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Betty Bakes Heavenly Cakes

13 Sep

I just wanted to say a quick thank you to Betty Bakes Heavenly Cakes.  I just won a selection of their wonderful gluten free cakes after entering a competion on their Facebook page.  I was lucky enough to be sent a few samples of these indulgent cakes during my early coeliac days, and I enjoyed them so much I treated myself to an order for my birthday back in April.  I’ve been tucking in over the last couple of days and they are just as delicious as I remember.

I’m not going to do a full review, as there are some recent ones from a couple of my gluten free blogger friends that already say it all really.  Suffice to say that I agree whole heartedly with both reviews.  Hop on over to Gluten Free South West and The Happy Coeliac to read more on how yummy these treats are.

I’ve got a couple of other cake related posts in the pipleline, this time with more of a Plymouth angle.  Keep an eye on Gluten Free by the Sea over the next few weeks for more.

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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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