Fwd: RE: question on gluten free pasta offering at OSF

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FYI - received the following back from the Spaghetti Factory today on my questions on their new GF pasta offering...thought you would all appreciate...Note: forwarded message attached.

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Dear ,

Thanks for

your email! I checked with our Kitchen

Operations department and they confirmed that the Gluten Free pasta is cooked separately, stored

separately and reheated separately in all of the restaurants.

We

also have the following Gluten Free options available at all of our locations.

Main Courses:

*

Baked Chicken. This is a chicken breast with the wing bone attached. It is

marinated in oil and spices and baked in the oven. You can order this meal with

the broccoli and or a side of Gluten Free pasta if it is available.

*

Caesar Salad (with or without chicken) - ask for it without the croutons and

note that there is a small amount of White Worcestershire Sauce in the Caesar

Dressing.

Sauces

*

Tomato Sauce

*

Mushroom Sauce

Side Dishes:

*

Chicken Fajita strips. These are grilled chicken strips and have no

breading. They are a great

addition to the Caesar Salad!

*

Broccoli covered with Mizithra cheese, Brown butter and Olive oil.

*

Italian Sausage

Soups and Salads:

*

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing.

(Select

test areas Only):

*

Cobb Salad

*

Salmon Tuscany without the Orzo pilaf

*

Mango Chicken Salad (note, there is a small amount of Worcestershire Sauce in

this salad)

As

you mentioned in your email, we DO also suggest that you make sure to alert

your server to your food allergies so they can better help you with your

special order. We hope this information helps and we look forward to serving

you!

Sincerely,

The Old Spaghetti Factory

-----Original

Message-----

From: Horvath

[mailto:laura_horvath@...]

Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 12:39

PM

Administrator

Subject: question on gluten free

pasta offering at OSF

Hello,

I had a

few quick questions on your new offering of gluten free pasta at your

location in San california..

First, let me

say 'thank you'...my entire family is now on a gluten free diet and we so

tremendously appreciate when fabulous restaurants like yours recognise

it..thanks!

Second, I

just had a few questions on your 'processes' when cooking GF pasta...mostly

around cross contamination issues...

1. Do

you cook the GF pasta seperately from the other pasta (different pots, clean

water, different strainers, etc..) to ensure no 'wheat starch' from the regular

pasta gets in the GF pasta?

2. Do

you list the ingredients of your pasta sauces (i.e. to ensure that they have no

gluten as well)? what about other items on the menu like the ice cream

(gluten can be everywhere!??!)?

3. Any

additional tips when dining at one of your restaurants (i.e. ask for a manager to

ensure GF dinner, etc.)

Again, THANK

YOU!!!

Horvath

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