The CCA’s GF 101 Sessions are normally  ‘Members Only’ BUT because we know that so many people need this kind of support, we have opened up the webinar to the public. Everyone welcome! Who is Ellen Bayens?

Communication is the key ingredient to every successful gluten-free restaurant meal. When diners, chefs and servers are able to collaborate on what is required and what can be reasonably delivered, there is cause for celebration!

But where to begin?

The following is a list of suggested questions to help Start the Conversation on Celiac-Friendly Dining©. In very short order, the responses you receive will allow you to gage any given restaurant’s degree of  gluten awareness – and willingness.  For the very best outcome, call ahead or take your host or server aside before ordering.

NOTE: Restaurants that have carefully researched how to serve us love going into detail. If your questions are met with impatience and exasperation – go with your gut. When restaurants get gluten free right, reward them generously!

Question #1

• Please tell me about the meals  you recommend to diners who need to eat gluten free?

Ingredients

• What ingredients will be used to make my order?
• How do staff  know whether ingredients are really gluten free?
  • Says so on labels?
  • Checked product website?
  • Called the manufacturer?
  • Checked with The Celiac Scene? The CCA?
• Will pure spices, prepared seasonings or soy sauce made from wheat be used to make my meal?
• What other food items are cooked in the oil that ‘gluten-free’ items are cooked in?
• How are sauces and dressings thickened?

Procedures

• How will my server communicate with the kitchen that a gluten-free order has been placed?
• How are gluten-free orders prepared in relation to the regular flow of the kitchen?
• Will staff wash their hands / change gloves / change aprons clean surfaces before preparing my order?
• How do staff ensure that all utensils used in preparing my food are free from any trace of gluten?
  • Separate or scrubbed frying pan? Griddle scrubbed? Aluminum foil barrier? Dedicated pots? Dedicated colanders?
• What other precautions do staff take to minimize / prevent cross contamination?
• How will my server confirm with the kitchen that the order they are collecting has been prepared gluten free?
• How will my server confirm that the order they are delivering to me is gluten free?
  

How did the restaurant learn how to meet the needs of gluten-free diners?

• Through The Celiac Scene? Canadian Celiac Association?
• Registered dietitian? Local health authority?
• Staff members with celiac disease?
  

Questions Specific to Pizza Restaurants 

• The risk of cross contamination with airborne gluten flour is HIGH. Partake only if strict protocols are in place to protect your safety.
• Are ‘gluten-free’ crusts prepared on-site? 
  • During regular operations? Before regular production? During downtimes / days?
  • See questions in Ingredient section above.
• Are pre-made ‘gluten-free’ crusts purchased from a dedicated gluten-free manufacturer? Who is the manufacturer?
• How are gluten-free sauces and toppings prepared?
  • During regular operations? Before regular production? During downtimes / days
  • See questions in Ingredient section above.
• How do staff ensure that all utensils used in preparing gluten-free orders are free of any trace of gluten?
• How are utensils, crusts, sauces and toppings protected from cross-contamination with gluten while waiting to be used?
• How will my order be protected from cross-contamination with gluten once it has been prepared and/or while waiting to be served?

If the prospect of grilling restaurants about their gluten-free friendliness feels intimidating, you’ve got options!

Visit The Celiac Scene for restaurants that enjoy an excellent reputation within Victoria and Vancouver Island’s celiac community.

Join Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies to dine with a gluten-free group at carefully vetted restaurants. With more than 100 Meet-Ups under our belts, choose from a huge inventory of tried and tested celiac-friendly restaurants.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven.  Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

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Puff Pastry Tips from Dale! 

• If you have time, it’s best to thaw puff pastry overnight in the fridge.
• If you don’t have time, thaw it on the counter until it’s pliable enough to unfold without cracking, but still cool to the touch. Keep a close eye on it — if the dough feels very limp, refrigerate it for 30 minutes to help it firm up again.
• One of the biggest mistakes you can make is leaving it on the counter for too long. A room-temperature atmosphere will cause the puff pastry to wilt and become floppy. That, in turn, will make the layers stick, and render it almost impossible to work with. If your puff pastry gets too soft, return it to the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes before moving forward.
• Lightly roll out the puff pastry: Dust the top of the puff with just a little GF flour, then use a rolling pin to lightly roll. Puff pastry should be rolled out to approx. 4-5 mm depth.
• Follow any puff pastry recipe, remembering that ALL pastry (gluten-­free or not) ­ bakes off flakiest when chilled for a short time before baking in a hot oven ie 10-15 min in freezer first after making your ‘creation.’
• If you’re making a filled pastry, like a pot pie, for example, cut a few vents in the dough so hot air can escape and circulate as it bakes. If you skip this step, and you’ll have a soggy interior.
• We generally egg wash pastry before baking to give it that yummy golden colour
• A very general rule for baking the puff pastry is the following – bear in mind that oven temperatures vary.
• Set the oven to 200° C (400° F – gas 6) and bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes to 25 minutes. Check after 20 minutes as it’s easy to burn the edges from cooking for too long.
• Scraps can be gathered up and be re­used. Make sure that scraps are layered on top of each other – not scrunched up into a ball, before re-rolling.

