The Celiac Scene E-News | March 2023
Your Gluten-Free Guide to Victoria, Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands
The Celiac Scene e-News – March Edition
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NEWS FROM THE CELIAC SCENE
• Breaking News! Gluten-Free Oat Milk is Back!
• Our Friends with Dermatitis Herpetiformis
• Gluten-Removed Beers Do Not Cut it for Celiacs!
• RECALL: MacMillan’s Specialty Foods brand McCain 3/8″ Staycrisp Straight Cut Fries
• RECALL: Apetito HFS Brand & Heart to Home Meals Brand Meatballs
SELENA’S CORNER
• Over-the-Counter Flu & Cold Meds that are Safe for Celiacs!
• Book Your Free 20 Minute Online Video Chat
• Tune into Selena’s GF Q&A’s Tuesdays on Instagram
• Gluten-Free Down Under – Sue Visits Australia
• A Summary of Interviews with Asymptomatic Celiacs
• Celiac Scene News Round Up
GLUTEN FREE WEIGH IN
• Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery – Gratitude & Regrets
• Reflections on a 100 Pound Weight Loss
GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
• Bake My Day Delivers to Victoria & Sidney – Order deadline March 8th
• Alkeme Artisan Bakery Brings Us Baguettes
• O’Doughs Introduces O’Dippers
• Taco Revolution – More than an Awesome 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck!
• Art of Slow Foods Sourdough Loaves & Cinnamon Buns Back in Oak Bay
• 5 flavours of House Of Yee Fine Foods Dumplings Now at Choices Markets
• Tilly’s Galley Rice & Chowder Mixes Made on Vancouver Island
Alkeme Artisan Bakery • Art of Slow Food • Bake My Day • B-glutenfreevictoria • Chef Pola Culinary • Cloud 9 Gluten Free Mixes • CORN THINS by Real Foods • Country Prime Meat Snacks • El Faro Gluten Free Flour • Glutenull • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Healthbean Nutrition • Hertel Meats • Honeycomb.ai Restaurant App • House of Yee Premium Dumplings • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillas • Millstone Farms Stone-Milled Flours • O’Doughs • Pilling Foods – Good Eats • Royal Nuts • Stella’s Perogies • Taco Revolution Mexican Foods • Tilly’s Galley Gourmet Meals • TOTAL PREPARE • Wendel’s True Foods • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith • Wise Bites
Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies are Back! Join us on Sunday, March 19th at 4pm at Six Mile Pub
RSVP to [email protected] or through GF Foodies Meet Up.
• Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Six Mile Pub
• Love was in the Air at 900 Degrees BiSTRO in Sidney
• Discount Wednesdays’ are Back at The Fish Store – Seafood Restaurant in Victoria!
• Gourmet Gluten-Free Tator Tots at Totchos in Langford
• 100% Gluten-Free El Faro Restaurant in Parksville Launches New Menus & Donut Holes!
• 2023 Safe Fries List for Vancouver Island
• Maps to Hundreds of Celiac-Trusted Restaurants on Vancouver Island
900˚ Wood-Fired Pizzeria • 900˚ Bistro Sidney • Art of Slow Food 100% Gluten-Free Cafe & Bakery • Bare Bones Fish & Chips 100% Gluten-Free Kitchen • Big Wheel Burger • El Faro Fusion 100% Gluten Free Restaurant • Floating Fish Store • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • Noodlebox • Poke Fresh • Six Mile Pub • Taco Revolution 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck
* Questions to Ask When Dining Out Gluten-Free
GLUTEN-FREE RETAILERS
• Country Grocer Acquires Four 49th Parallel Stores
• Pomme Natural Market Birthday Party March 11 – Nanaimo & Port Coquitlam
Art of Slow Food Cafe & Bakery • Country Grocer • El Faro Market • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • M&M Food Market Belmont • Millstone Farm & Organics • Pepper’s Foods • Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo • The Market Stores • TOTAL PREPARE • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith
DISCOUNT & SALE DAYS
• Every Day – 10% Student Discount – Pepper’s Foods
• Tuesdays – Pepper’s Foods Flyer
• Tuesday – Wednesday – 10% Senior’s Discount – Pepper’s Foods
• Thursdays – Belmont MandM Food Market
• Thursdays – The Market Stores Flyer
• Fridays – Country Grocer Flyer
• Monthly – Lifestyle Markets Flyer
• Monthly – Pomme Natural Market’s Flyer
• Wednesday, March 8 – Order deadline – Bake My Day – Victoria & Sidney
• Saturday, March 11 – Pomme Natural Market Birthday Party – Nanaimo & Port Coquitlam
• Friday, March 17 – Patrick’s Day at Six Mile Pub
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• Wednesdays • Floating Fish Store Resumes 10% Off – Mention The Celiac Scene!
• Thursdays & Fridays – Taco Revolution at Berkley’s Corner
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Mexican Foods @ Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Moss Street Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• NEW! Saturdays – B-glutenfreevictoria @ Langford Station Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Mexican Foods & Food Truck @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• Tuesdays – Taco Revolution Food Truck @ Red Arrow Brewing
• Selena’s GF Q&A’s Tuesdays on Instagram
• Yes! We Can Make Our Own Oat Milk & Oat Creamer!
• Oats, Oat Flour & Overnight Oats
• Real Foods Corn Thins Recipe Ideas
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2023 GLUTEN-FREE FAST FOOD LIST!
• Vancouver Island Safe Fries, Onion Rings, Fish & Chips
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.
