Linden House Hotel Torquay

A recent addition to www.gluten-free-onthego.com is Linden House in Torquay. This AA 4 Star Georgian house is set in beautiful gardens and offers top quality accomodation. Open all year around, Linden House is run by Tracy and Graham Adams. Tracy is herself a coeliac and cook, so you can relax and be sure all your special diet needs will be taken care of. Take a look at Linden House advert on the link below and see for yourselves the luxuerious hotel they have created.
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=4507

Dietary card

DietaryCard can take the ordeal out of ordering your festive lunches and dinners this year with their special offer of Classic Coeliac Cards explaining your condition in English discounted to £5 until Christmas. Order a Dietary Alert Card in English or in 17 other languages at www.dietarycard.co.uk or on 01506 635358.

www.gluten-free-onthego.com Newsletter

I try to send out a regular update through our www.gluten-free-onthego.com newsletter every few months. It usually includes all the new venues that are advertising on the site and also a range of special offers. These include cut price holidays and last minte deals at restaurants. Heres an example from the last issue:
Garnish House,Cork
2 nights B&B for €89/night/room including award winning breakfast and afternoon tea.
Greenbanks Country House Hotel Norfolk, GF Xmas menu available from 1st-22nd Dec. Autumn/winter short break specials available
Warner Holidays
25% off brochure prices for autmn/winter breaks
The Ormond Hotel Tetbury Glouc, offering an amazing Mid-week Champagne special. Dinner B&B inc bottle champagne for £99 offer runs until 15th Dec.

So please sign up on our home page if you would like to receive our next issue.
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/

Rayond Blanc's The Restaurant

Any fans of Raymond Blanc's The Restaurant (BBC2)may have seen the penultimate espisode where contestants had to cater for customers with special diets . These included vegans and vegetarians but also Coeliacs.(real ones!) It was alittle disturbing to see the restauranters serving non-gluten-free options to these customers, who luckily questioned everything they were concerned about. (As you do). Also the vegans ended up with cabbage and not much else in one case. However no one appeared to be harmed in the making of the programme!!!
Perhaps though we should find encouragement from the fact that the BBC featured this aspect of Food service in their programme and certainly in summarising, Raymond himself was very adamant about the importance of ensuring all special diet customers are well served!
Hope for us all.

Queens Hotel Llandudno

The Queen's Hotel, Llandudno was recently visited by Bill, who wanted to recommend it to anyone heading for North Wales. Having called the hotel in advance and advised them of his dietary requirements they were completely up to speed. On arriving there; they completely surpassed his expectations by offering him gluten free bread, soup and gravy. Obviously someone in that hotel is tuned in and Bill was able to enjoy the dance weekend he went for without any worries.
If only all experiences were that good. xxxx
If your visiting Llandudno you may also want to check the lovely Burleigh Guest House
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=2651

Up to 25% off Warner Holidays

We are delighted that Warner Leisure Holidays have joined forces with GFOTG. You can now visit any one of their 13 unique hotels in the confidence that your special diet needs will be taken care of. In addition Warners are offering GFOTG visitors the opportunity to get up to 25% off many of their short break holidays. By clicking on the link below and using PHC code HC883 you can apply for this special discount deal.
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=4239

Rosie's Hampers

Suzanne Andrews started Rosie's Hampers when her nephew was diagnosed with coeliac disease. She realised there was no one supplying gift hampers for adults or children that were completely gluten free. Rosie's now offers a range of hampers to suit all occasions, so if your looking for something special as a gift or present, take a look at Rosie's Hampers for a great new range of ideas?

