Gluten-Free Events on Vancouver Island

Grimm’s Fine Foods @ Victoria Cheese and Meat Artisan Food and Beverage Festival

Sep 10 @ 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Victoria Cheese and Meat Artisan Food and Beverage Festival

DATE: Saturday, September 10 11:00 am to 9:00 pm with tastings at 11am, 3pm & 7pm
INFO & TICKETS: victoria.cheeseandmeatfestival.com
VENUE: Car Shop at Bayview (253 Esquimalt Road – access via Catherine Street)
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Explore the smell, tastes, and textures of the Cheese and Meat Festival. Taste your way through international and local artisan food and liquor samples. All guests will be given a small charcuterie board upon entry that will allow for samples to be placed on the board while vendors describe their offerings. The Festival also showcases a 60/40 food to beverage mix.

Grimm’s Fine Foods Will Be There! Gluten-Free Goodness We Can Trust!

All of Grimm’s Fine Foods’ meat products are gluten-free, soy-free and made without added MSG. A huge selection of their products are also lactose-free – check the ingredient label to be sure. Learn more about Grimm’s here …

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Endless Recipe Ideas!

“Grimm’s Fine Foods has been a trusted family favourite for over 60 years. We’re passionate about eating smart, and only use the freshest ingredients and leanest cuts. We guarantee that our products contain absolutely no fillers. We also try to make our products as low in salt and fat as possible.”

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Dine About @ Wild Poppy Bakery & Bistro

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Join Wild Poppy Market during the Cowichan Valley’s Veganuary Celebration – January 17 to February 4!
Enjoy a featured pasta, crisp market salad w/ homemade dressing & a freshly baked cookie! Just $20.50. ALL GLUTEN FREE!

Wild Poppy Market, formerly Wild Poppy Bistro, offers thoughtfully delicious grab & go meals, drinks, local brands and absolutely spectacular gluten-free baking! Learn more about Wild Poppy Market …

Cake & Cupcake Menu

Baked Goods Menu

Market Menu

NEW HOURS: Mon-Sat 8-5. Closed Sunday.

Find Wild Poppy Market just one quick block off Trans Canada Highway 1 in Ladysmith – turn left at the Buller Street lights, then right on 1st Avenue. Click here for map.

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• Online Ordering Now Available!
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NEW! Cake & Cupcake Menu!

ROUND CAKES
6″ 4-6 Servings • 8″ 6-10 Servings • 10″ 10-16 Servings

Fresh Fruit • Vegan Chocolate • Chocolate Mousse • Carrot Cake • Blackberry White Chocolate • Cheesecake (10″)

CUPCAKES
Cake Base – White, Chocolate or Vegan Chocolate
Frosting – Vanilla, Chocolate, Raspberry, Mango, Lemon, Caramel, Maple Walnut, Peppermint Chocolate Chip

Baked Goods Menu

PIES, COOKIES, DONUTS & PUFFS*
Mile High Meringue Pie • S’mores Bar • Assorted Donuts • Macadamia White Chocolate Chunk Cookie • Gingersnap (vegan)

MUFFINS, ROLLS & SCONES
Daily Muffin • Morning Glory Muffin (vegan) • Blackberry White Chocolate Scone • Cinnamon Roll • Cheese Scone

BREADS
Sandwich Bread • Gluten Free Multi-Seed Bread

CUPCAKES & SQUARES
Cupcakes • Cheesecake Cups • Nanaimo Bar • Brownie • Trifle Cup • Raspberry Cheese Cake Bar

* Pure oats are used in gluten-free “Date Squares’ and in ‘Overnight Oats.’ Oat flour is never used at Wild Poppy Market

Market Menu – offerings change by day but can include soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, panini, English muffins and bowls.

BREAKFAST & SANDWICHES
Quiche • Breakfast Wrap • Breakfast Sandwich • Hot Pastrami Panini • Turkey & Brie Panini

SOUPS & SALADS
Soup of the Day • Market Salad • Cobb Salad • Roasted Vegetable Salad • Grilled Chicken Caesar

Gluten-free menu items are carefully prepared on site, then wrapped or sealed, carefully displayed and identified as gluten-free (red stickers.)

Gluten menu items are baked off site, carefully prepared on site using strict no cross-contact protocol. Typically sandwiches, wraps, panini, English muffins are then wrapped or sealed, carefully displayed and identified as vegan (green stickers) and / or containing wheat (blue stickers.)

Market Shopping – Wild Poppy is pleased to partner with ‘passionate people creating fabulous things’ from the Island and across Canada.

Enjoy your favourite gluten-free brands but note, some items do contain gluten in an effort to meet the needs of all customers.

Read ingredient labels carefully.

View the slider above to behold the breadth of available brands!

Meet the Chef
Kate Cram is a married mother of 3 boys. She grew up on Vancouver Island, moving to New York after high school to attend The Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park.

Upon graduating with an associate degree in Culinary Arts, she returned to the island to pursue a career in fine dining.

In August of 1999 she and her family, opened her first restaurant, The Sunflower Café.

In 2003, she opened Old Town Bakery in Ladysmith. The Old Town Bakery became very successful and is widely known for its cinnamon buns.

Happily, immersed in baking. Kate became a Red Seal Baker in 2008. In 2013, after experiencing many health challenges, Kate and her husband Geoff, opened Wild Poppy Bistro, a restaurant specializing in thoughtfully sourced and prepared foods with an emphasis on gluten free and vegan options.

In 2018, Kate became a Registered Holistic Nutritionist which aided in menu development and helped her to understand that food itself is natures best medicine.

Kate Cram appears in the Island Eats Cookbook featuring 41 chefs and establishments from Vancouver Island and surrounding Gulf Islands. Copies available in store.

Contact Kate at wildpoppyladysmith@gmail.com

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Categories: Gluten-Free Events Tags: Bakery bistro gluten free ladysmith whole 30 wild poppy

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