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Gluten Free Plymouth News in Brief 06/09/12

6 Sep

New Gluten Free Clives Pie’s Stockists

Spar on North Hill are now selling the gluten free version of the delicious organic vegetarian pies from Clive’s Pies.  They are selling for a limited trial period, so if this is something you’d like to see remain then make sure you snap some up over the next couple of weeks.  In addition to this The Co-op group have announced on Twitter that they will also be selling Gluten Free Clive’s Pies in selected Devon stores in the near future.  Of course you can also buy Clive’s Pies (and Clive’s cakes!) at Plymouth Green Grocer as recently discussed.  Healthy Pulses, Juice Moose, Performance Yachting and Marjons all stock Clive’s gluten free pies in Plymouth.

Plymouth Green Grocer, new GF products

News this week that Plymouth Green Grocer will very shortly be stocking products from the popular Foodamentalists range.  It’s excellent to see their dedication to expanding the range of gluten free products available in Plymouth.  It’s also great to be able to buy products that can be cost prohibitive when ordering on-line due to postage costs or needing to buy bulk.  In addition to this they are now stocking Pom Bear crisps which are labelled gluten free and also have a cult following amongst many of my coeliac Twitter friends!

Las Iguanas to launch in Plymouth

Well seemingly old news, but new news to me is that Las Iguanas are opening a restaurant in Royal William Yard later this year.  Offering South American food, including Mexican, they also have the good grace to clearly mark Gluten Free items on the menu.  I have eaten at the Bristol branch several times whilst working away and have had good experiences, so I’m looking forward to this one.

JD’s Grill

Another restaurant that has now just opened in Plymouth is JD’s Grill.  They are offering gourmet burgers and Southern American influenced food, and have told me on Twitter “all our burgers and sandwiches will be available on gluten free bread, and all other dishes will be (gf) where possible”.  I’d love to hear from any coeliacs who have visited.  It would be great to know if you have had a good experience and if they have gluten cross contamination measures in place.  Please comment below if you’ve been!

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Gluten free breakfast at Bistro One

31 Aug

So I’ve tracked down the elusive gluten free pasty at Plymouth Green Grocer, now the next challenge was to find the mythical gluten free fry-up.  In the days before coeliac I would meet my dad and head out for a boys catch-up over a fried breakfast about once a month.  This is something we’ve really missed since my coeliac diagnosis.  Dad has been good enough to cook a gluten free one on a few occasions, but it makes it a lot of work.  My house is mainly vegetarian so I try to cook meat as little as possible.  Recently I heard that Bistro One in Ebrington Street offered a “full-on scoff breakfast”, with a gluten free options, so we headed out to try it.

It was great to see a menu littered with GF symbols and the words gluten free.  Stephen Barrett is a great host and made us very welcome and it was great to talk to him about his gluten free options.  As well as breakfast there is a lunch and evening meal menu using great local produce, with lots of gluten free choice.  Most dishes are naturally gluten free, and where possible Stephen uses polenta instead of wheat flour to ensure there is as much gluten free choice as possible.  There are always at least two gluten free desserts offered too which is great to know.

The breakfast itself was delicious, the only thing that wasn’t gluten free was the grilled hogs pudding.  I received extra bacon as a substitute which was fine by me.  The sausages were delicious and I can see why they are said to be award winning.  Dad and I both thoroughly enjoyed both the food and the surroundings and will definitely be back again soon.

There is currently a Bistro One Groupon deal that you can buy for the next couple of days: http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/plymouth/bistro-one/9906308.  I’ve taken advantage of this so will be going back to try an evening meal soon, which I’m very much looking forward to.  Note there is construction work taking place in Ebrington Street at the moment, but Bistro One is open as normal.

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Plymouth Greengrocer

23 Aug

Well after the big London adventure, it’s time to get Gluten Free by the Sea back on Topic: Helping the gluten free folk of Plymouth find great gluten free food.  Sometimes you need to look really hard to find gluten free food, and sometimes you find it where you least expect it.  This was the case recently when I stumbled upon a Tweet from Plymouth Greengrocer, which mentioned the words “gluten free pasty”.  This soon had my attention!  Being a Plymouth boy, the humble pasty was the thing I had missed most since my coeliac diagnosis, so I was eager to pay a visit.

Plymouth Greengrocer can be found situated in a marquee in the Chaplins car park, Plympton.  The business is run by Julie and Mark, who have a great passion for both gluten free food and supporting local businesses.  Mark himself suffers from Dermatitis herpetiformis, a skin condition linked to coeliac disease, so must follow a strict gluten free diet.

There is a freezer full of gluten free products from Baked to Taste of Honiton, Clive’s Pies of Buckfastleigh and also Floris foods from London.  I have been really impressed with the Baked to Taste products.  I have tried pasties, Devon steak pies, chicken and ham pies, chicken balti pies and sausage rolls.  All have been excellent, and the pastry and quality of the meat particularly impressive.  If you prefer a vegetarian choice there are cheese and onion pasties as well as quiches from Baked to Taste, and the pies from Clive’s are packed full of flavour.  There is also pastry available if you prefer to make your own snacks at home.  Floris provide some Italian treats such as tiramisu, lasagne, pizza and pizza bases.  The tiramisu was very impressive.

Also on offer were a range of gluten free cakes from both Clive’s and Mrs Crimbles, gluten free crisps from Devon company Burts, some nice looking sauces from a company called Leon’s and pasta from Orgran.  The majority of these products were things that I had not seen in supermarkets before.  Also offered are items which are naturally gluten free including of course fresh fruit and vegetables.  A range of other local products such as the increasingly popular Janner Jam are also stocked.

Excitingly, Julie and Mark are also launching their own brand of home made gluten free products from their new Plymouth Kitchen.  Scones and carrot cake were available this week, and scotch eggs will be available this weekend.  I wish them every success with this new venture.  Free delivery is also offered in Plymouth, and look out for new websites for both Plymouth Greengrocer and Plymouth Kitchen launching soon.  If you are based in Plymouth I highly recommend you pay a visit.

UPDATE 01/09/12: I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of gluten free scotch eggs to try yesterday.  I tried a curried one and a regular one and both were delicious, and I’ll be buying again in future.  I also picked up a Clive’s Lemon Lush cake which was very good too, though they are quite expensive for the size – though I think we are all used to this when it comes to gluten free cake.  Also news that from next week Plymouth Greengrocer will be stocking Pom Bear crisps, which have quite the cult following amongst the coeliac Twitter community!

UPDATE: 02/06/13: PLEASE NOTE THAT PLYMOUTH GREENGROCER HAVE NOW MOVED OUT OF CHAPLINS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY SELLING ONLINE AT WWW.PLYMOUTHGREENGROCER.CO.UK WITH PLYMOUTH ONLY DELIVERY. THEY WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING MORE MARKETS. FULL UPDATE TO FOLLOW ASAP

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