Gluten Free Winston-Salem: January 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Gluten-free Valentine Dinner at Cimarron

Have a gluten-free Valentine dinner at Cimarron Steakhouse on Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30pm. The owners and chef have created a special menu with several choices specifically for your enjoyment!

Please RSVP with your total number of guests by February 1 to georgia1107@triad.rr.com so that they can plan for seating and so that the chef can order gluten-free ingredients.

Also:
• For guests who wish to choose from the attached gluten-free menu, please include each name and corresponding complete meal choice in your RSVP.

• Using the numbers on the menu, please designate your salad choice (if desired) + your entrée choice + your side item choice + your dessert choice (if desired). If appropriate for your entrée, please indicate the degree of doneness you prefer (e.g., rare; medium well). Example: “Two of us will attend. Gluten-free choices for Georgia Wood: salad #1, entrée #11, side #13 and dessert #15.”

• Guests who do not require gluten-free meals will be able to order from Cimarron’s standard menu upon arrival.

Cimarron Steakhouse is located on Stratford Road (Hwy. 158) between Winston-Salem & Clemmons.

Menu

Celiac Sweethearts at Cimarron

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 6:30 pm

G L U T E N – F R E E D I N N E R M E N U

- Salads -

1) Apple walnut spring salad with rice wine vinaigrette; $4

2) Winter vegetable salad (zucchini & squash julienne) with blue cheese basil vinaigrette; $4

3) Roasted fennel & tomato salad with cranberry vinaigrette; $4

- Entrees -

Beef

4) Petite filet of beef with Merlot caramelized onions; $18

5) Spinach & gruyere stuffed flank steak with roasted pepper coulis; $16

Chicken

6) Poached chicken roullad’e with Boursin cheese, spinach & basil cream (or without cream); $14

7) Grilled breast of chicken with citrus, tarragon chutney; $14

Pork

8) Grilled pork loin with apple, raisin chutney; $17

9) Sautéed pork medallions with tomato, cucumber remoulade; $17

Seafood

10) Grilled Atlantic salmon with pistachio, orange vinaigrette; $18

11) Grilled Ahi tuna with caper, soya aioli; $18

Side Items (all entrees include sautéed vegetables plus your choice of additional side item)

12) Au gratin potatoes

13) Jasmine rice

- Desserts -

14) Assorted mixed berries with crème Anglais’e; $5

15) Peppermint brownie torte; $5

16) Hot fudge nut sundae; $3

Redbridge Beer will be available & all “wines by the glass” will be ½ price.

Guests not requiring gluten-free meals may order from the standard menu upon arrival.

Celiac Disease by the Numbers

1 out of every 133 Americans (about 3 million people) has CD.
97% of Americans estimated to have CD are not diagnosed.
CD has over 300 known symptoms although some people experience none.
Age of diagnosis is key: If you are diagnosed between age 2-4, your chance of getting an additional autoimmune disorder is 10.5%. Over the age of 20, that rockets up to 34%.
30% of the US population is estimated to have the genes necessary for CD.
2.5 babies are born every minute in the USA with the genetic makeup to have CD.
There are 15 states in the US with populations less than the total number of Celiacs in the US.
CD affects more people in the US than Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease combined.
500,000 new Celiac diagnoses are expected to occur in the US by 2012 -- thanks to efforts to raise public awareness of the disease.
People with CD dine out 80% less than they used to before diagnosis and believe less than 10% of eating establishments have a 'very good' or 'good' understanding of GF diets.
It takes an average of 11 years for patients to be properly diagnosed with CD even though a simple blood test exists.
The average cost of misdiagnosis is $5,000 - $12,000 per person per year. Improving the time to diagnosis could save the health care system millions of dollars annually in unnecessary medical care.
A recent study by Packaged Facts projects that the sales of GF food will reach $2.63 Billion by 2012.
GF foods are, on average, 242% more expensive then their non-GF counterparts.
The smallest amount of gluten which has been shown by a biopsy to cause damage to a Celiac is 0.1 gram per day - or 1/48th of a slice of bread.
The Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act became law in 2006 allowing for easier reading of food labels for those with CD. What took so long?
12% of people in the US who have Down Syndrome also have CD.
6% of people in the US who have Type 1 Diabetes also have CD.
Among people who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with celiac, as many as 1 in 22 people may have the disease.
There are currently 0 drugs available to treat CD.