http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=4262

A visit to Tuscany, a gluten free heaven

I recently heard from a couple; one of whom is both coeliac and vegetarian aswell. They wanted to let me know about the visit they recently made to Tuscany, a holiday organised by Italian specialists "Gillis Holidays". They told me about the wonderful Villa La Grotta and the excellent service they received from Gilli herself with regards to the many local restaurants that cater for gluten free diets. For them it sounds like a gluten free heaven:
"We tried 3 eating places near the villa. Miva di piu in Arezzo, my husband said it was the best pizza he’d eaten for years!(GF)
Il Borro which I can only describe as memorable, particularly for me. We ate there twice .Lo Strettoio, also visited twice. Had a real job finding it but well worth the effort. First time was on Sunday so REALLY busy, the second time was much quieter but can imagine that its different in high summer. On our second visit they remembered us and that my husband was GF and made quite a fuss about him not eating certain things on the dessert menu! but brought him a selection of wonderful goodies (and dessert wine for us both) My food there was delicious too, so we were both happy!
Interestingly in all 3 places my husband was offered GF beer without prompting."

If you would like to find more about Gillis Holidays click on
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?restaurantID=2248

Top Award for the Salty Monk

Congratulations to the Salty Monk Restaurant with rooms on winning the prestigious "Best B&B in England Excellence Award 2008". The Salty Monk has for many years been a firm favourite with visitors to GFOTG and it comes as no surprise to us that owner Annette Withridge and her team should be recognised in this way. The Salty Monk in Sidmouth Devon offers luxurious accomodation in beautiful surroundings but also has an exceptional fine dining gluten free menu.
To find out more about the Salty Monk click on
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=203
Or to see all the winners of the Excellence Awards
http://www.enjoyengland.com/corporate/corporate-information/excellence-awards/gold-award-winners.aspx

El Piano, a taste of Spain and so much more!

El Piano restaurant is unique amongst the many venues you could chose from in York. Not only does it offer the chance to sample the exotic flavours of Spain but is a vegetarian restaurant as well. Although El Piano is based in two medieval buildings, the atmosphere is clearly Moorish, the menu is vast and the choices varied and exciting. Perhaps not surpisingly the restaurant is run and owned by a family from Grenada in Spain who are clearly passionate about their food but also committed to offer the tastiest options to anyone with a special dietary requirement.
In addition El Piano offers a range of Cookery courses for those who wish to experience something more educational. Offered in both England and Spain, the courses range from basic skills to more advanced cooking. They can be delivered in either English or Spanish so why not polish up on your language skills whilst you do the same for your gluten free cooking ?
To learn more about El Piano visit
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?restaurantID=1518

El Piano, a taste of Spain and so much more!

El Piano

Salty Monk Sidmouth gets National Award

The Salty Monk Restaurant and Hotel in Sidmouth Devon has just been awarded the Best Guest Accomodation South West Tourism Award 2007/8. The Salty Monk , a long term supporter of www.gluten-free-onthego.com will now go forward to the National Awards cermony in Liverpool which will be held in April. They are guaranteed either a Silver or Gold award but are delighted that they have been chosen to represent the South West in the European Capital of Culture event. Having produced home-made gluten free dishes for coeliacs for many years now, this is a well deserved recognistion for the hard work that all at the Salty Monk have put in.
If you would like to learn more about the Salty Monk then please click on the link below:
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=203

Valentine's Day dilemma is solved with Dietary Card

Let Dietary Card take the stress out of your Valentine meal ... so you can focus on romance. Dietary Alert Cards explain your diet clearly but discreetly, and look just like your bank cards, so put peace of mind in your pocket or purse today at http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?restaurantID=2483.
Special Offer
Don't miss our Valentine offer - an extra £5 off our UK Pack (signed, sealed, delivered!) in February. 01506 635358

Le Chene Vert Cooking School

Lynn Adams, owner of Le Chene Vert in South West France recently contacted me about her exciting new venture. Lynne is now offering gluten-free residential cookery courses at her beautiful 19th century French Farmhouse in the Charente Maritime region. The courses, designed for beginners, will run over several days and can be included within a longer stay giving plenty of time to take in both the Cognac region and the local vineyards. The courses in May and September this year are a great idea to learn how to get the best out of gluten-free cuisine whilst enjoying the best that France has to offer.
To learn more, contact Lynn or Steve by visiting
http://www.gluten-free-onthego.com/restaurantDisplay.asp?RestaurantID=226