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Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

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Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

Bake My Day is back at Sidney Farmer’s Market. Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm – June 15 to September 14th. Find them across the street from Serious Coffee.

Requests & pre-orders always welcome: 250-748-8450 • office@bakemyday.ca • PM via Facebook

Sidney Street Market • Facebook • Instagram

Fabulous fresh, ready-to-eat or ready-to-bake tarts, pies, turnovers and sausage rolls gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls  are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.

Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.

Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Victoria Deliveries

• Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
• Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés … 
• Product Tips

Ready to Eat!

Ready to Bake!

🐟 Join Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies at the Floating Fish Store at Fisherman’s Wharf on Saturday, October 28 at 1 pm.

Floating Fish Store is offering attendees a 25% discount on gluten-free fried items, in our honour!

MORE! $1.00 off Whistler GF Beer and $1.00 off Merridale Cider!

Enjoy the fresh air of Fisherman’s Wharf or cuddle up in their cozy, heated enclosure!

LOOK FOR ELLEN IN HER BRIGHT YELLOW SLICKER!

TESTIMONIAL

• Outstanding!!!!!!!!++ Gluten free everything, tastes like real. Any fish battered in gluten-free batter. Soooooo good. We had halibut rock cod and oysters UNBELIEVABLE !!!!!

• Click for English Menu • Français • Español • Deutsch • 简体中
• Fresh Fish • Blog – Fresh Catches • About the Floating Fish Store • floatingfishstore.com
• Contact the Fish Store • (250) 383-6462 • Facebook • Instagram • Twitter

Scan QR Code for Floating Fish Store’s Menu in 5 Languages!

• Lots of seating available on the dock or in their  cozy, heated licensed seating area
• Now serving hot chocolate, latte, espressos & cappuccinos
• Open 11:00 to 7:00, 7 days a week. 
• Call 250-383-6462 to pre-order
• Floating Fish Store is not using delivery services at this time.

Why the Gluten-Free Love the Floating Fish Store

• Dedicated deep fryer for fresh-cut, twice-fried gluten-free french fries
• Certified Gluten-Free Sorghum light-crisp batter for deep-fried fish, cooked in a dedicated fryer)
• Gluten-Free Home-Made Tartar Sauce & Coleslaw
• Gluten-Free Halibut Malu – Local Halibut simmered w/ onions, lentils, tomatoes & a hint of curry, finished w/ cilantro & lime
• Gluten-Free Tacos by Taco Revolution! – Soft corn tortilla, house smoked tomato salsa, shredded cabbage, citrus cream, fresh cilantro & lime
• Salads with home-made, gluten-free dressings: Toasted Sesame • Balsamic Vinaigrette • Buttermilk Ranch • Olive Oil w/ Balsamic Vinegar & Lemon
• Steamers​ – shellfish gently steamed & served when just done.
• The finest live oysters from BC waters served on a bed of ice, lemon & your choice of cocktail sauce, hot sauce, ginger, mignonette, preserved lemon mignonette, cucumber & jalapeno mignonette, pickled red onion mignonette or freshly grated horseradish
• Oyster selection varies by day. Come often!
• Daily Buck-a-Shuck from 4-5 pm
• View the menus below.

Celiac-Safe Touch – Let your server know that you require a gluten-free meal and they will call your order out,  all on its own.  No chance of collecting the wrong order.  Much appreciated!

Not only does the Floating Fish Stores cook seafood, they sell and ship it!

Kudos to The Floating Fish Store

• North America’s first 100% Ocean Wise Seafood Store & Restaurant
• Serving fresh catch from west coast waters – whenever possible
• Situated on Fisherman’s Wharf in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada
• Experience a working harbour and stroll among colourful houseboats
• Surrounded by seals in their natural environment – you can almost reach out and touch them!