tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44273483122271128282024-03-13T07:04:20.921+00:00The Gluten Free FoodieFor those who hate restaurants where there is "flour in the sauce".
Searching for the best gluten free dining experiences in London and beyondThe Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-35752152268009770882016-11-24T15:38:00.002+00:002016-11-24T15:38:36.547+00:00Côte Brasserie: A perfect Gluten Free Christmas meal.
We all know how hard it is for coeliacs over the Christmas period. Whether it is trying to get your in-laws to understand that “a little bit" CAN hurt or you are struggling your way through Christmas drinks without a gluten free nibble in sight.
The hardest of all is the Christmas meal out, whether it is the Christmas office lunch or a pre-Christmas gathering with family or friends.
The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-76154130813501526062016-02-03T12:38:00.000+00:002016-02-03T12:46:15.762+00:00For the love of Pho: Vietnamese chain has gone gluten free!
Let's face it - Asian cuisines can be tricky for coeliacs at the best of times. Not only is there often a language barrier, but all of the bottles of sauce seem sinister and there's the risk of the dreaded soy sauce lurking around every corner.
So many choices, what to have?
Vietnamese has been a safe as a bet as Thai as it is largely a rice based culture. But it's still hard to The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-61034892357166823742015-03-13T17:11:00.002+00:002015-05-12T17:07:02.074+01:00Gluten Free Chinese? No Way!!!
Yes way, my friends
A mere 15 minutes by train from Waterloo lies a mythical and never before seen wonder - a gluten free Chinese restaurant.
Steamed dim sum platter
Given that “Gluten” isn’t even a known word in Chinese, it’s no wonder trying to communicate a gluten allergy or coeliac disease is near impossible, let alone trying to figure out what ingredients may contain it.&The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-32884171358811868492014-04-25T12:50:00.001+01:002014-04-25T12:50:30.094+01:00The Truscott Arms: Say hello to your new favourite pub
Do you remember those days when you could casually stroll into a pub, grab a beer and order whatever you wanted off the menu? Fish and chips, sausage and mash. Perhaps you just fancied a scotch egg with your pint. Or a good old Sunday roast.
I can tell you my friends, THOSE DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN.
In the little slice of gluten free heaven that is The Truscott Arms, feel prepared to feel.... The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-49518252485766196242014-04-25T12:50:00.000+01:002014-04-25T12:50:22.946+01:00Upstairs at The Truscott: GF fine dining perfection
I do eat out at a lot of fine dining restaurants and on the most part they handle gluten free diets incredibly well, adapting dishes from their menus along the way. I am occasionally saddened however when I see my companion's extra crunchy something here, their extra fried something there, that have been dutifully removed from my plate. After all, the chefs spend so long balancing these plates The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-141334993994982262014-04-25T12:45:00.003+01:002014-04-25T12:45:54.883+01:00My 10 favourite gluten free products
I don't normally ever write about gluten free products. I like to keep the blog all about eating out. However these products are so fantastic they are too good not to share! I'll keep it brief.
Nairn's Oatcakes and biscuit breaks
Perkier apple and cinnamon porridge
DS frozen pizza
Bfree multigrain wraps
BFree Brown Seeded Loaf
This is my favourite gluten free bread. It healthy - low The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-49363414914748738752014-02-06T17:45:00.000+00:002014-02-07T11:31:45.531+00:00Ceviche: Get down with the Peruvians my gluten free friends
How much do you know about Peru beyond Machu Picchu? Well it's a hell of a lot easier to hike to the wonderful Peruvian restaurant Ceviche in Soho, and you'll come away with a similar sense of wonder and euphoria. Though that may be the four Pisco sours I had talking (and I haven't actually been to Machu Picchu).
Pisco sours, a revelation! Indeed, there's a whole Pisco cocktail menu. If you The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-40066655444974055272013-12-19T12:02:00.001+00:002013-12-19T12:02:43.596+00:00Gluugle is here!!!!!
Over the years I have been given so many tips and places to visit from readers. But there is only one of me, and it was annoying that I couldn't review them all and share them with you.
But now we can all share our favourite gluten free places and discover new ones on Gluugle. I spent the last year making the site, and the free iPhone app.
I hope you love it as much as I do.
