Location

Jersey City, NJUSA
(Hometown: Jersey City)

Member of this
Meetup Group since

June 21, 2006

Introduction

hi, i'm ben.

Do you have Celiac Disease? If so, when were you diagnosed?

No answer yet

Do you live in NYC? If not, where do you live?

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What kind of events are you interested in?

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Are you interested in organizing events?

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Additional Information

"i am celiac, hear me roar? this is my dog chloe. she likes sushi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4q1ua..."

What ben cappel is saying about this Meetup Group

They are not NEARLY as smelly as you might expect. =)

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Latest activity

  • New Discussion
    ben cappel started a new discussion - 3 days ago
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    Celiac WIRED magazine writer

    "A writer for WIRED magazine has celiac disease, and it was a factor in a recent feature where he tried to disappear for a month and evade a large public manhunt: http://www.wired.com/..."

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    ben cappel replied to a discussion - 7 days ago
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    Help get Chipotle to use TONGS!

    "Hi Fawn - thanks for the tip about the new tubs of cheese and lettuce. I'll give that a try next time I go to Chipotle...."

  • New Discussion Reply
    ben cappel replied to a discussion - 2 weeks ago
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    Gluten-Free NYC Boutique Back in Business

    "I like the ABCDEGFHIJK... ones!"

  • New Discussion
    ben cappel started a new discussion - 3 weeks ago
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    Help get Chipotle to use TONGS!

    "Hey everyone, I've started an online petition to try to get Chipotle to start using TONGS when they serve their food...."

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    ben cappel replied to a discussion - 4 weeks ago
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    Ruth Kleinman

    "Aileen had contacted me to inquire about Ruth. I hadn't heard from her for quite a while either...and I felt somewhere deep down that she might have passed away and I couldn't face it. She was such a sweet lady...."

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    ben cappel replied to a discussion - Oct 14
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    GF mixes from Betty Crocker

    "Jimmy - you really do have an eye for detail! Wouldn't it be fascinating if they were both exactly the same product, packaged two entirely different ways, produced by a third-party white-label GF baking mix company in Canada?..."

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    ben cappel replied to a discussion - Oct 12
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    Burning feeling in stomach

    "i guess you could describe one sort of gluten reaction as feeling like burning in your stomach. one of the immediate symptoms i get is more of an acute ache/soreness. hard to describe precisely...."

  • New Discussion Reply
    ben cappel replied to a discussion - Sep 28
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    Finally found a 'safe' GF fruity cereal!

    "Got four more boxes today to keep some around in case they stop making it! Also, instead of taking a pic I found a link to it that also has a pic: https://www.wegmans.c..."

  • New Discussion Reply
    ben cappel replied to a discussion - Sep 27
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    Friedman's Deli - YUM!

    "Just wanted to post that I went to Friedman's Lunch on Saturday and every single time I go it keeps getting better...."

  • New Discussion Reply
    ben cappel replied to a discussion (latest of 2) - Sep 19

    Finally found a 'safe' GF fruity cereal!

    "Hi Richard - I had a fairly cautious attitude about the GF Chex that hit the market probably almost a year ago now...."