GLUTEN FREEDOM: Dr. Stephen Wangen, founder of the IBS Treatment Center, has a new book out called Healthier Without Wheat: A New Understanding of Wheat Allergies, Celiac Disease, and Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance. As you can tell from the title, his contention is that you don't have to have celiac disease to be gluten intolerant. Personally, we are disturbed by intolerance of any kind, so we are glad to hear that he's working on a cure--what? Just don't eat wheat? more ›

Did you know you can replace the egg noodles with rice on most of Boom Noodle's entrees? This means even those with wheat sensitivities or dieting diners (heh) can partake of the Japanese noodle house's scrumptious yaki soba flavors. Other Boom dishes we recommend for the wheat-sensitive are the mizuna salad (bright, tangy, has fried shallots), green beans with saikyo miso, sake-marinated Toban Beef, or the edamame puree (it's like hummus, but green). Incidentally, most of those are good options for the lactose-intolerant as well. Those dancing bonito flakes are so trippy, man, even on rice! Boom's at 12th and Pike on Capitol Hill. more ›