Gone are the days of watching your dinner companions eating warm bread in front of you, while you wait for your meal. Downtown Spokane’s Wild Sage, hands down one of the city’s most renowned restaurants, now bakes their own gluten-free bread in house, making it one of the best gluten-free friendly fine dining destinations as… Continue reading »
Local Love: Hallett’s Chocolates Perfect Gluten Free Valentines Gift
Looking for a tasty local treat for your gluten-free sweetie this Valentine’s Day? Well you’re in luck. Spokane’s Hallett’s Chocolates made-from-scratch chocolates and candies are all built from the ground up with no gluten ingredients according to Halletts. You can order directly from their web site or visit their factory on the North side or… Continue reading »
Spokane’s “Best Asian Market” Lives up to Its Name
It’s great to see new Asian markets popping up around Spokane, but one of our favorites for authentic and inexpensive gluten-free Asian ingredients is the “Best Asian Market” (formerly known as the Bay Market). It’s a short drive or bike ride from downtown Spokane at 2020 E Sprague Ave, and the shelves are stocked with… Continue reading »
Indaba, in the WC (West Central)
One of the reasons I love the little coffee house in my neighborhood is the service. The owners of West Central’s Indaba make each gourmet cup of coffee personal. As a fan of really strong eat-it-with-a-spoon coffee, they really hit the mark there. They don’t have drip, but they press or aero press individual mugs… Continue reading »
Your Turn
Spokane is starting to feel like one of the best places in the West to live gluten free. Restaurants are becoming more GF and celiac friendly with separate menu items and designated gluten free preparation areas. Wild Sage bakes gluten free buns and breads in house. We even have a gluten free brewery on the… Continue reading »
Mercado Del Pueblo—for Gluten-Free People Too
One of the things I love about the Mercado del Pueblo, a wonderful Mexican market, deli, and bakery a few blocks across the river from downtown, is the smell of freshly cooked Mexican food combined with the warmth of the store and all the traditional ingredients. It feels like you just might be in Mexico,… Continue reading »
Noodle Express, without the noodles of course.
Noodle Express on Sullivan is a fast food subsidiary of the Mustard Seed. I love anything that comes from the Mustard Seed. I ran into the Valley Noodle Express one afternoon just to check if they had any gluten free options. The manager at the register frowned and replied “no, we don’t”. Ok, bye, bye.… Continue reading »
Sante Restaurant & Charcuterie Breakfast
Sante Restaurant & Charcuterie is well known for its exquisite dinners served with a creative showing of ingredients and flavors. But have you tried them for breakfast? The coffee, roasted by Spokane’s Four Seasons, is brewed thick, and the pace is un-rushed. If you enjoy watching people or just like feeling connected to downtown, grab… Continue reading »
Agave Latin Bistro
Agave is one of those places that reminds me that we are squarely in Spokane. You know that feeling: getting better and sort of trendy, but still missing something. It’s spo-trying. Which I appreciate; it’s better than not. Even the ambiance is a bit half-hearted, pleasant, but not posh and lent a bit of eeriness… Continue reading »
Main Market Deli
Technically not a restaurant, the deli case at the Main Market Co-op (the exact spot my car would sit for an oil change when it was a Goodyear auto shop), is full of some gluten free favorites. On my last visit I gently asked what was gluten free. Since the gf indication on the signs… Continue reading »
Wolf Lodge Steak House- Spokane
I love steak. I have always loved steak. My mom was vegetarian while I was growing up, and there was a point when I tried to be vegetarian too. I eventually gave up, with the excuse that I was anemic and needed the red meat for the iron. Not that I would eat it every… Continue reading »
Ivano’s- Sandpoint
When in Sandpoint: http://www.ivanos-sandpoint.com/gluten-free.html It’s amazing!
Hawai’i, The Big Island
When I first share with someone the restrictions of my diet and life as a celiac, their eyes open wide and they make a comment like “Wow, that must be really hard for you.” My typical response is that not only is it worth it, it is fairly simple if I pay attention. I have… Continue reading »
Anthony’s Restaurant
My mother and I are alike in more ways than we can count. We laugh alike, we have to be careful not to wear the same fleece and we share most of the same music. But we are two totally different people when it comes to food. Her main food choices come from the grain… Continue reading »
Huckleberrry’s Deli
Breakfast can be tricky, but the veggie omelet at Hucks, with those potatoes, mmmm. Good food and good people watching out the front window. And the coffee, let’s say that I am a happy girl. This week, while ordering my omelet, I discovered the gluten free list attached to the outside of the deli case.… Continue reading »
Sushi.com
I owe a few people in my life right now, for many things, but mostly for my bamboo floors. When I purchased this house two years ago, it did not have much character. The bathroom was disgusting. The trim had been textured and every inch of the house was the same beige-pink-blah color. It had… Continue reading »
Vin Rouge
Vin Rouge, up on the South Hill, does not have a gluten free menu. This usually makes me nervous, since a printed menu is a clear statement to me that they get it. But the Prawns are worth the risk. Ok, not much of a risk since every time I order it the server checks… Continue reading »
Twigs
I get gluttonous around my Birthday. The end of august triggers a sense of entitlement that washes over me whenever I walk past a store front with some bling in the window. Doesn’t matter what it is, cute clothes, artsy jewelry, bikes, burgers or barbecue, you name it. Other times of the year I can… Continue reading »
Europa
I tried it again today, Europa that is. Though I was pretty sure I was not going to give them another chance, by chance a work meeting was scheduled there before I could protest, and it would have been rude to boy-cot the meeting because of a disturbing run in with one server a while… Continue reading »
Lazy Bones: worth trecking your bones up the south hill.
The first smell of grilling out in the summer, mmmm, re-connects my brain to my taste buds after a long winter of stove cooking. I have a barbecue, a big one, a house-warming gift from my dad many years ago. I love using it in the summer, the house is cooler and there are fewer… Continue reading »
Downriver Grill
After not eating out for a while, trying to save money and get gf creative at home , I have had the pleasure of eating out several times this week. This time I was invited to share a meal with two people who are very special to me. After a garden tour with a glass… Continue reading »
Wild Sage
Maybe it is time to rethink my position on salads. I have been to Wild Sage once before, and was blown away by their dinner menu. We ordered steak and seafood and shared it all. The food was delicious, as is to be expected from Wild Sage. But this second time was for lunch, and… Continue reading »
It’s a Trust Thing
I was having a typical conversation with a friend about some typical girl stuff last week when she asked if I knew of any good gluten free restaurants for her co-worker that has been recently diagnosed with celiac. “You know, other than Europa.” Europa? Seriously? The last time I had been there the server was… Continue reading »
