The following information was compiled from postings on the St. Johns list server, direct e-mail and my research. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list, but rather has selected listings that are of interest to me -- Gordy.
Hy-Vee at Barlow Plaza in Rochester, MN has hot, cooked chicken in their deli that is marked GF (by the piece or whole).
The Good Food Store at 1001 NW 6th St. in Rochester, MN has a huge stock of GF products, including DeBole's, Pastariso, Tinkyada, Ener-G, Pamela's and others. Specific products include 9 types of flour, 17 types of mixes, frozen and shelf bread, pizza shells, (rice, corn, quinoa) noodles of many forms, brownies, cookies, donuts and holes, pound cake, cinnamon rolls, granola bars, rice sticks, crackers, waffles, ice cream cones, rice krispie bars, vanilla wafers. They are open long hours, 7 days a week.
Nature's Cornucopia in McHenry, IL has frozen GF bread and several kinds of GF flour.
You'll want to eat at Earth Heart Deli in DePere, WI. They took over the old post office across from the dePere Theatre. They are an organic restaurant and list all ingredients used.
You can also buy whatever you need at any of the Copps grocery stores in the Green Bay, WI area... see the natural food section.
Subject: Indianapolis, IN summary
Several wonderful suggestions for GF foods and restaurants in Indianapolis.
The Good Earth in Broad Ripple, which is a neat part of town to visit! The Good Earth is the house on the left immediately after you cross the bridge over the canal, 6350 N. Guilford. Guilford is west of Keystone Ave. (Broad Ripple is not that big, and any local could take you right to "the canal"). I like this store because it carries GF Pantry mixes for LESS than GF Pantry charges by mail! Has all kinds of GF pasta, pasta sauces, flours, cookies, snacks, etc. Their # is 317-253-3709.
Nutrition Unlimited. They have the same kinds of things and their # is 317-899-3515.
Winding Way Farms. Their address is 5888 E. 82 Street. Phone # 846-9-3362. In Castleton Mall Plaza across from Best Buy. On the NE side of town (I-465/Allisonville Road exit). Phone 317-849-3362, Fax 3309. email, windway@indy.net They carry the largest gluten free items in the city. They carry pamela's, gluten free pantry, Vans waffles,etc... They also carry Bread of Life breads which are the best we have found to buy. (They are frozen.) ((**I found Guten-Free Pantry pie crust mix here. Got a package to try. My local store will try to get items for us, but I don't like to have her order things we may not like. Once I try it, I can have her order it if we like it.))
Georgetown Health Foods. I get bread (food for Life brand), cream of buckwheat (I use it for meatloaf instead of breading) and several other things.
As for restaurants, you can try Essential Edibles, located in downtown Indianapolis, in the O'Malia's shopping complex. They're vegetarian, but the food is great and they're understanding of dietary restrictions. I've also found GF things at India Garden in Broad Ripple. Kabul (Afganistan) is also good, but their menu is limited. There is only one appetizer I can eat, and two or three entrees, but their rice is my favorite anywhere.
Cafe Santa Fe located near the Castleton Mall area was a good place to eat and I had no reaction. They feature homemade tortilla chips (I am allergic to corn, but ate them anyway with the reaction - they are too good to resist).
At the Good Earth store, there was a notice about a bakery in Indianapolis that bakes gluten free the last Thursday of every month. Isn't that wonderful! Of course, you would still have to freeze things to make it last. Maybe they will progress to weekly if there is a larger demand.
If you haven't gone to the Good Earth store, make plans to go there. Several of you who wrote asking me to forward info, live out of Indianapolis and want to stock up on things. This is the place! They have great prices and flour in bulk. The Health Valley rice bran crackers are only $1.40 there and they have rice crackers for $1.35 a package. WOW! Great pasta section, too. Also, Broad Ripple looked like a great place to hang out. I was disappointed that we didn't make it there until Saturday night and then we didn't have time to explore. Hopefully we will make it back to visit some day.
We stumbled upon Nature's Market while waiting for some film to be processed. It is located at Willow Lake Shopping Center, W. 86th St & Township Line Rd. Phone 317-876-3131. They have Wasa crackers I have been reading about on the list. They are expensive there also ($4.29) but are the closest thing I've tasted to saltines. They don't look a lot like them, but have a similar texture and flavor. Their mixes seemed a little high, but then, most do to me, since I know I can make gf items from scratch a lot cheaper. It is hardly fair, you can buy a cake mix in the supermarket for $1 but they are $3 or $4 for gf. Also found at this store, Ener-G pizza shells. I almost missed them. My 13 year old daughter pointed them out. We almost danced in the aisle! My "poor babies"can actually have a REAL pizza instead of a make-do with bread for a crust. $5.85 for 2 vacuum packed shells in a box. At that price, I hope they like them. We still have to add toppings.
We've been getting Van's waffles locally and they are great. Now I discovered they come in Apple Cinnamon and Blueberry flavors also. Still gluten free. All the stores we went to in Indy had them at about the same price. About $2.50. I've been getting them for $2.09. I can get Pamela's Cookies cheaper here too. Very surprising!
since March 24, 2000