The Celiac Scene E-News | April 2022
Your Gluten-Free Guide to Victoria, Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands
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TOTAL PREPARE: Camping • Hiking • Boating • Cycling • Emergency Preparedness
• Maps to Hundreds of Restaurants Celiacs Trust across Vancouver Island
• Celiac-Safe Fish, Chips, Onion Rings, Poutine & more across Vancouver Island
• Update from Honeycomb Restaurant App – Search by Allergens & Diets
• Celiac Frozen with Fear Meets with Dr. Phil
• Class 1 Food Recall Cavendish Farms Classic Hash Brown Patties & Potato Patties
• Beware: Earth’s Own Products (with gluten) Now Arriving at Coffee Shops
• Did You Keep Bloating a Secret? You’re Not Alone!
• Falling in Love with a Celiac
• Interview with Dr. Melissa Ing, Dental Educator
• Interview with The Allergy Chef
• Celiac Scene News Round Up
GLUTEN-FREE WEIGH IN PODCAST with Aaron
• Bariatric Surgery Prep Leads to Surprise Diagnosis with Celiac Disease
• Preparing for Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery
• 15 Gluten-Free Finds at Costco
• Podcast Interview with Andrea Hardy, RD on Ignite Nutrition
• Tuesdays Instagram Questions & Answers
• Selena’s Symptom Relief Facebook Group
GLUTEN FREE RECIPES & ONLINE CLASSES
• Real Food Corn Thins April Recipe Ideas
• Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet Zoom Class Calendar
- $30/kitchen for most classes. Invite friends & family
- April 2| Yeast Bread Series – Pizza
- April 9 | Understanding Gluten Free Flour
- April 27: Homemade Pasta
- May 6 – Master Gluten Free Pastry
CELIAC-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS
• El Faro 100% Gluten-Free Restaurant Parksville – Live Entertainment Saturday, April 2nd
• Floating Fish Store Launches Spring Menu!
• Bare Bones Fish & Chips Brings in Gluten-Free Beer
• The Art of Slow Food Gluten-Free Cafe & Bakery – New Hours! New Menus! New Markets!
• All You Can Eat – Pirate Chips Nanaimo Returns – Thursdays – Mondays
900˚ Wood-Fired Pizzeria • Art of Slow Food 100% Gluten-Free Cafe & Bakery • Bare Bones Fish & Chips 100% Gluten-Free Restaurant • Big Wheel Burger • El Faro Fusion 100% Gluten Free Restaurant • Floating Fish Store • Joint Pizzeria • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • Noodlebox • Pirate Chips Nanaimo • Poke Fresh • Six Mile Pub • Taco Revolution 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck
* Questions to Ask When Dining Out Gluten-Free
GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS & SERVICES!
• Update from Honeycomb Restaurant App – Search by Allergens & Diets
• New Packaging! New Sizes! MAiiZ Gluten-Free Tortillas!
• Royal Nuts! So much more than nuts! Gluten-free seeds and dried fruit, too!
• chef Pola’s Granola! A light healthy crunch!
• Easy Peasy Tilly’s Galley Fiesta Rice Tortillas!
Art of Slow Food • Bake My Day • Celiac Kid Stuff • Chef Pola Culinary • Cloud 9 Gluten Free Mixes • Cocoabeans Flour Mixes • CORN THINS by Real Foods • Country Prime Meat Snacks • El Faro Gluten Free Flour • Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet • Glutenull • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Healthbean Nutrition • Hertel Meats • Honeycomb.ai Restaurant App • House of Yee Premium Dumplings • Jenny’s Smoke Shack • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillas • O’Doughs • Royal Nuts • Stella’s Perogies • Taco Revolution Mexican Foods • Tilly’s Galley Gourmet Meals • TOTAL PREPARE • Trumps Food Chocolate Hazelnut Tortes • Wendel’s True Foods • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith • Wise Bites
GLUTEN-FREE EVENTS RETURN
• Saturday, April 2nd – Art of Slow Food at Salt Spring Farmer’s Market
• Saturday, April 2nd – El Faro 100% Gluten-Free Restaurant Parksville – Live Entertainment
• Friday, April 22nd – Earth Day at Pomme Natural Markets. 10% Off Store-Wide
• Mon-Tues – Taco Revolution Food Truck at Red Arrow Brewing
• Wed-Thurs-Fri – Taco Revolution Food Truck in Mill Bay
• Weds – Mention The Celiac Scene for 10% off at Floating Fish Store
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Foods @ Qualicum Beach Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Foods & Food Truck @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• Note: Art of Slow Food resumes Moss Street Market May 7, 2022
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GLUTEN-FREE RETAILERS
• Wild Poppy Market in Ladysmith Adjusts Hours – Now Closed Sundays
• Country Grocer Shines the Spotlight on Celiac Disease
Art of Slow Food Cafe & Bakery • Country Grocer • Deep Cove Market • El Faro Market • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • Mother Nature’s Market & Deli • Pepper’s Foods • Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo • The Market Stores • TOTAL PREPARE • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith
DISCOUNT & SALE DAYS
• Every Day is Senior & Student Discount Day at Mother Nature’s
• Every Day – 10% Student Discount – Pepper’s Foods
• Tuesdays – Pepper’s Foods Flyer
• Tuesday – Wednesday – 10% Senior’s Discount – Pepper’s Foods
• Thursdays – The Market Stores Flyer
• Fridays – Country Grocer Flyer
• Monthly – Lifestyle Markets Flyer
• Monthly – Mother Nature’s Market & Deli Flyer
• Monthly – Pomme Natural Market’s Flyer
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2022 GLUTEN-FREE FAST FOOD LIST!
• Vancouver Island Safe Fries, Onion Rings, Fish & Chips & Deep-Fried S’mores
Did you know that more than 60 gluten-free fast-food restaurants in Canada and a whopping 250 restaurants across the United States make an online commitment to meeting the needs of the gluten free. Note that gluten-free ingredients and offerings vary by country.
• Gluten-Free Guide to Fast Food Dining – Canada
• Gluten-Free Guide to Fast Food Dining – USA
Remember – these listings are a guide, NOT a guarantee. ALWAYS Ask Gluten-Free Questions and determine for yourself whether any given location, chef or server can deliver on their gluten-free promise.
