The Celiac Scene E-News | October 2020
Your Gluten-Free Guide to Victoria, Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands
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News from The Celiac Scene
• KOB Gluten-Free Online Thanksgiving Baking Class $15.50
• Celiac Starts Port Alberni Facebook Support Group
• CFIA Updates President’s Choice ‘Gluten-Free’ Chicken Strips Recall
• Nutritional Deficiencies Common in Gluten-Free Diet
• CD Linked with Increased IBS & Constipation Risk in Children
• Food Sensitivity Testing Misused, Misinterpreted, Invalid
• Small Pollution Study Intrigues Celiac Disease Experts
• CD & NCGS – New Biomarker Might Tell Them Apart
• Purely Sweet Gluten-Free Bakery Truck
Selena’s Instagram Corner
• Q & A Instagram Tuesdays with Selena De Vries, RD
• How to Read Labels in Canada – Part 1
• How to Read Labels in Canada – Part 2
• How to Communicate Your Gluten-Free Needs
• Book an Appointment with Selena!
A Canadian Celiac Podcast – Listen & Learn at Your Leisure!
• FREE Online CCA Conference Coming in November
• Giovanni Angelucci, founder of Queen Street Bakery
• Janet Bolton, Incoming President of the CCA
• Celiac Scene News Round Up on ‘A Canadian Celiac Podcast’
Celiac-Friendly Restaurants
• Updated! 2020 Safe Fries List for Vancouver Island
• Victoria’s Virtuous Pie – Pizza & Ice Cream Impresses
• Gift Certificates at 900 Degrees
• Pirate Chips Gift Certificate
• Dosa Paragon No Longer 100% Gluten Free
• 900˚ Wood-Fired Pizzeria – UPDATES • Big Wheel Burger – UPDATES • Floating Fish Store – UPDATES • Joint Pizzeria – UPDATES • Noodle Box – UPDATES • Pirate Chips Nanaimo – UPDATES • Poke Fresh – UPDATES • Rawthentic Eatery – UPDATES • Rock Cod Cafe – UPDATES • Royal Spice Indian Restaurant – UPDATES • Six Mile Pub – UPDATES • Taco Revolution Food Truck – UPDATES • Taste – A Place For Coffee – UPDATES • Union Street Grill – UPDATES •
Socially-Safe Celiac Events
• Bake My Day Comes to Town! Order Deadline October 7th – 10am
• Victoria! Art of Slow Food Sourdough Workshop – October 11
• Every Day – Taco Revolution Food Truck @ Red Arrow Brewing
• Every Day – Gluten-Free Lunch Buffet at Royal Spice
• Tuesday & Friday Retailer Deliveries – Art of Slow Food Sourdough Bread
• Noon Thursdays – IXIM / Taco Revolution – COW OP Ordering Starts
• Noon Thursdays – Bake My Day – COW OP Ordering Starts
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food Sourdough Bread @ Moss Street Market
• Tuesdays – Instagram Q & A with Selena De Vries, RD
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Our Favourite Gluten-Free Products and Services
• Care Bakery Makes Culinaire Magazine
• 60+ Grimm’s Fine Foods Meal Suggestions
• Bake My Day Comes to Town! Order Deadline October 7th – 10am
Abuelo’s Corn Tortillas • Art of Slow Food • Bake My Day • Bard’s Beer • Care Bakery • Chef Pola Culinary • Cloud 9 Specialty Bakery • CORN THINS by Real Foods • Glutenull • Gluten Free KOB Online Baking Classes • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Healthbean Nutrition • Hertel Meats • IXIM Tortillas by Taco Revolution • MyHealthyGut App • O’Doughs • Royal Nuts • Wendel’s True Foods • Wise Bites
Retailers Who Care About Celiacs
• Online Ordering Arrives at Pepper’s Foods!
• Pepper’s Foods Gluten-Free Products Online!
- Abuelo’s Corn Tortilla Factory – UPDATES • Country Grocer – UPDATES • Deep Cove Market – UPDATES • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores – UPDATES • Mother Nature’s Market & Deli – UPDATES • Pepper’s Foods – UPDATES • Pomme Natural Foods Nanaimo – UPDATES • Rawthentic Eatery – UPDATES • The Market Stores – UPDATES
Discounts & Sale Days
• Every Day – 10% Student Discount – Pepper’s Foods
• Tuesdays – Pepper’s Foods Flyer
• Tuesdays – 7% Senior & Student Discount Days – Mother Nature’s Market & Deli
• 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
Gluten-Free Recipes
• Complete Thanksgiving Dinner by Everyday Gluten-Free Gourmet
• KOB Gluten-Free Online Thanksgiving Baking Class $15.50
• Musings by Mia – Gluten-Free Pasteis de Nata
• 60+ Grimm’s Fine Foods Meal Suggestions
• Corn Thins – Thanksgiving and Hallowe’en Ideas!
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2020 GLUTEN-FREE FAST FOOD LIST!
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.