Gluten-Free Events Calendar
If it’s gluten free and happening in Victoria, Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands, you’ll find it listed here! From tastings to contests, farmer’s markets to food trucks – this is your calendar to Gluten-Free Paradise! Join Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies and add a new restaurant – and possibly a new gluten-free friend – to your repertoire!
🏄♂️. It’s Party Time in Cook Street Village and You’re Invited!🏄♂️. thecookstvillage.com/thevillageblockparty • Village Block Party Facebook • Instagram
Poke Fresh • 240 Cook Street • 250-380-0669 See map
- Poke originates from Hawaii, fusing fresh diced fish with rice, veggies and an array of delicious toppings. Prepared with high-quality, rich-tasting and fresh ingredients. Poke Fresh chefs are knowledgeable about gluten free and ready to create a handcrafted bowl that will send your taste buds on a vacation to paradise … or at least Hawaii. Come on down to Cook Street and customize a bowl unique to you! Learn more here …
- pokefresh.ca • Facebook • Instagram • Contact
- MENU – Always make your needs known to servers. The gluten status of ingredients may change, but staff is well informed.
- SAUCES – 100% Gluten-Free – Purchase Bottles to Go.
- NEW! Shaved Ice – Blood Orange • Lemon • Lime
- Now serving gluten-free Lonetree Cider & Calliope Sauvignon Blanc
- Delivery: Skip the Dishes • Doordash
- Poke Fresh Menu
- Poke Fresh Caters!
- Find Poke Fresh in Broadmead Village!
- Right next door to the iconic Lifestyle Markets, Big Wheel enjoys a solid reputation with gluten-free diners for their dedicated deep-fryer, yummy gluten-free buns and their careful protocol!
- Get the Big Wheel App! iPhone • Android
- Facebook • Instagram • Twitter
- Big Wheel Burger Menu
- View Big Wheel Burger’s Secret Menu – Tell No One!
- Gluten-Free Crispy Chicken! Believe it! Cooked in Big Wheel’s dedicated GF fryer. Order it on the Big Crunch Burger on a GF bun or add it to Big Wheel’s Shaker Salad to make it a meal!
- Oat-Sensitive Celiacs: Big Wheel Burger uses Bob’s Red Mill Pure Oats in their gluten-free Nashville and Black Bean & Yam plant-based burgers.
- Find Big Wheel Burger at Westside Mall • Gateway Village • Langford • Nanaimo
Taco Revolution 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck
Everything Taco Rev serves is gluten-free, handmade from scratch in house and served with a passion and dedication to deliciousness and authenticity. It is our mission to deliver the exact same taco you would find on a street in Mexico. Every taco we serve, from the Chorizo Vegetariano to the Fish Taco, to the Chicken Tinga are all pulled directly from Mexico’s taco culture. We have dared to bring those flavours north and share them with you. It is time to taste a taco as it was meant to be; it is time for a true north Taco Revolution!
Taco Revolution Website • Schedule • Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
NEW! Taco Revolution 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck Now Delivers – through Door Dash & Feastify!
See bit.ly/DoorDashTaco See Feastify NEW! Toll-Free Number! Place an order at 1-833-TACO-REV (1-833-822-6738).
Lifestyle Markets • 343 Cook St • 250-381-5450 • See map
- Since 1995, Lifestyle Markets on offers the most comprehensive selection of gluten-free flours and baking ingredients in British Columbia. Their location in the heart of Cook Street Village may be smaller but there are still hundreds of amazing organic foods, supplements and natural body care. Order anything you like to be brought in! Learn more …
- LifestyleMarkets.com • Facebook • Instagram • Twitter
- View Lifestyle Markets Gluten-Free Product List
- View Lifestyle Markets Gluten-Free Sales
- View the Complete Lifestyle Markets Flyer
- View Lifestyle Markets Complete Product List
- Read Lifestyle Markets’ Blog
- Visit the store on Video!
- Lifestyle Markets on Douglas • Lifestyle Select in Sidney
El Faro Flour Market Table at Qualicum Beach Farmer’s Market • Facebook • Instagram
Gluten-Free Cookies and El Faro Market’s famous flour for sale!
El Faro Gluten Free Flour – Artisan Blend – Hand-crafted in Small Batches in Parksville, Vancouver Island.
- “Your flour has given me my life back. I can bake again for the first time in years confidently.”
Watch the El Faro Flour video!
Secret El Faro Flour Scone Recipe!
El Faro Chocolate Cookies!
From desserts to scones to fish & chips, El Faro’s Flour Blend forms the foundation of all of the baking at El Faro Fusion’s 100% gluten-free restaurant. Now we can enjoy their artisan mix in our own kitchens!
HOURS: Thurs 4-8 • Fri + Sat 12-8 • Sun 12-5
“From hard times come small gifts. In the spring of 2019 we formulated our gluten-free flour and then sidelined the project. During Covid we couldn’t find our favourite gluten-free flour and everything we tried just didn’t measure up to our expectations in creating our favourite baked goods.”
“We pulled out the formula we created and made our favourite scones with it. We nailed it!! The quality, taste and texture were beyond our wildest dreams for anything gluten free. We then shared it with our valued customers and friends for feedback and their overwhelming positive feedback and encouragement led us to you!! We are so excited for you to try our flour for all of your baking adventures!”
“We would love to hear from you. Please feel free to share your baking adventures with us at elfarofusion@yahoo.com“
Testimonials
“Little by little I am working through my favourite cookie recipes now using your flour. Nothing but success! These ones are particularly good, ginger crinkles! They turned out better than ever. With your flour I am actually thoroughly enjoying baking (and eating) my gluten-free treats again!”
