I just happened onto your website while reading glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com and clicking on various links. I have lived in Naperville for seven months now, and I have discovered a few helpful places to shop and eat safely. For grocery shopping, most Jewel-Osco stores in the Naperville area will have a health food section with a selection of breakfast cereals and some canned soups. There is a store right outside the Fox Valley Mall called The Fruitful Yield (you can check out their website at http://www.fruitfulyield.com) and they have, bar none, the best selection of gluten-free foods I have found here all under one roof (frozen TV dinners, corn dogs, personal pizzas, baking mixes, cookies, cereal, granola, soft pretzels, pies, you name it). The nearest Whole Foods is in Wheaton off Butterfield Road, not very far from Naperville. They have an extensive selection of products too, including Redbridge beer.

Restaurant-wise, there is a Biaggi’s on South Route 59 with a gluten-free menu. I live near Fridays on Route 59 and have been there a few times in the past several months, and now they recognize me and bring out their list of foods containing gluten. They are more than happy to accommodate me, and on more than one occasion the chef himself has come out and offered suggestions of dishes he could make for me to enjoy safely.

If Downers Grove is not too far for you, there is a pizzeria called Aurelio’s that apparently makes gluten-free pizza if you call ahead and specifically request it. I know one of the cooks there, and he has told me to just give them a call if I ever would like to pick up a pizza for dinner. I haven’t tried it yet, but you might check them out.

Good health and happy travels!

Good job on your food planning while on the road. I feel for you.