Get adding, The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-88849769561779931702013-11-01T15:34:00.002+00:002013-11-01T16:13:03.919+00:00Vozar's: A 100% Gluten Free restaurant that takes all your worries away!
The boys who brought the excellent CELIA gf lager to the UK are behind the 100% gluten free cafe Vozar's housed in the lively foodie haven of Brixton Village market.
It sits in the space that WagFree, the gluten free bakery which we have come to know and love, occupies during the day. The menu is all gluten free, the first of it's kind in London. Chef Martin Vozar who has previously headed up The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-8762188164358343342013-06-06T14:46:00.001+01:002013-08-21T11:16:00.082+01:00Dishoom: Makes my heart go BOOM. GF indian food with a difference
It's like you are a saint!
We aren't talking about your normal indian restaurant. Dishoom is recreating the high-end all day Bombay cafe in London, and the food is as far removed from a bog standard chicken tikka masala as you can get.
Let's start at the very beginning. There's a cool buzzy atmosphere, and slipping into one of the side booths you feel at home; that is if your home was very The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-17935604650570667452013-04-04T13:07:00.001+01:002013-04-04T14:55:08.782+01:00Quick Gluten free cheat sheet for London - if you are also dairy, egg and soy free!
I just had an email from a lovely gluten free American lady who is coming to visit London with her daughter. Unfortunately for them they also have to avoid dairy, eggs and soy!
I wrote them a quick cheat sheet email back, and I thought I'd post it up here in case any of you share the affliction.
It shouldn't be too tricky, if you go to the right kinds of places. Places where the food is freshThe Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-78845839583406906592013-02-26T23:33:00.000+00:002013-08-21T11:11:35.969+01:00The Modern Pantry: innovative and surprising gf friendly cuisine
I do love The Modern Pantry. I don't know quite why everything tastes good and why the very surprising flavour combinations work. What I do know is that my plate always ends up empty.
Reading the ever-changing menu can be a tad perplexing. You seriously have to think about all of these, often unusual, ingredients together, and it's usually that it isn't until the dish arrives and The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-29773284915116587642013-02-26T16:23:00.000+00:002013-02-26T23:06:03.051+00:00Eating out Gluten Free - Emma McDaid interview with The Gluten Free Foodie
A lovely journalism student Emma McDaid contacted me recently for an interview. She is writing a piece for her portfolio about coeliac disease and gluten free diets.
Here it is:
What inspired you to start your own blog on gluten-free dining?
I was very frustrated as there was no information out there. I was tired of going to really disappointing places but more The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-72072040141290298292013-02-26T14:37:00.003+00:002013-02-27T15:08:39.217+00:00Flat Iron: 99% gluten free menu, 100% carniverous delight
Soho's Flat Iron serves one thing: Flat iron steak.
This is great if you like steak. If you don't, go elsewhere, because it only serves steak (see above). And what is magnificent for us gluten free folks? The limited menu means that there isn't any gluten in this place (apart from one dish but let's pretend it doesn't exist for the sake of that sentence).
The menu (hanging on the wall, of The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-59729154152986435622013-01-08T13:35:00.000+00:002013-08-21T11:18:07.196+01:00Burger and Lobster: Feels naughty, but isn't so naughty
Now I have to be honest with you. I may have first gone to Burger and Lobster back in... May? Well since then I have found several excuses as to why I couldn't review it and would have to go back again. Mainly my rubbish photography. "These pictures are too dark", I'd declare. "I guess I have to go back another time." "I look too silly in this photo, one more trip can't hurt." This has since The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-72868421829285756142012-10-02T17:12:00.000+01:002013-01-08T13:36:56.441+00:00Wahaca: Drool worthy GF Mexican street food
Oh Wahaca, you're such a cutie. You're so smart but still friendly, funky and chic but still a bit rebellious. You're like the bad boy boyfriend that I really wanted at 18, that my mother would actually let me go out with.
Welcome to a fresh, lime and zesty, even zexty interior of the Wahaca chain - all bright turquoises reminding us of those Cancun beaches we couldn't be further away from, andThe Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-64763911045719537802012-07-27T12:46:00.000+01:002012-09-19T18:20:11.794+01:00Your Olympic London gluten free cheat sheet: Part 3 - Fish and Chips
What could be more quintessentially British than Fish and Chips?
Well folks, get ready for some fried food because several London restaurants are offering gluten free batter and dedicated friers on certain days of the week.
