The following information was compiled from postings on the St. Johns list server, and direct e-mail. It is not necessarily intended to be a comprehensive list, but rather has selected listings that are of interest to me -- Gordy.

Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 00:23:18 -0500
From: Eaglekeeg@AOL.COM

The Disney people are very familiar with Celiac. They pledge to have a
GF meal wherever you want to eat (fast food places too!). I recommend
the visitors to Disney World ask to speak to the head Chef of the
Disney Properties who are very helpful. They will guide you to the most
GF friendly restaurants. They are unbelievable with their help!

From: Marie Steele < BMSteele@AOL.COM >
Subject:      [CELIAC] UK visitor to Florida & Disney

For anyone visiting the Disney parks - I e-mailed Disney:

WDW_Guest_Communications@wda.disney.com

and they sent some useful telephone numbers for the chefs at the parks.
You can ring them up and pre-arrange a gluten free meal, apparently they
will even use gluten free flour etc if you give them enough warning.

- There's a Bakery/health food store in tthe Orlando/Winter Park area
  called "Clementine's".  They have some gluten free stuff.

- There's a health food store in Orlando  called Chamberlin's Natural
  Foods and it's at 4960 E. Colonial Drive, in Orlando.  this information
  was gleaned from the website:
  www.glutenfree.com/florida.htm

- One person indicated they eat at the Ouutback Steakhouse in Orlando on
  Kirkman Road (near Universal Studios) and they order grilled steak plain
  (no spices), steamed vegetables and a baked potato.

As for Fort Lauderdale, I only got one response...from a resident who
resides in that area.

That person shared that there are 2 restaurants in that county (Broward)
whose chefs/owners have been educated about celiac disease and are more
than willing to work with you.  These places are:
  - Cafe Arugula in Lighthouse Point/Pompano Beach.  This restaurant's
    chef/owner has a sister who has celiac.  This place is highly
    recommended and they will definitely work with you to give you a
    pleasurable dining experience.

  - Pastabilities in Weston.  These people will work with you and if you
    bring your own pasta, they will prepare a GF meal for you.

There is a fine waterfront restaurant in St.Augustine,FL that specializes in
Italian-seafood dishes.  It is owned by a woman named Joan who is a celiac, so
she is fully aware of all the problems we face.  She can serve you GF pasta &
breads, so if any of you live near or plan on visiting the area, give her a
call and I am sure she will do everything possible for you to have an enjoyable
lunch or dinner.  Her number is (904) 461-6824.  Bon Appetit

Oops - a few in the group wrote me telling that I forgot to mention the name of
the restaurant run by a celiac. The woman's name is Joan and the restaurant is
named the Matanzas Innlet Restaurant.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

Thanks to whoever recommended Matanza's Innlet restaurant which is 17 miles
south of St Augustine, Florida, USA, and 1 mile north of Marineland on highway
A1A.  The wife (Joannie) in the couple that owns the restaurant has cd and has
ensured that all of their soups, sauces, and salad dressings are gf.  Even
though I hadn't called ahead, I was able to have delicious gf french bread and
a great angelhair pasta dish.  This was the first time since diagnosis over a
year ago that I had eaten bread and pasta in a restaurant - what a treat!  If
I had called a day or so ahead, I might have even had pizza.  Their number is
(904) 461-6824.

Later in our vacation, we stopped in Deland, Florida.  I noticed the Deland
Bakery downtown had a sign that said "Health Breads".  I didn't expect much
but went in.  They had freshly baked bread and buns made from millet and brown
rice.  I am pretty sensitive to gluten dh-wise and don't seem to have trouble
with millet.  The bread was great.
Barb in Springfield, Ohio, USA

Date:    Sat, 19 Jun 1999 10:20:39 EDT
From:    CAster888@AOL.COM
Subject: Summary:  health food stores in Sarasota FL.

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Thank you for the responses to my question.  The following stores were
mentioned by everyone who responded:

Good Earth.  Two locations, on Rt. 41 near the Target store, and 70th
in Bradenton.  They run a Super Tuesday on the first Tuesday of every  month.
One person said 10%, another said 20% off everything in the store.

The Granary.  One location "next to the airport," another at the
corner of Tamiami Trail and Stickney Point.  (I passed this one everyday this
week on my visit to Sarasota).

One person couldn't remember an exact name but said it had "Mother"
or "Nature" in the name.  Approximately the 3000-4000 block of Beneva in a
shopping center, visible from the street.

I also got the name, address, and phone number of the contact person
of the CSA support group down there.  If anyone is interested, let me know.

Again, thank you for your responses.
Chris
Cleveland, OH USA

There is a huge health food/organic grocery
store on the east side of 41 on the road that leads to the beaches.  They
carry all sorts of gluten free mixes and ready made goods.

Date:    Wed, 27 Dec 2000 09:27:26 -0500
From:    "E. A. Rohrbach" 
Subject: Bradento/Palmetto summary

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Thank you to everyone who responded to my inquiry about gf shopping in
Bradenton/Palmetto area of Florida.

