Don’t Do Without – A Celiac’s Guide to Safe Takeout!

One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned since being diagnosed with Celiac disease is that if I am craving a food, I can either make it at home or find a reasonable take-out solution with a little bit of research. This is really valuable at busy times of the year, like in the weeks leading up to Christmas!

Here are our top ideas so that you can satisfy your cravings with some gluten-free goodies.

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Cheese Curds Takes Care of Celiacs

There has been a huge buzz about Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers and Poutinerie since they opened in Woodside in February. Lineups have been out the door almost every day. They had to expand after being open for just two weeks. Unfortunately, their initial menu only offered one gluten-free option: a veggie lentil and bean burger with no bun. Yuck!

However, one thing that Cheese Curds has quickly become known for is caring about each customer. We’ve been in touch with them several times to ask about gluten-free options and suggest a local bun source, and they have always been happy to hear our comments and apologetic that they couldn’t do more. This past Monday (May 7), they launched an official set of gluten-free options. We had to check it out!

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More Gourmet Burgers Coming to Halifax!

Exciting news: two more gourmet burger joints are opening in the Halifax area!

The one we are most excited about is Relish Gourmet Burgers. They will be opening a Halifax location on Quinpool Road (in the old Blockbuster location) sometime in the near future. Even better, they will have gluten-free buns, lots of burger options, and their French fries will be gluten-free.

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