Celia and Rana's Artisan Bread Event

Last week I was invited to a great event at The Truscott Cellar in Belsize Park for an event with Celia and Rana's Artisan Bread. 

For any of you that have been to the Truscott Arms, The Truscott Cellar is the sister pub. They too serve a great selection of Gluten Free dishes, and of course, the beer battered fish bites (using Celia Lager) was a highlight I must admit! If you enjoy the Truscott Arms, head to the Cellar and you won't be disappointed! 

This was however an event for Celia Lager and Rana's Artisan Bread, but all round was gluten free heaven. I don't think I have ever been to a pub and have been able to drink a gluten free beer! I always thought I didn't like drinking beer, but Celia is light and went down far too easily! Why wouldn't you want it in your local pub? You'd be stupid not to. 

Many of you wouldn't have heard of Rana's Artisan Bread, but keep a keen eye out for them! Their mixes are so easy, you literally have to just add water ...watch this space for a blog post all about them! 

The bread itself when cooked tastes just like bread. Yes...real bread! I was absolutely delighted to try it and speak to the founders about how the produced such a great mix. 

Their office and factory are 100% gluten free so there is no risk of cross contamination...at all.   

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Celia Lager and Gallo Recipe Review

    

Imagine the scene, a little cottage in Whitstable, Kent on the coldest weekend of the year so far, tucking into piping hot marinated chicken wings followed by a deliciously silky mushroom risotto, both made with a secret ingredient, Celia Lager.

Gluten Free Lager brand Celia (who also own the renowned Gluten Free restaurant Vozars in Brixon) and Gallo have joined forces to form a great collection of recipes using their products to create taste explosions.

I was lucky enough to get the chance to try these recipes out for myself found them extremely easy to follow. All the recipes include Celia lager (both light and dark) and make the dishes extra special. I don’t always cook at home and it was a nice chance to be in the kitchen in charge of the dinner.

The marinated chicken wings with honey and chilli were lovely, and came out sticky and golden – of course the magic ingredient being a whole bottle of Celia Original and left to marinate overnight. For a main course, I decided to try the mushroom risotto, where I used two types of mushroom for an intense flavour – oyster and button mushrooms. Again the magic ingredient along with stock was to use a whole bottle of Celia Original before the chicken stock was added to the rice. It makes the rice silky smooth and creamy without any cream being added at all.

The fabulous cookbook full of great little recipes is set to launch next year. In the meantime though, why not try Celia original in your risotto? 

:) T x

Review: Gino D'Acampo - My Pasta Bar

I used to love watching Gino on this morning, and when he was in the jungle, so I thought perfect when I heard from my boyfriend that his pasta bar served gluten free pasta! Last week I visited his branch Fleet Street and here's what I thought: 

You can chose a sauce of your choice (I went for just pesto...you can never be too careful!) and went for the medium portion. 

At first, I was quite disappointed with the portion size - we paid £5 for what I thought was a small amount - an outrage to someone like me who normally piles the pasta high in a bowl! When I gobbled it down though, it was actually quite filling. 

The large portion is only about £1.50 more and you get a better sized portion for greedy piggies like me! 

Having said this, and being a bit disappointed with the portion size, they don't charge you extra like most places for getting the gluten free alternative - which is always a bonus! The pesto was also really good and not too salty (which sometimes it can be)! 

There are three My Pasta Bar's in London; Fleet Street, Leadenhall Market, and Bishopsgate. 

They are opening two new sites in Euston (London) and also Manchester! So you people of the North  Gino is coming for you! 

T :) x

Brian the Bicycle and Udi's Bagel Brunch

On Wednesday Brian the Bicycle visited me at my office on the Strand - London. 

It was a great surprise to have bagels delivered to the office and everyone enjoyed a free lunch (some didn't even know they were Gluten Free - how great is that!!). 

Thanks Udi's for visiting with Brian - I hope he has safe travels around the countries promoting a great Gluten Free brand!