One person said they had been visiting there and had not found anything but
others who live there suggested The Good Earth which has several locations and
has a 20% off sale every first Tuesday. Richards Whole Foods was also
recommended and the Granary in Sarasota. One person also suggested an Oriental
market that carries gf items.

the good earth has several locations: one is on 14th street, just past cortez
plaza. the other is located on manatee ave. and 67th street in the shopping
center just across from mc donalds.

Beth

Date:    Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:29:35 -0800
From:    Carolyn Randall {crrandall@POCKETMAIL.COM}
Subject: Wonderful Gluten Free Breads  & Rolls

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FROM:

DeLand Bakery
128 N. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand FL 32720
Tel 904-734-7553
Fax 904-734-0404

They bake and ship freshly baked gluten free breads, rolls (hamburger, hot dog
& dinner), flats (flat bread or pizza crust), & bagels.  All their items include
organic millet flour. I'm very sensitive to gluten and have had NO reaction to
any of these items.

They will ship a minimum of 24 items per order. Each loaf of bread or rolls are
counted as part of the minimum 24-item order.

[They bake but DO NOT ship GF cookies & muffins, because they break up too much
during shipment.] Be sure to specify you want only gluten free (and/or
yeast-free) items, as they also make some items with oats or rye flour.

All 5 Breads I bought include:
organic millet flour
baking powder (no yeast)
sea salt, water
no preservatives
(other ingredients listed below)

Zucchini Brd: + broccoli, cabbage, carrot, carrot juice
Millet Potato Brd: + potato & rice

3 loaves also include brown rice flour:
Millet Raisin Brd: + cinnamon
Mlllet Garlic & Basil Brd: + garlic & basil
Millet Banana Nuts Brd: +Bananas & nuts

They also make:
Regular Millet Rice bread (with yeast) Millet Rice Special Yeast-Free bread.
These are also delicious. I buy these two from Always Natural Health Foods in
Beavercreek OH.

I was also given a package of new rolls to try:
Millet Apple Cinnamon Raisin Rolls --
They are large rolls, braided dough, and very light.  They are Wonderful! I
have not eaten anything with this texture since becoming gluten free! And they
easily (& generously) absorb milk when dunked!
Ingredients: organic millet flour, cinnamon, apples, raisins, baking
powder, water, sea salt.  I WILL order more of these!

I hope you feel comfortable trying this bread and passing the info to others who
are gluten free. A local health food store may be willing to order and stock
these items.

I have no interest in this company other than to let everyone know they make
gluten free rolls and bread with the best texture and taste I have eaten!

Carolyn Randall
Fairborn OH

Date:    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:27:24 -0500
From:    "P. Farmer" 
Subject: Summary - Florida Restaurants and Food Stores

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I want to thank everyone who responded with information. It was truly
helpful.

Sarasota: Two "The Granery" health food stores that carry bread,
cookies, and all sorts of gluten free items. Some grocery stores carry
gf foods.

Sarasota has the Granary Health Food Store. Bradenton (next to Sarasota)
has three Good Earth Stores. Lots of Health Food stores everywhere
w/plenty to choose from.=20

I visited the Granary at Siesta Keys and was very impress with their
selections of gluten free items.They carried bread from the Deland
Bakery which I enjoyed very much and brought some of it home with me.
The address is 1930 Stickney Point Road.

Walton's Health Food Store in Englewood, carries Kinnikinnick products.
Marie's Italian Restaurant makes their chicken, veal and sword fish
piccata without flour--just sub the veggies for the side of spagetti.
Reasonable price. Great food! Neighborhood atmosphere.
Shells Seafood Restaurant,Outback Restaurants,Black Angus
Restaurants(get steaks plain and eat baked potatoe), Any chinese
restaurants) stick with white sauce products and don't use soy sauce or
any foods with teryaki or soy sauce used in cooking, bring your own soy
sauce (LaChoy is ok). If going to Disney, they are very accommodating,
Let the waitress know right away...
Hope that helps a little..
Ocala. Any Goodings grocery store will have gluten free cookies,
noodles, etc. Also, Mother Earth food stores carry lots of gluten free
things but are very expensive. Red Lobster is safe, just talk to them.
We've had good luck with Chili's and Cracker Barrel.

There is a restaurant about a mile from marineland at Matanza's Inlet
that has some gluten free meals. Matanza's Inlet is several miles south
of St. Augustine. One of their chefs, Joan, I think, is a celiac and
always has gluten free pasta available. If you call ahead, she might
even make bread.=20

Grocery stores include Publix, Albertson's Winn-Dixie, Sav-A-Lot,
Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and Food Lion, all of which can be found in the
greater Daytona area (Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, South
Daytona, Daytona Beach Shores.) Same stores are also in Orlando,
Melbourne, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach just
to mention a few. Some of the very large Publix stores are reported to
carry some GF items, but I haven't found one in Daytona - perhaps you'd
have better luck in Orlando.

Publix has a "greenwise" section which carries some GF foods (some) and
they do have some Amy's selections in their frozen food section

A small chain of restaurants in Florida The Columbian. Spanish and
absolutely delicious.

The Deland Bakery is located at 128 N. Woodland Blvd in Deland, Florida
if you are in eastern part of Florida.