy Erwin was tired of having to shop at numerous stores to find gluten-free items. So Erwin, who has celiac disease and cannot eat gluten, opened Gluten-Free Grocery, a 1,400-square-foot storefront in west suburban Westchester.
"We're carrying strictly products that serve as substitutions for products that have gluten in them," Erwin said. (Thus, you won't find produce or dairy items here because they are naturally gluten-free and readily sold elsewhere.)
While many grocery chains might carry a few items from brands specializing in gluten-free food, Erwin sells a fuller line of products such as cookies, crackers, cake mixes, cereals and pastas from brands including as The Cravings Place, Pamela's Products Gluten-Free Pantry, Glutino, Enjoy Life, Bob's Red Mill and Kinnikinnick. In addition, the store has fresh baked goods from Whole Bakers, a local gluten-free bakery.
Frozen foods include bagels, pizza crusts, breadsticks and fish sticks. For the home baker, the grocery has an excellent selection of gluten-free flours including flour made from brown rice, potato, tapioca, sorghum, oats and Italian chestnuts.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. (closed 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Mon.-Fri.); 1922 Mannheim Rd., Westchester, 708-483-8785, gfgrocery.com
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