And do try the mushy peas.
Oliver's Fish and Chips
Oliver's is a great fish and chip shop, serving classic food but in modern environment with class. I love The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-27495934718712530832012-07-26T16:47:00.002+01:002012-09-19T18:20:08.720+01:00Your Olympic London gluten free cheat sheet: Part 2: Sandwiches
As a coeliac we are denied many things but one that gets me surprisingly often is this: we can't have foods that you can eat at the same time as walking.
They are all bread based - people stroll between meetings munching sandwiches, wraps, panini's, even a slice of pizza or a croissant. And when you are a busy person running around town, having to stop to eat a salad can be quite frustrating. The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-70466345890861198162012-07-25T11:47:00.000+01:002012-09-19T18:20:03.146+01:00Your Olympics guide to gluten free London: Part 1
With everyone rolling into town for the Olympics, I thought it would be a good time to share a quick London eating on the go guide for you all.
Fellow Londoners will no doubt already know the places that are friendly for us when we are on the go looking to grab a bite to eat. I don't usually write about chain restaurants, but there are quite a few that are trying to make great gluten free The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-58888381185444656972011-09-30T13:39:00.001+01:002013-08-21T11:19:38.764+01:00Nopi: Ottolenghi I'm in love!Having recently experienced the seasonal deli delights of Ottolenghi's in Islington, I was very excited to hear about the opening of his more formal restaurant, though they call it a brassiere, Nopi.
What a beautiful place. It reminded me of a greek toga. All white with little gold trimmings. So peaceful, calming and luxurious, this would come pretty close to what a brasserie in heaven would The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-62246372008611691132011-08-05T12:43:00.001+01:002012-02-15T12:43:42.919+00:00GF Cheap Eats: Stingray Cafe; Classic Italian Pizza... but gluten free!We have another pizza place to add to the others. Hoorah! In the world of gluten free pizza, Otto's and Hell are being joined by the Stingray Cafe in Tufnell Park.
Remember when you would see a pizza place, casually stroll in, get a pizza with your favourite toppings and think nothing of it? Maybe grab it to takeaway if you didn't fancy eating in? It's like that! I haven't felt that normal in aThe Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-37949003747578046152011-05-04T18:53:00.001+01:002012-02-15T12:43:01.723+00:00Namaaste Kitchen: Elegant, imaginative and delicious Indian cuisine, with a GF MenuNamaaste Kitchen isn't your typical Indian restaurant.
Located in Camden on the quiet street Parkway, Namaaste Kitchen has a modern elegant interior, and just as modern and elegant food. The menu is packed with new and intriguing dishes - anyone for a Mungalore Dorset Crab curry?
I've been several times, and I'm really please to say that they now have a gluten free menu! Even though most The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-41064284071939957292011-04-13T16:10:00.001+01:002011-04-13T16:15:51.858+01:00L'Autre Pied: Note perfect and immensely pleasurableOh, what to do in all of this lovely summery weather except to pop down to L'Autre Pied for a spot of lunch outside?
Well, actually, I missed out on my London Restaurant Week booking and was desperate to try it, having heard great things about this michelin starred restaurant, I looked into menus and times - turns out the very reasonably priced two course lunch menu at £18.95 is available on The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-79115301534372179642011-02-21T18:56:00.017+00:002011-04-18T21:02:49.141+01:00GF Cheap Eats: WAGfree bakery cafe and deliThere is something to be said for the simple pleasures in life, those tasty treats that everyone else takes for granted but we miss, and that's what the WAGfree cafe is all about. It was set up by David late last year as he wanted to recreate the foods that he was missing since becoming gluten free a few years ago.
He and fellow purveyor Edward sell freshly made pies, quiches, breads and cakes,The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427348312227112828.post-45128555331888422352011-02-08T12:34:00.018+00:002011-02-09T16:46:29.665+00:00The Soho Hotel: A brilliant GF breakfast and so much more We all know how difficult travelling gluten free can be. When you find a hotel that can cater for you it can make all of the difference to your experience. Imagine being able to go downstairs at breakfast to find a big buffet of GF muffins and cakes, gluten free muesli on the menu, and fresh GF toast to spread butter and jam on. Or perhaps even calling room service at 1am for the Club sandwich The Gluten Free Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149095152048054283noreply@blogger.com6