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“Today I made one of my favourite recipes that I haven’t been able to make for years … Toblerone Shortbread. Oh my goodness, they turned out so well! You’ve restored my faith in baking. Thank you so much!”
Ingredients: Brown Rice Flour, White Rice Flour, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Sorghum Flour, Sweet Rice Flour, Arrowroot Starch and Xanthan Gum.
Carrying Retailers
- BCause
- Better U Market (Qualicum Beach)
- Chemainus Health Food Store
- Country Grocer (Salt Spring Island)
- El Faro 100% Gluten-Free Restaurant & Market (631 Island Highway in Parksville)
- Edible Island (Courtney)
- Fairway Market (Quadra)
- Farmgate Store (Mayne Island)
- Gaia Grocery (Tofino)
- Lifestyle Markets (Douglas Street)
- Market on Millstream (Langford)
- Market on Yates (Victoria)
- Old Farm Market (Oak Bay)
- Pepper’s Foods (Cadboro Bay)
- Pomme Natural Market (Nanaimo)
- Tru Value Foods (Pender Island)
El Faro Fusion 100% Gluten-Free Restaurant in Parksville
“We put love in our food and it comes back to us! If you’re one of life’s adventurers, you will always be welcome at El Faro.”
HOURS: Thurs 4-8 • Fri + Sat 12-8 • Sun 12-5
About El Faro
“At El Faro, we create 100% gluten-free, oat-free naturally hand-crafted fusion cuisine. We believe that good food heals the body as well as the soul. All our dishes are vibrant, delicious, fresh and fun and made with locally sourced, organic and sustainable ingredients.” Learn more …
- “We stopped in on Sunday and this place is great. At first we drove right past it, the outside doesn’t jump out at you as a restaurant. Don’t let that fool you, the food was outstanding. To me, the hallmark of a good/great celiac eatery is that as you eat your food, you would never know that everything is gluten free. Four of us weren’t celiac and the meal was delicious. Any time we venture as far north as Nanaimo, we’ll be taking a detour through Parksville to eat here, we barely scratched the surface of the menu.”
♂️. thevillageblockparty.com • Village Block Party Facebook • Instagram
Poke Fresh • 240 Cook Street • 250-380-0669 See map
- Poke originates from Hawaii, fusing fresh diced fish with rice, veggies and an array of delicious toppings. Prepared with high-quality, rich-tasting and fresh ingredients. Poke Fresh chefs are knowledgeable about gluten free and ready to create a handcrafted bowl that will send your taste buds on a vacation to paradise … or at least Hawaii. Come on down to Cook Street and customize a bowl unique to you! Learn more here …
- pokefresh.ca • Facebook • Instagram • Contact
- MENU – Always make your needs known to servers. The gluten status of ingredients may change, but staff is well informed.
- SAUCES – 100% Gluten-Free – Purchase Bottles to Go.
- NEW! Shaved Ice – Blood Orange • Lemon • Lime
- Now serving gluten-free Lonetree Cider & Calliope Sauvignon Blanc
- Delivery: Skip the Dishes • Doordash
- Poke Fresh Menu
- Poke Fresh Caters!
- Find Poke Fresh in Broadmead Village!
- Right next door to the iconic Lifestyle Markets, Big Wheel enjoys a solid reputation with gluten-free diners for their dedicated deep-fryer, yummy gluten-free buns and their careful protocol!
- Get the Big Wheel App! iPhone • Android
- Facebook • Instagram • Twitter
- Big Wheel Burger Menu
- View Big Wheel Burger’s Secret Menu – Tell No One!
- Gluten-Free Crispy Chicken! Believe it! Cooked in Big Wheel’s dedicated GF fryer. Order it on the Big Crunch Burger on a GF bun or add it to Big Wheel’s Shaker Salad to make it a meal!
- Oat-Sensitive Celiacs: Big Wheel Burger uses Bob’s Red Mill Pure Oats in their gluten-free Nashville and Black Bean & Yam plant-based burgers.
- Find Big Wheel Burger at Westside Mall • Gateway Village • Langford • Nanaimo
CHURROS & MOR • 325 Cook St in the Food Court • 250-986-9455 • See map
- What are churros? Think Mexican donuts, only better! A crispy exterior with soft, chewy insides, Jorge uses gluten-free flour to make them. Deep-fried, then rolled in cinnamon and sugar, topped with your choice of strawberry, chocolate or caramel sauce. Ask for ‘Roses’ if you love (vegan) ice cream’
- churrosandmor.com • Instagram • Facebook • contact@churrosandmor.com 250-986-9455
- Mon & Thurs Noon – 7.00. Fri – Sat – Sun 10.00 – 20.00 Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays. Hours may vary by season.
- Now available via Uber Eats, DoorDash & SkiptheDishes!
- Created in a 100% gluten-free, vegan setting.
Lifestyle Markets • 343 Cook St • 250-381-5450 • See map
- Since 1995, Lifestyle Markets on offers the most comprehensive selection of gluten-free flours and baking ingredients in British Columbia. Their location in the heart of Cook Street Village may be smaller but there are still hundreds of amazing organic foods, supplements and natural body care. Order anything you like to be brought in! Learn more …
- LifestyleMarkets.com • Facebook • Instagram • Twitter
- View Lifestyle Markets Gluten-Free Product List
- View Lifestyle Markets Gluten-Free Sales
- View the Complete Lifestyle Markets Flyer
- View Lifestyle Markets Complete Product List
- Read Lifestyle Markets’ Blog
- Visit the store on Video!
- Lifestyle Markets on Douglas • Lifestyle Select in Sidney
