Dublin

On a trip to Dublin in May 2019, to attend a writing workshop, I took a couple of days to explore Dublin - particularly its food and writers. As always the food was gluten free with healthy inclinations. The exploring, not surprisingly, took on a writing theme, not because that is what I was there to do, but because it is a huge part of what Dublin is - a literary and poetic capital, of a literary and poetic people. Having Irish ancestry myself I was excited to set foot on this land for the first time and this little taste has left me in anticipation of my return to Ireland.

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New York

On a two-day trip to New York City in April 2018, I endeavoured to check out as many health and wellbeing-oriented cafes, restaurants, and shops as possible. Having Coeliac Disease myself everywhere I went had to have gluten free options, pretty much all of them offered vegetarian, vegan, organic, and locally-sourced options as well. Here is what I found, thought, ate, and the menu for each venue on the day I visited.

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