Russia – gluten free not so easy…
In May 2013 we took a week long tour to Moscow and St Petersburg – mainly due to my husband’s desire to visit St Petersburg (a bucket list place for him!) The tour itself was great, but it did mean...
View ArticleAmsterdam gluten free
Amsterdam is a lovely European city to visit and I found it quite gluten free friendly, and was pleased to find a couple of restaurant gems! I think my favourite meal was at PIQNIQ, a little cafe in...
View ArticleMelbourne gluten free – plenty of options!
I lived in Melbourne for most of my life before moving to the UK and was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease whilst still in Australia. Awareness of gluten free in Australia is generally very high and you...
View ArticleBruges Christmas markets – tricky for a coeliac
Bruges / Brugge is a lovely medieval town, one hour from Brussels by train. There are two smallish Christmas markets there – one primarily food & drink, and one primarily gifts and clothes. The...
View ArticleBarbados – gluten free fine dining
Barbados has plenty of fine dining options and we visited several that were a short taxi ride from our hotel, The Colony Club. They were all good for different reasons and you will find all the contact...
View ArticleBerlin – a gluten free weekend
I recently had a whirlwind trip to Berlin for a weekend. Many years ago (pre diagnosis), we did a driving trip through Germany and I remember many of our lunches being sausages in bread while...
View ArticleHong Kong gluten free – M&S Food
On a recent stop over through Hong Kong I was thrilled to discover the familiar Marks & Spencer Food stores there, which hadn’t come up in my many hours researching Hong Kong gluten free options...
View ArticleGluten free travelling – emergency food supplies from Oz
As anyone with a special diet knows, travelling presents extra challenges, so I always have a stash of gluten free food in my hand luggage. As I learned in Girl Guides – always ‘be prepared’! I am a...
View ArticleKowloon Shangri-La – gluten free in Hong Kong
After more than fifteen years of travel between Australia and the UK, I finally had my first ever stopover which I did in style at the Shangri-La (Kowloon) in Hong Kong. You can get an idea of the...
View ArticleBritish Airways gluten free plane food
Travelling long haul is a big deal for a coeliac as there is always concern about getting a gluten free meal and it is a common query on Coeliac support groups I am involved in. I’ve been lucky enough...
View ArticleParis gluten free
As a young Melbourne school girl studying French, I always dreamed of going to Paris and indulging in an authentic pain au chocolate and my all time favourite food, crêpes :-). Fast forward many years...
View ArticleLondon gluten free restaurant list – updates April 2016
Regular visitors to The Coeliac Plate will be aware of the central London Gluten Free Restaurant List available on the Restaurant Lists page. This post is a quick summary of additions to the above...
View ArticleAmsterdam gluten free
Amsterdam is a lovely European city to visit and I found it quite gluten free friendly, and was pleased to find a couple of restaurant gems! I think my favourite meal was at PIQNIQ, a little cafe in...
View ArticleHong Kong gluten free
Hong Kong gluten free Hong Kong is an amazing city, and despite my concerns about finding gluten free food, I found that there are actually many more options than I expected. Due to my concerns, I...
View ArticleRome gluten free – Buon appetito!
Are you looking forward to your trip to Rome, but worried about how you will eat gluten free? Even though it is the home of pizza and pasta, Italy is surprisingly gluten free friendly. As a coeliac in...
View Article2016 – what a great year for gluten free!
This post summarises all the great options I found around the world for gluten free in 2016. The 100% gluten free series has continued to grow, now listing over 70 venues around England and there is...
View ArticleCharley Noble gluten free Wellington
Charley Noble is a warehouse style bistro/restaurant close to the waterfront in Wellington city centre. I was very keen to try it as it is one of a small number of venues accredited by Coeliac New...
View ArticleLas Vegas – surprising gluten free finds
We spent Easter in Las Vegas (4 days was just the right amount of time to spend there) and I found plenty of gluten free options. We stayed at Bellagio and thought it was a great central spot to stay...
View ArticleBarbados gluten free – The Colony Club
The Colony Club is a hotel/resort on the ‘sapphire’ west coast of Barbados. I expect it is similar to many of the other resorts, where you really don’t need to leave the hotel if you are on a ‘do...
View ArticleBarbados – gluten free fine dining
Barbados has plenty of fine dining options and we visited several that were a short taxi ride from our hotel, The Colony Club. They were all good for different reasons and you will find all the contact...
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