Halfway Inn Nr. Exeter

Anyone into gluten free cream teas?The Halfway Inn in Aylesbeare nr Exeter is a great stop off point for an extensive GF menu including a traditional cream tea ,so I am told. Having spoken to Eileen, the owner myself I can safely say you will also get a very warm welcome! Charlotte contacted me to let me know that on her way back from Cornwall this summer she stopped at the Halfway Inn for lunch and was over the moon with the extensive gluten free menu, the quality of the food and the very reasonable prices. She's more than happy to recommend it to anyone who is passing that way!
Follow this link for more information: http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=2663

Thumbs Up for Gilli's Holidays

Lindsay Gladstone contacted us to tell us all about her recent holiday to Park Zanzanu in Tignale. The holiday was organised by Gilli's Holidays, a company run by Gilli Lewin and specializing in gluten free breaks in Italy. Lindsay goes on to say that the holiday was a breeze and she was treated like a queen! Delicious gluten-free bread, pasta and puddings were served everyday and meals adapted to suit her requirements. Nothing was too much trouble and Lindsay says it was the best experience she has ever had! Well done Park Zanzanu and Gillis holidays! For more information about the hotel and Gilli's go to Holidays in Europe and then Holidays in Italy on www.gluten-free-onthego.com

Football World Cup helps travellers to Germany

We recently came across this great document compiled by the German Coeliac Association to help coeliac visitors to the Football World Cup in 2006. It is a comprehensive list of restaurants, stores and accomodation where gluten free is served or understood. It covers most of the major cities where World Cup events took place including Munich, Berlin and even Leipzig. I am sure it is still very releavant today, so anyone planning a trip to Germany in the near future can be well informed courtesey of the World Cup and the German Coeliac Association.

The New Angel, Dartmouth

Cathy, a regular visitor to Gluten-free-onthego.com recently contacted us; keen to let everyone know about the excellent service she and her daughter Michelle got at the New Angel Dartmouth. Sensibly, Cathy had booked a table in advance and mentioned that Michelle would need a gluten free diet. On arrival they were greeted by the waiter who knew that a gluten free menu was required and took alot of time and trouble to explain that anything on the menu was possible and that the chef would simply adapt it to Michelles needs. In Cathys words "The food was delicious, we cannot priase them enough". So anyone looking for a gluten free meal near Dartmouth needs look no further than the New Angel. Keep looking on GFOTG for more information about the New Angel in the near future.

Gluten Free Beer Tasting Angel Inn

I recently was invited to help organise a gluten free beer tasting evening by Coeliac UK and Dr Steve Ford. The event was held at the Angel Inn Holmesfield , which to the best of my knowledge is the first and only pub to serve draft gluten free beer in the UK.( do correct me if I'm wrong on this one). There was 9 different beers available to taste, not only by the specially selected panel but by the 40 odd visitors who also attended. Some beers scored better than others but amongst them where a new home brew beer ( another first) and a soon to be launch GF Beer by St Peters brewery. Look out for the next Coeliac UK Crossed Grain magazine for full results from the event or let me know if you have any other locals severing GF beer near you?

Visiting Blackpool?

For anyone wishing to take a trip to a traditional British seaside venue then look no further than Blackpool. Kiss Me Quick hats, donkey rides on the beach and candy floss are all still there for the taking....and much more besides. But for those of us with a special diet to consider I would like to recommend a stay at the Novello Hotel where you are sure to be in safe hands. Robert and Fransje made me feel very welcome in their comfortable B&B just off the sea-front. Robert is a trained chef and is happy to cater for most special diets. We were served a very hearty buffet breakfast which set us up nicely for the day ahead. So if you're still looking for somewhere to spend your summer days take a look at the Novello Hotel on http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/

Gluten Free Beer

Gluten Free Beer
I heard from a friend that the range of gluten free beer on offer will shortly be expanding and www.gluten-free-onthego.com is hoping to link up with many of those companies supplying them. I have also been told that The Angel Inn at Holmsfield Derbyshire runs a completely gluten free night every Tuesday and even offers draft gluten free beer. Yet’s hope more pubs follow suit.

Lucy Cooks

Lucy Cooks- Lucys of Ambleside
Great news for all of you who are new to gluten free cooking or simply want to polish up your current skills. Lucy Cooks is a brand new state of the art cookery school in the heart of the Lakes, which runs special day courses on gluten free cookery. I recently visited the school and was extremely impressed by the venue and the services it offers. And I was not the only one! Anthony Worrall Thompson and Paul Rankin where there filming their new BBC series which goes out this autumn and James Martin is a regular visitor. Take a look at Lucys advert on www.gluten-free-onthego.com for more details.

Launch of US sister site

Launch of US gluten-free-onthego.com
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/ will shortly have a sister site in the USA http://www.glutenfreeonthego.com/ . Launched the end of this week the site promises to offer everyone travelling in the US a choice of safe venues to visit with their special diet requirements. Working in conjunction with Gluten Free Passport we hope that the US site will prove as successful as the UK one. Watch this space for news on sites for Canada, Australia and New Zealand.