France
Went August was the month of the epic road trip. 3 weeks of driving in our own car driving in a broadly circular, anti clockwise route around France and north west Spain. We had a villa booked in the Languedoc region for a week of our trip and decided to stop overnight twice to break…
On my recent trip to Paris I was again reminded how the gluten free restaurant and cafe scene is really booming there (spoiler; it’s not like this in the rest of France). However, many of the gluten free places in Paris are bakery/cafe type establishments and they mainly operate during day time hours only. I find…
In recent years Paris has seen the blossoming of many wonderful gluten free restaurants but in my experience, the rest of France has a long way to catch up in coeliac safe dining options. If you’re planning a visit to Paris, you can read where to enjoy eating at a 100% gluten free restaurant in…
Of all the gluten free places in Paris I wanted to visit on my trip, Helmut Newcake was at the top of the list. I’ve seen literally hundreds of photos blogged, tweeted and instagrammed about their stunning gluten free creations since the opened a few years ago. Yet, in the end, it turned out to…
I very rarely write on this blog about my nut allergy (I’m allergic to almonds, hazelnuts and chestnuts). Although the consequences of me eating nuts are more immediately severe than eating gluten, I generally find it easier to avoid nuts than gluten. I think it’s lucky I’m not particularly fussed about eating cake, despite what…