We are back on the road soon to the Raleigh NC Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event on Aug 11 at NC State Fairgrounds in the Kerr Scott Building from 10 am - 4 pm. Like every wonderful event we hold, this one promises to be focused on local options and national companies to support the community. We are super excited to be back in the state's capital with tons of vendors and speakers to help you. FREE WEBCAST RALEIGH GF/AF EVENT JULY 31 7 pm - 8:45 pm Join us here on July 31 for an almost two hour webcast free to you with interviews from some of your speakers for the Raleigh event: D ..read more

In light the month of May being Celiac Disease Awareness month, we want to put some staggering statistics into reality for our next GFAFEvent June 2 at Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Home & Garden Building from 10-3. The Triad of NC is comprised of Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point as well as their neighboring towns. There are over 600,000 people in the area which translates into over 54,000 people with food allergies/sensitivities or celiac disease. Just let that sink in for a second... About 1 in 100 people — about 1 percent — have celiac disease. About .4 percent of people have a do ..read more

Over a decade of Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Events have taken place and brought us back to the event in Charlotte NC on March 24. We decided to change up the venue this year and take it out of a hotel type setting and make it more of a festival by partnering with local kombucha and brewing company, Lenny Boy. Charlotte is home base for us, as I have written before, and holds a super special place in our hearts. The amount of support that the celiac and food allergy community has held for the event here has always made it a wonderful affair that helps so many.The webcast for the Ch ..read more

Having food allergies and traveling is a bit like being in a National Lampoon movie We find little gems of places to eat and we also find rare moments of kindness that make our challenges a little less hard. And then, out of nowhere, you get dealt a side swipe of a doozy that makes your head spin and you think, "Hmmm, maybe I am not quite as invincible as I thought I was" I am not talking about just cross contamination, which is a very real and constant thing.that can result in end game, but there are a slew of other challenges to face. If there weren't, we wouldn't spend so much time on ..read more

Even with the boom of gluten and allergen free, there are still less places to get safe pizza than you would think. A good pizza is like the Holy Grail of food allergy land. There are just so many things that can go contamination wrong in the process of cooking because of the glutinous flour, dough, and manner in which they cook with speed.  We have a hard time finding pizzas that are ever as good as the ones we make at home. But who has 3-4 hours to set aside and really get that dough right? If you do have time, here are some of our favorites:  1. Top 8 free - Enjoy Life Food ..read more

We spend so much of our time on the road planning and executing events that having some Holiday time at home with friends and family is welcomed. During the course of this year though, we have had to add a dairy allergy to our usual gluten-free requirements. Yes, our beloved cheese and milk products are now a no-no. So we must revamp recipes, try new products and try to maintain our normalcy, as we all do when multiple allergies coexist. So we thought we would share some of the best tasting options we ran across this past year at our events to help you out at home. Some of the following produ ..read more

Hey everyone! It's almost time for our last Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event of the season for 2017 and it is going to be held in the great city of Greensboro in the Piedmont of NC. We love being in our home state and love how much the people of North Carolina support the awareness we strive to bring with the events. A great portion of the vendors for this event are local to NC and surrounding Southern states which goes right along with our vision of supporting local allergy and gluten-free friendly businesses as much as possible. GREENSBORO GFAFEVENT WEBCAST NOV 2 7:30 pm EST This ..read more

We are still whirling from the Raleigh GFAFEvent because it was a phenomenal turn out of attendees, food, and fun. But, we are now only a few weeks away from one of our favorite events of the year in Hartford, Connecticut and the excitement is growing each day to get back to our New England home away from home. The people, food, and experiences in Hartford continue to be some of the most rewarding we have ever had. So, we hope you will bring the whole family and join us on Saturday, September 30 at Holiday Inn Downtown Hartford from 10am - 3pm to sample foods, learn from expert speakers ..read more

It's been a long hiatus from events as we have enjoyed our summer so far. Hopefully you have enjoyed yours too. That's what summers are all about, but, time has flown by and we are planning for the second leg of our events this year. We made a trip to Raleigh NC in preparation of the next Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event on August 12 at NC State Fairgrounds - Kerr Scott Bldg from 10 am - 4 pm. The Raleigh event has become one of our favorites of the year because Raleigh is an amazing city if you have to be gluten-free or allergy-free. They have so many options that they continuously ..read more

We are back for another incredible webcast before the next event which will be held in Columbia, South Carolina on April 29 at Holiday Inn Express on Garner's Ferry Rd from 10 am - 3 pm. This first time event in the capitol city of the Palmetto state is highly anticipated as there has never been a large allergen friendly event held here. Columbia is not only a college town, but also a fast growing city with fantastic support groups helping the city's population. The speaker roster for this event is well planned and encompasses many helpful areas of expertise including some areas that may not ..read more