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Restaurant specializes in gluten-free goodness

Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012 - By Karla Arias Alvarado
After striving to formulate delicious gluten-free recipes and a special flour to prepare dishes for her daughter, who has celiac disease, Mayela Quesada used her hard-earned knowledge to open Café-Tal restaurant in the western San José district of Rohrmoser.
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Café-Tal restaurant serves 100 percent gluten-free dishes such as delicious chicken crepes.

From the look of it, Café-Tal stands out as a place to have a delicious meal made with amazing ingredients. Its menu featuring traditionally flour-based dishes like crepes, pizzas and desserts belies the fact that Café-Tal is a 100 percent gluten-free restaurant and growing food distribution business that caters to people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. 

It all started eight years ago, when the second of Mayela Quesada’s three children was born. The family had a medical scare when Quesada’s daughter, Andrea Trujillo, reached 18 months weighing only 7 kilograms, malnourished and suffering from stomach problems. 

The little girl was diagnosed with celiac disease. Her parents, both doctors, had to rethink their family’s eating habits, including eliminating most processed foods from the kitchen cupboards. 

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Cafe Tal is gone. I went today for lunch and found the restaurant closed, completely cleared out, and with a "for rent" sign on the building. Guess they didn't like the review?
Please support my petition for the Girl Scouts to sell a gluten free and allergen free cookie. http://www.change.org/petitions/encourage-the-girl-scouts-to-sell-an-allergen-free-cookie

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